Decoction
Decoction means a process, or action, of extracting the essence of something from something. Decoction is a concentrated liquor resulting from heating...
Abeunt Studia in Mores: Pursuits Become Habits
Abeunt Studia in Mores
The Latin phrase abeunt studia in mores is ascribed to the poetry of Ovid,...
Motherland, Fatherland, Homeland
Motherland, Fatherland, Homeland:
One’s country of origin or native country is referred to as
fatherland, or motherland, or simply...
Welt, Welter, Welterweight
Welt, Welter, Welterweight
Welt is a strip of leather round the edge of the upper of a...
Goulash (Gulasch)
Goulash is a Hungarian dish, gulasch: soup, or stew. It consists of meat (beef, veal, pork, lamb) cooked in a sauce and...
Jacaranda Mimosifolia
Jacaranda is a tree of the genus Jacaranda: pinnate-leaved tropical American trees of the trumpet-creeper family with bright blue flowers in panciles.
Literature: An Art Form
Literature: An Art Form
Literature is writings that are valued as works of art such as fiction, drama, poetry...
Terracotta
The terracotta objects are not unusual across India. Artisans and craftsmen are engaged in creating finest earthenware objects for more than two...
Cotillion
Cotillion is a social dance. It was a popular dance form in the eighteenth-century Europe and America. Cotillion is also spelled as...
Olive Ridley Sea Turtle
Olive ridley sea turtle is one of the species of sea turtles. Its scientific name is Lepidochelys olivacea. It is found in...