Glossary

In this glossary you will find about 150 words we often use and cannot find easily in dictionaries. It contains description in English as well as the same word in ten other languages. Anybody interested in helping EXARC expanding this or helping translate is welcome to contact us. This glossary is a result of the Grundtvig Learning Partnerships (Didarchtik and Zeitgeist) we had over the years 2010-2012.

Bronze Age

Period from about 2200 to 700BC. The second of the three…

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Butchery

1. Preparing meat by killing and cutting up an animal…

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Carving

To cut wood, stone et cetera into a shape (called a…

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Casting

An object formed by pouring liquid metal into a mould.…

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Cave

A large natural hollow chamber either underground or in…

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Ceramics

A material, often clay pottery, baked at high…

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Chalk

A soft rock (calcium carbonate) often white or light in…

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Charcoal

Fuel made of black carbon formed by heating wood without…

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Chemistry

Science or study of matter; what things are made of,…

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Church

A building for public worship.

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Clay

A poorly draining soil which is pliable when wet, used…

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Coinage

Metal coins, money

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Colour

for example: red, green, blue, white

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Construction

1. The process of building something. 2. Something built…

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Container

Object such as a box or pot designed for holding or…

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Cookery

The act of preparing and heating food.
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Copper

A soft reddish-brown metal (Cu).

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Craft

1. A skill in designing and making something, usually by…

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Crannog

A lake dwelling in Scotland or Ireland, houses built on…

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Cremation

The burning of a body after death.

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Domestic animal

Tame animal such as a cow, sheep or goat, often kept to…

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Drill

1. To make a hole in something by boring; a tool used…

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Dye

Plant or vegetable substance used to change the colour…

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Earthwork

A fortification with walls built of earth.

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