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Lie: Angle made by the shaft of the stick and the blade.

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Stretching Pliers: Heavy pliers with a wide mouth for gripping the canvas when it is being stretched, and so assisting in giving an equal tension as the holding tacks are being driven into the stretcher frame.

Associate in Applied Science (AAS): The Associate in Applied Science (AAS), or career degree, gives you technical skills for entry-level employment in the workforce. It is not designed for transfer. Although the AAS is not con . . . View Full Definition

Implied Audience: The 'you' a writer or poet refers to or implies when creating a dramatic monologue. This implied audience might be (but is not necessarily) the reader of the poem, or it might be the vague o . . . View Full Definition

Thermal Stress Relieving: A process of relieving stresses by uniform heating of a structure or a portion of a structure, followed by uniform cooling.

Adoption and Safe Families Act (ASFA): Signed into law November 1997 and designed to improve the safety of children, to promote adoption and other permanent homes for children who need them and to support families. The law requir . . . View Full Definition

Bail Bond Lien: A real estate owner who is charged with a crime for which he or she must face trial, and may post bail in the form of real estate rather than cash. The execution and recording of such a bail . . . View Full Definition

Michele Pallieri: (a.k.a Pallieri). Table grape derived from the vinifera crosses (also tablegrapes) Alphonse Lavallee and Red Malaga. Currently known to be grown in Chile and Venezuela. Care needs to be take . . . View Full Definition

Plie: Literally 'bent'. A smooth and continuous bending of the knees. This can be grand-plie, a bend to the deepest position where the heels lift off the floor. For demi-plie the dancer bends knee . . . View Full Definition