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Casque De Marcel Hébrard
Casque is a French word for helmet. It can refer to: * Casque (anatomy), an enlargement on the beaks of some species of birds, including many hornbills *Hornbill ivory, the casque of the helmeted hornbill, collected as a decorative material * S. C. H. "Sammy" Davis (1887–1981), a motor-racing journalist who used the pen name ''Casque'' * Casque-class destroyer, ''Casque''-class destroyer, French Navy ships built between 1910 and 1912 See also * Casque and Gauntlet, a senior society at Dartmouth College * Cask (other) * Kask (other) * CASC (other) * KASC (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helmet
A helmet is a form of protective gear worn to protect the head. More specifically, a helmet complements the skull in protecting the human brain. Ceremonial or symbolic helmets (e.g., a policeman's helmet in the United Kingdom) without protective function are sometimes worn. Soldiers wear combat helmets, often made from Kevlar or other lightweight synthetic fibers. The word ''helmet'' is derived from ''helm'', an Old English word for a protective head covering. Helmets are used for most sports (e.g., jockeys, American football, ice hockey, cricket, baseball, skiing, hurling and rock climbing); dangerous work activities such as construction, mining, riot police, military aviation, and in transportation (e.g. motorcycle helmets and bicycle helmets). Since the 1990s, most helmets are made from resin or plastic, which may be reinforced with fibers such as aramids. Designs Some British gamekeepers during the 18th and 19th centuries wore helmets made of straw bound together wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casque (anatomy)
A casque is an anatomical feature found in some species of birds, reptiles, and amphibians. In birds, it is an enlargement of the bones of the upper mandible or the skull, either on the front of the face, the top of the head, or both. The casque has been hypothesized to serve as a visual cue to a bird's sex, state of maturity, or social status; as reinforcement to the beak's structure; or as a resonance chamber, enhancing calls. In addition, they may be used in combat with other members of the same species, in the gathering of food, or in thermoregulation. Birds Structure Casques are found in a number of species, including most hornbills, all cassowaries, the maleo, the horned guan, the helmeted guineafowl and several species of curassow. In most of these species, the casque is a bony extension of the or skull that is covered with a cornified layer of skin. However, in cassowaries, a foamy, elastic layer of collagen sits between the bone and the skin. Hornbill casques grow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hornbill Ivory
Hornbill ivory (also called "golden jade" or ''calao ivoire'' in French) is a precious ornamental material derived from the helmeted hornbill (''Buceros vigil''), a large bird of the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo. Many hornbill species have "casques", decorative growths on the upper mandible of the bill. In most, the casque has a spongy structure, but in the helmeted hornbill it is solid keratin. This material, hornbill ivory, has a texture suggesting ivory but is softer. As it grows it is golden yellow, but the bird rubs its casque on its preen gland, whose oily secretion tints the surface of the casque bright red. Native peoples in the helmeted hornbill's range, such as the Kenyah and Kelabit, have long carved the casques. In Malaysia, hornbill-ivory rings were said to change colour when near poisonous food. The Chinese encountered the material in the 14th century and it soon became an important trade item at Brunei. According to Tom Harrisson, writing in the fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casque-class Destroyer
The ''Bouclier'' class consisted of twelve destroyers built between 1910 and 1912 for the French Navy, four of which were lost during the First World War. Design and description The ''Bouclier''-class was nearly double the size of the preceding destroyers to match the increase in size of foreign destroyers. The French Navy issued a general specification that required oil-fired boilers, steam turbine propulsion and a uniform armament that allowed individual shipyards the freedom to design their ships as they saw fit. This allowed for some variations in size (from in length) and machinery ( and had three shafts, all the others had two, while ''Casque'' has three funnels, all the rest had four).Gardiner & Gray, p. 203 ''Bouclier'' was the shortest ship with an overall length of 72.32 meters and her sister ships ranged in length from . All of the ships had beams of and drafts of . ''Bouclier'' and her sister had the lightest displacements at ; the others displaced at norm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casque And Gauntlet
Casque and Gauntlet (also known as C&G and the Casque and Gauntler Senior Society) is the second-oldest senior society at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. The mission statement of the organization is: "to unite in fellowship men and women of strong character and high ideals; to promote their mutual welfare and happiness; to render loyal service to Dartmouth College, and to aid and encourage one another in performing their duties to God and their fellow man." History Casque and Gauntlet was founded in March 1886 by students at Dartmouth College. Albert J. Thomas had the idea of creating a senior society like those at Yale University and recruited Fordyce P. Cleaves and Wilder D. Quint.Cushman, Henry O. (1987).The Beginnings. ''Casque and Gauntlet 1887 - 1987: One Hundred Years at the Corner'' (PDF). Faulkner, Robert K., ed. Casque and Gauntlet / Dartmouth Printing Company. p. 4. Retrieved July 8, 2023. From those three, other potential members were recruited. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cask (other)
A cask is a type of wooden container. Cask or CASK may also refer to: * CASK, a gene * ''The Cask ''The Cask'' is a 1920 detective novel by the Irish-born writer Freeman Wills Crofts. His debut novel, it is considered his masterpiece. Long after the author's reputation had declined, this book was still hailed by critics as a cornerstone of th ...'', 1920 novel by Freeman Wills Crofts People * Cask, a name; notable people with the name include: ** Jason Cask (born 1971), Australian tennis player ** Cask J. Thomson, Scottish musician and author See also * Kask (other) * Casque (other) * CASC (other) * KASC (other) {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kask (other)
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Kask or KASK may refer to: *Kask (surname) *Kask, Kerman, a village in Kerman Province, Iran *Kask, Zanjan, a village in Zanjan Province, Iran *Asta Kask, a punk band from Töreboda, Sweden *KASK, an American radio station See also * Cask (other) * KASC (other) * Karsk Karsk (also called kask or kaffeekask, alongside a variety of different names) is Norwegian cocktail (from the Trøndelag region) containing coffee together with moonshine and sometimes a spoon of sugar (enthusiasts often consider moonshine exclu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
