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Drape is a noun referring to a large piece of cloth, often decorative or used to cover or hang on something, such as a curtain, flag, or clothing. As a verb, drape means to arrange or hang cloth in loose, graceful folds or to cover or adorn something with a drape or similar item.

Through and through describes a situation where an object, real or imaginary, passes completely through another object, also real or imaginary. The phrase has several common uses:

The relocation of a business etc

The Lewis and Clark Expedition, also known as the Corps of Discovery Expedition, was the United States expedition to cross the newly acquired western portion of the country after the Louisiana Purchase. The Corps of Discovery was a select group of U.S. Army and civilian volunteers under the command of Captain Meriwether Lewis and his close friend Second Lieutenant William Clark. Clark and 30 members set out from Camp Dubois (Camp Wood), Illinois, on May 14, 1804, met Lewis and ten other members of the group in St. Charles, Missouri, then went up the Missouri River. The expedition crossed the Continental Divide of the Americas near the Lemhi Pass, eventually coming to the Columbia River, and the Pacific Ocean in 1805. The return voyage began on March 23, 1806, at Fort Clatsop, Oregon, and ended on September 23 of the same year.
President Thomas Jefferson commissioned the expedition shortly after the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 to explore and to map the newly acquired territory, to find a practical route across the western half of the continent, and to establish an American presence in this territory before European powers attempted to establish claims in the region. The campaigns secondary objectives were scientific and economic: to study the areas plants, animal life, and geography, and to establish trade with local Native American tribes. The expedition returned to St. Louis to report its findings to Jefferson, with maps, sketches, and journals in hand.

A half nelson is a wrestling hold in which one arm is passed under the opponents arm from behind and the hand is applied to the neck. It is used primarily as a method to control and restrict the actions of the opponent, potentially leading to a pin. Its known as half due to only one hand being used, compared to a full nelson where both arms are used in a similar hold.

first woman aviator to fly solo nonstop across the Atlantic (1928); while attempting to fly around the world she disappeared over the Pacific (1898-1937)

a visible suspension in the air of particles of some substance

Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the lion.

put into words or an expression

a traveler who accompanies you

ir-rev′o-ka-bl, adj. that cannot be recalled.—n. Irrev′ocableness.—adv. Irrev′ocably.

French soldier who served under George Washington in the American Revolution (1757-1834)

An artificial language created in 1879 by Johann Martin Schleyer.

The equipment, ordnance, furniture, and necessaries of a
ship. Also an officers commission. In the Army, appointments usually
imply military accoutrements, such as belts, sashes, gorgets, c.

medical instrument consisting of a mirror mounted at an angle on a rod; used to examine the nasal passages (through the nasopharynx)

In common use, the word noise means any unwanted sound.
In physics and analog electronics, noise is a mostly unwanted random addition to a signal; it is called noise as a generalisation of the acoustic noise heard when listening to a weak radio transmission with significant electrical noise. Signal noise is heard as acoustic noise if the signal is converted into sound; it manifests as snow on a television or video image. High noise levels can block, distort, change or interfere with the meaning of a message in human, animal and electronic communication.
In signal processing or computing noise can be considered random unwanted data without meaning; that is, data that is not being used to transmit a signal, but is simply produced as an unwanted by-product of other activities. Signal-to-noise ratio is sometimes used to refer to the ratio of useful to irrelevant information in an exchange.
In biology, many different forms of cellular noise exist, where a measurement displays substantial variance around its mean: for example, transcriptional noise describes the variability in gene activity between cells in a population.
In many cases, the special case of thermal noise arises, which sets a fundamental lower limit to what can be measured or signaled and is related to basic physical processes described by thermodynamics, some of which are expressible by simple formulae.

Horoscopy is the practice or study of casting and interpreting astrological charts or horoscopes based on specific celestial positions at a specific time, often at the time of a persons birth. This is used to predict or explain aspects of an individuals personality, traits, and future events in their life. The term is derived from the Greek words hora (hour) and skopos (watcher) meaning marker of the hour.

cause to penetrate, as with a circular motion

A pale golden brown colour/color.

Captivating is a popular and controversial book in the American/Christian market. Published in 2005 by John Eldredge and his wife Stasi, it proposes that women have three core desires: to be romanced, to play an irreplaceable role in a great adventure, and to unveil beauty.. It also proposes that God made woman as the Crown of Creation, an embodiment of Gods beauty, mystery and vulnerability. The concept of woman as the Crown of Creation has become the subject of much controversy surrounding the book, critics claiming that it exalts women above men in the Creation.
The book rejects the idea of an ideal woman and explores biblical scripture from the view that God desires woman to embrace her glory, rather than fear her femininity. Captivating is a companion to Wild at Heart, also by John Eldredge, and argues that its model of femininity complements mens innate desires for a battle to fight, an adventure to live, and a beauty to rescue.
The authors use scriptural analysis, personal experience, and interviews with others as their basis for their argument. The book has received considerable criticism from people both within and outside of the Christian sphere. Many argue that the authors personal experiences add too much bias to a book intended to address wide human conditions; many claim that the authors scriptural analyses are incorrect.