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vedâ̱ṅga

n. « a limb (for preserving the body) of the Veda»
N. of certain works orﾠ classes of works regarded as auxiliary to andﾠ even in some sense as part of the Veda, (six are usually enumerated < andﾠ mostly written in the Sūtra orﾠ aphoristic style>;
1. ṡikshā, « the science of proper articulation andﾠ pronunciation»,
comprising the knowledge of letters, accents, quantity, the use of the organs of pronunciation, andﾠ phonetics generally, but especially the laws of euphony peculiar to the Veda <many short treatises andﾠ a chapter of the Taittirīya-āraṇyaka are regarded as the representatives of this subject;
but other works on Vedic phonetics may be included under it seeﾠ prātiṡākhya>:
2. chandas, « metre» <represented by a treatise ascribed to Piṇgala-nāga, which, however, treats of Prākṛit. as well as Saṇskṛit metres, andﾠ includes only a few of the leading Vedic metres>:
3. vyākaraṇa, linguistic analysis orﾠ grammar < represented by Pāṇini's celebrated Sūtras>:
4. nirukta, « explanation of difficult Vedic words» <cf. yāska>:
5. jyotisha, « astronomy», orﾠ rather the Vedic calendar <represented by a small tract, the object of which is to fix the most auspicious days for sacrifices>:
6. kalpa, « ceremonial», represented by a large number of Sūtra works <cf. sūtra>:
the first andﾠ second of these Vedâṇgas are said to be intended to secure the correct reading orﾠ recitation of the Veda, the third andﾠ fourth the understanding of it, andﾠ the fifth andﾠ sixth its proper employment at sacrifices:
the Vedâṇgas are alluded to by Manu, who calls them, in III, 184, Pravacanas ;
« expositions», a term which is said to be alsoﾠ applied to the Brāhmaṇas) IW. 145 etc..

Silk yarns are composed of a number of silk filaments twisted together, usually 8 to 12 to form a thread. The filaments have a natural coating of gum which gives strength and elasticity, but reduces lustre. The gum must be boiled off if lustre is wanted, which may be done either in the yarn state or when woven in cloth. Silk yarns are divided into two classes, " thrown silk" and " spun silk," the first being yarns that are made by the processes of reeling and throwing, and the second consisting of yarns spun from waste silk. Thrown Silk, or Net Silk comprises organzine and tram yarns, organzine being made from the most perfect cocoons and used for warps. Tram is made from the inferior cocoons and used as weft. All silk contains a proportion of natural gum, and the amount of gum removed give rise to the following terms: - Boiled-off Silk - Yarn which has had all the gum removed, and has the highest sheen (see Boiled-off). Hard Silk - Yarn that has not undergone any boiling-off process. Ecru Silk - Yarn boiled to remove about 3 per cent to 5 per cent of the gum by light washing in lukewarm water. Souple Silk - Yarn boiled to remove about one-sixth of the gum. Bengal Silk - See Bengal Silk. Berlin Silk - A silk yarn made for fancy hand work. It is produced by doubling from 4 to 8 twisted singles grege by a right-hand twist; then again doubling three of these with a left-hand twist. The thread is very round, smooth, and hard, also known as cordon-net. Blond Silk - A special silk yarn made by doubling three grege threads left-hand twist, then doubling three of these together with right-hand twist. Brights - Silk which has been entirely de-gummed in the skein and then dyed. Bourette, Bourrette Yarn - A low grade of silk yarn made from the waste produced by schappe spinning. Canton Silk - See Canton Silk. Chiffon Twist - Single raw silk threads, 50 or more turns per inch. Used for chiffons, crepe-de-chines, etc. Crepe-de-Chine - Hard twist tram silk, about 40 to 70 turns per inch. Made from 3 to 5 raw silk ends. Usually woven as weft. Crepe Georgette - Hard twist raw silk usually made from two threads 13/15 deniers, 50 or more turns, both right and left twist, used for crepe georgettes as warp and weft. Crepe Twist - This is tram silk hard twisted, having from 30 to 100 turns per inch. Used for making fabrics of a crepe character both all silk and mixtures. Cordonnet Silk - See Berlin Silk; also under Cordonnet. Eri Silk - A raw silk obtained from the wild silkworm " Attacus ricini." Flock Silk - A general term used to indicate silk yarns made from the outer uneven parts of the cocoon. Floss Silk - Used principally for embroidery purposes. It is a thrown silk and made by doubling two thick raw singles with right-hand twist together with a left-hand twist. Galette Silk - A coarse silk yarn made from waste. Grenadine Silk - Organzine silk with a large number of turns per inch. Jaspe Silk - Silk warps printed in the hank. Ombre Silk - Skein dyed yarn in a gradation of shades, which run in sequence of depth of colour, varying from five up to forty shades. Schappe Silk - A spun silk yarn which is made from silk degummed by the maceration process used on the Continent (see Schappe Silk). Soie Ondee - See Soie Ondee. Silk Yarns - In addition to the foregoing yarns see under the following terms for further silk yarns: - Cable, Cevennes, Chappe, Chine, Clochepeid, Crocheting, Crue (see Ecru), Cuite Cusier, Cusirino, Degummed, Docken, Doup-pion. Ecru, Embroidery, Etschingo, Filature, Filature a 1'Europeune, Filet, Florette, Fringe, Goffered, Grege, Gum Hainin, Hard, Kahing, Knitting, Lousy, Marabout, Maybasch, Melange, Mele, Mi-cuit, Minchcw, Nett, Noil, Organzine, Ouvrees, Oval, Pearlina, Pel, Pelo, Poie, Pure dye Silk, Raw (see Grege), Re-reels, Retorse, Senegal, Sewing, Simonita, Soft Singles, Soie Ondee, Souple, Spun, Steeped, Strafilato, Stumba, Thrown, Tors San File, Tram, Tramette, Tsatlees, Tussah, Twist, Washed, Zaguri.

"q" cardinal "six" ÉNEK, VT48:4, 6, 9, VT49:57; enquëa ordinal "sixth" VT42:25; see also enquië. According to VT48:8, the word for "six" may have been encë "k" in very early Quenya the form is asterisked by Tolkien, but this was altered to enquë under the influence of yunquë "twelve" perceived as meaning "2 times 6", *yú-enquë, with the prefix yú- "twi-".