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  • last —    an ancient northern European unit used in measuring large quantities, either by mass or volume or both. Last is the German word for load, a meaning which also survives in the English word ballast. Generally the last is approximately 4000… …   Dictionary of units of measurement

  • Wool — is the fiber derived from the specialized skin cells, called follicles, [Australian Wool Corporation, Australian Wool Classing, Raw Wool Services, 1990] of animals in the Caprinae family, principally sheep, but the hair of certain species of… …   Wikipedia

  • Last — Last, n. [As. hl[ae]st, fr. hladan to lade; akin to OHG. hlast, G., D., Dan., & Sw. last: cf. F. laste, last, a last, of German or Dutch origin. See {Lade}.] 1. A load; a heavy burden; hence, a certain weight or measure, generally estimated at… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Wool classing — Classing redirects here. For other uses, see Classification (disambiguation). Parts of a Merino fleece …   Wikipedia

  • Last — Unit of measure used for items such as wool and grain. It was the equivalent of 12 sacks of wool; a last of grain = 10 quarters of grain or 80 bushels. [< OldEngl. hlasst = a load] Cf. Lastage; Sack of wool …   Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases

  • wool clip — /ˈwʊl klɪp/ (say wool klip) noun the amount of wool yielded from the annual shearing season (by a station, district, etc.): *The talk ran on points of rain, the price fetched by the last wool clip, that bad crossing over the Fitzroy River; and… …  

  • Last communion of St. Jerome — (c. 1592 1593, Bologna, Pinacoteca Nazionale)    This is Agostino Carracci s most celebrated work. Painted upon his return from his first trip to Venice, the work demonstrates the influence of Venetian art, particularly in the use of a classical… …   Dictionary of Renaissance art

  • Salish Wool Dog — The Salish Wool Dog is an extinct breed of white, long haired, Spitz type dog that was developed and bred by the native peoples of what is now Washington State and British Columbia. The Salish Wool Dog is the only known prehistoric North American …   Wikipedia

  • Dan Wool — Originally from St. Louis, Missouri where he played in the punk rock band The Strikers, Dan Wool is a San Francisco, California, based musician best known for his work as principal composer in film score soundtrack group Pray for Rain. Among Wool …   Wikipedia

  • John Macarthur (wool pioneer) — John Macarthur (1766 – 11 April 1834 [ [http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A020133b.htm Macarthur, John (1767 1834)] Australian Dictionary of Biography] ) was a soldier, entrepreneur, politician and pioneer of the Australian wool industry.… …   Wikipedia

  • Cashmere wool — Cashmere wool, usually simply known as cashmere, and sometimes known as Pashmina, is a fiber obtained from the Cashmere goat. The word cashmere derives from an archaic spelling of Kashmir . Cashmere wool is fine in texture, and it is also strong …   Wikipedia

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