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...cious day for a gathering together of those who believe that ''"The aim of natural science is not simply to accept the statements of others, but to investiga

...sweat from your body, protecting your tunic. It is generally [[white]] or natural linen coloured, as this [[clothing|garment]] was washed more often than the *A natural/white [[linen]] [[chemise]]/shift served the same function as the man's shi

Next to diamond, '''corundum''' is the hardest natural mineral found on earth.¹ It is an aluminum oxide (Al₂

...x-sided prism. He goes on to state that the Hindus often drilled out these natural prisms to make beaded jewelry.

...g, sometimes depressed & sometimes elevate. For example of th' emphasis or natural sound of words, this word Treasure hath the grave accent upon the first sil ...t even in this playne foote of two syllables you wreste no woorde from his natural and usuall sounde, I do not meane hereby that you may use none other wordes

In [[heraldry]], the term '''proper''' indicates either (1) normal or natural colouration, or (2) a standard colouration used in heraldry. As an oversimp <td>Dolphin, natural</td>

..." one another (for example, [[wool]] is excellent for this purpose, having natural, tiny "hooks" on its surface which grip onto one another quite well). This

...n Carr's ''Dictionary of English Kings, Consorts, Pretenders, Usurpers, un-natural Claimants & Royal Athelings''.

...ng distasteful, but are in fact innocent. The mundane riddles may describe natural ([[Exeter Riddle 9]]), domestic ([[Exeter Riddle 34]]) or [[military]] ([[E

*baroques (gemstones left in their natural pebble shape are known as ''baroques''. Orginally these were found in river ...hat the [[India]]ns would leave [[emerald]]s and other [[beryl]]s in their natural crystalline shape—a hexagonal prism—and drill out the pith)

...tury_References#Holmes_1952] It is likely that men of all ranks would use natural water sources to clean themselves in warmer weather. Nobles may well have It was commonly believed that bathing natural mineral springs, such as those at [[Bath]] in [[England]] was beneficial fo

[[Image:Yew_bow.JPG |right|thumb| ([[Fieldless]]) A [[unicorn|unicornate]] natural [[seahorse]]'s head [[erased]] [[maintaining]] in its mouth an [[arrow]] [[

...]. Often bestiary is too narrow a description, and the [[medieval]] term "natural history" is more apt as [[gemstone|stones]], minerals, [[herb]]s and trees

''Note'': The depiction of some animals in heraldry differed from their natural forms. These and the fantastic creatures are known as [[heraldic beast]]s. ...bits of animals into their designs (apparently without asking if this was natural, or acceptable to the animal involved). Thus one has heads ([[stag]]s and

...he case of [[amphitheatre]]s. This stage would be well-[[lighting|lit]] by natural light during the day, and well-lit by [[fire]]light and [[candle]]light by

Wool takes [[dye]] easily and the natural [[oil]]s found in [[sheep]]'s wool make such [[cloth]] quite water resistan

...m Carr's ''Dictionary of English Kings, Consorts, Pretenders, Usurpers, un-natural Claimants & Royal Athelings'', a pocket book of unknown publication date, w

*blue quartz (unlike blue crystal above, blue quartz is a natural stone but rather turbid; it takes its color from inclusions of crocidolite *C. Plinius Secundus, 37th Book of ''The Natural History of the World'', trans. by Philomen Holland, 1601.

Threads were usually homepsun woollen yarn (natural or dyed) with only occasionaly use of [[silk]]s, [[linen]] or metal threads

He married Sybilla, natural daughter of the English [[king]], [[Henry I]], in the same year as he took