Derwīsh
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
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1997
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Derwīsh or dervīsh (Pers., ‘beggar’). A member of a Muslim religious fraternity (although the word may mean simply a religious mendicant, in Arab.
faqīr). The fraternities perhaps began in the custom of groups gathering around a particular
Sūfī teacher. The particular ritual of a group is as important as
ṣalāt (prayer). The elimination of outward stimuli is achieved by many different techniques, of which the best-known is the whirling
dance—hence the ‘whirling dervishes’, more correctly known as
Mawlawīy(y)a, transliterated as Mevlevis.
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Marbling on a budget.
Magazine article from: Arts & Activities; 11/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...architecture and monuments. The technique of marbling involves floating paints on water, then...floating paints to a sheet of paper. Paper marbling was first practiced in Japan during the...suminagashi (floating ink), Japanese marbling was accomplished by gently floating sumi...
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Marbling is lifelong event.(Research)(Conference notes)
Magazine article from: Feedstuffs; 9/17/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...conference that managing cattle for marbling development can positively affect the bottom line. Pritchard discussed marbling development research he was involved...19, 2003) that demonstrated how marbling development is an intrinsic component...
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New theories on marbling development in beef explored. (Nutrition and Health/Beef).
Magazine article from: Feedstuffs; 5/19/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...ABSTRACT It has long been thought that marbling is a late developing tissue. However, recent research has shown that marbling develops throughout the growth period...selecting genetics that excel in marbling as research has shown that genetics...
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Percent Intramuscular Fat or Marbling Score...Which is it? How can I tell?
Magazine article from: The Cattleman; 2/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...so much selection pressure has been placed on marbling. Percent intramuscular fat, or %IMF, is the common ultrasound term for marbling. In short, %IMF is simply an indicator trait for marbling, much like a birth weight EPD is an indicator...
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Evaluation of Production Systems for Progeny of Beef Sires with Higher Marbling Expected Progeny Differences
Magazine article from: Professional Animal Scientist; 8/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...ABSTRACT Two experiments evaluated higher-marbling, expected progeny difference (EPD...sires with either high or low EPD for marbling were evaluated for feedlot performance...composition. Half of the cattle in each marbling group were harvested at an estimated...
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Marbling called 'lifetime event'.(Beef)
Magazine article from: Feedstuffs; 8/21/2006; ; 700+ words
; Key Points * Marbling begins in fetal development. * Genetics, nutrition affect marbling, quality grade, CAB acceptance. * Fewer Choice...economies, demand. Against common thought, marbling is more than a consequence of the feedlot but...
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New multi-gene DNA test for beef marbling; Australian cattle farmers are now better equipped to produce the perfect steak every time with the identification and commercialisation of a new gene marker test for beef marbling.
M2 Presswire; 12/21/2004; 700+ words
; ...New multi-gene DNA test for beef marbling; Australian cattle farmers are now better...commercialisation of a new gene marker test for beef marbling(C)1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD...to the discovery of gene markers for marbling and tenderness over the past seven years...
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Marbling fabric.
Magazine article from: Sunset; 8/1/1988; 700+ words
; ...of an old book and you'll see paper marbling in one of its most familiar forms. With...preparation is best done by an adult, the marbling process itself is easy enough for a four...weeks, so you have ample time to test marbling's infinite techniques and patterns...
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REVIEW: Potential Effects of Vitamins A and D on Marbling Deposition in Beef Cattle
Magazine article from: Professional Animal Scientist; 6/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...adipocyte development, specifically bovine marbling, while lesser (≤10 nM) levels...concentration was negatively correlated with beef marbling index. Steers consuming diets containing...less serum retinal and produced greater marbling scores compared with steers consuming...
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Marbling Governs Beef Flavor
Magazine article from: The Cattleman; 9/1/2008; ; 663 words
; ...they expect, he notes. The amount of marbling has a large effect on beef flavor. When...grades. How much is enough? "Once marbling scores of modest or greater are attained...CAB), often use that modest level of marbling as a threshold for acceptance into the...
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marbling
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
marbling in bookbinding, a process of coloring...veins and mottles of marble. In tree marbling, as of tree calf bindings, the design...trunk and branches of a tree. In tree marbling, liquid colors are run over a surface...
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Agri Beef Company
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
...fed Northwestern cattle. Agri Beef specializes in American Kobe beef and Kurobuta pork, high quality meats with unique marbling and flavor properties which the company markets to upscale restaurants and specialty retail grocers under the Snake River Farms...
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feathering
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
...plumage of a bird or part of a bird. ∎ featherlike markings or structure: traditional finishes such as marbling and feathering. ∎ the feathers of an arrow. ∎ fringes of hairs on the appendages...
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Salamandridae
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology
...yellow breeding crests, represented in the female by a red dorsal line; the body colour for both sexes is green with black marbling. There are about 90 species in the family, both terrestrial and aquatic, from Europe, N. America, N. Africa, and parts...
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Pollock, Jackson
Book article from: A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art
...at a scale that reproduction cannot suggest—with which Pollock used the patterns caused by the separation and marbling of one enamel wet in another, the tiny black striations in the dusty pink, to produce an infinity of tones. It is what his...
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