What's the difference between rowel and silk?

Rowel


Definition:

  • (n.) The little wheel of a spur, with sharp points.
  • (n.) A little flat ring or wheel on horses' bits.
  • (n.) A roll of hair, silk, etc., passed through the flesh of horses, answering to a seton in human surgery.
  • (v. t.) To insert a rowel, or roll of hair or silk, into (as the flesh of a horse).

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Gareth P Rowell, who submitted the petition, said: “This will severely reduce the income of such individuals but confer none of the rights and benefits of a staff employee.” Neil Lupin, managing partner of Green Park, a recruitment agency providing interim managers across the public sector, said: “There is no doubt that the unintended consequences of these changes will be profound for local authorities and other public sector bodies.
  • (2) Alexis Rowel, a Camden councillor said the campaign is gaining real momentum among councils.
  • (3) Rowasa (mesalamine) rectal suspension enema, a new product by Reid-Rowell, represents a major breakthrough in the treatment of distal ulcerative colitis.
  • (4) That is what a Performance Oversight Management Group, comprising of the former sprinter Jason Gardener, the sports scientist Dr Sarah Rowell and the former Paralympian Anne Wafula Strike will investigate in the coming weeks.
  • (5) The contested IPCC statement reads: "Up to 40% of the Amazonian forests could react drastically to even a slight reduction in precipitation; this means that the tropical vegetation, hydrology and climate system in South America could change very rapidly to another steady state, not necessarily producing gradual changes between the current and the future situation (Rowell and Moore, 2000)."
  • (6) Tamasin Cave and Andy Rowell of Spinwatch reckon just 1% of lobbying is even remotely “regulated”.
  • (7) In a statement it said: “The performance oversight group, comprising Jason Gardener MBE, Dr Sarah Rowell and Anne Wafula-Strike have begun work on their review, and will aim to conclude their report no later than the first week of August.” Ed Warner, the chair of UK Athletics, said: “This review is a serious response to the questions raised in recent days.
  • (8) The patient also had circulating anti-Ro(SS-A) antibodies whose similarity to the anti-Sj-T antibodies found in the original Rowell's syndrome cases has been recently claimed.
  • (9) We demonstrate here the advantages of the OEG procedure by comparing it with two silver techniques, Rowell's and Holmes's.
  • (10) A review of the literature suggests that most of the cases of Rowell's syndrome described thus far in fact may be cases of coincidental association of lupus erythematosus and erythema multiforme.
  • (11) Changes in the normal behavior patterns seen during lactation in the female golden hamster have received relatively little attention in the past (Rowell 1961; Daly 1972).
  • (12) We describe a patient with discoid lupus erythematosus who developed annular lesions of the thigh and chilblainlike lesions of the fingers matching those described in the original reports of Rowell's syndrome.
  • (13) The three bishops who voted no were also from the Anglo-Catholic wing of the church: John Goddard, the bishop of Burnley, Geoffrey Rowell, the bishop of Gibraltar in Europe, and Martin Warner, the bishop of Chichester.
  • (14) Andy Rowell, co-author of a new book A Quiet Word: Lobbying, Crony Capitalism and Broken Politics in Britain , said: "This is exactly how lobbying works.
  • (15) The other active component is 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA); the only 5-ASA enema preparation currently available in the U.S. is mesalamine (Rowasa, Reid-Rowell) containing 5-ASA 4 g in 60 mL.
  • (16) A Quiet Word: Lobbying , Crony Capitalism and Broken Politics in Britain by Tamasin Cave and Andy Rowell is published by The Bodley Head at £18.99.
  • (17) Leake's problem is with the Rowell and Moore reference, a WWF report.
  • (18) Such shifts in the control of behavior by non-nest and nest-related, conspecific stimuli correspond well with the first occurrence of nest exits at P11-12 (e.g., Dieterlen, 1959) coupled with the persistent return of hamster pups to the maternal nest for as long as it is maintained (Rowell, 1961).
  • (19) Within UK Athletics, the Corporate Governance responsibility for our performance programme, overseeing these systems and reporting back to the board, rests with the Performance Oversight Management Group, comprising Jason Gardener MBE, Dr Sarah Rowell and Anne Wafula-Strike.

Silk


Definition:

  • (n.) The fine, soft thread produced by various species of caterpillars in forming the cocoons within which the worm is inclosed during the pupa state, especially that produced by the larvae of Bombyx mori.
  • (n.) Hence, thread spun, or cloth woven, from the above-named material.
  • (n.) That which resembles silk, as the filiform styles of the female flower of maize.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) To ascertain whether azo dyes are associated with risk of development of bladder tumors in workers who handpaint Yuzen-type silk kimonos in Kyoto, we investigated the disintegration of dyes to benzidine.
  • (2) Serial keratometry readings were obtained pre- and postoperative cataract extraction utilizing all silk closure.
  • (3) Here’s Marie-Josée Kravis, advisor to the New York Fed, accessorizing brilliantly with her snake-effect silk scarf off on a power walk with her billionaire financier husband Henry Kravis, head of predatory investment company KKR.
  • (4) The country’s other attractions include a burning pit at “the door to hell” in the Darvaza crater, and rarely seen stretches of the silk road, the region’s ancient trade route.
  • (5) The polylactic-polyglycolic acid suture is braided and dyed, and has handling characteristics similar to those of black silk.
  • (6) The radioallergosorbent inhibition test, however, suggested that there may be no cross-reactivity or, if any, only very low cross-reactivity between midge allergens and mite, house dust (HD), silk, shrimp, or mosquito allergens.
  • (7) But lest the duchess feel overlooked, the end section of the show featured long, pale-blue bias-cut crepe dresses with more of a charity gala feel; and knee-length silk crepe dresses with black grosgrain belts seemed princess friendly.
  • (8) A clinical survey in two silk filatures revealed that 36.2% of the persons engaged in the processing of natural silk were suffering from bronchial asthma, while 16.9% of the total subjects had asthma of occupational origin.
  • (9) It posted photos on its website of what it said was Thargyal's charred body covered in ceremonial yellow silk scarves and hundreds of people marching up a hill to a cremation site where his remains were burned.
  • (10) Silk Road is just one website; bitcoin is potentially the foundation for a whole new economic order.
  • (11) The presence of specific antibodies against extracts of silk has been shown by the direct RAST and confirmed by the indirect RAST.
  • (12) The skin stapler produced less inflammation and a better aesthetic result over time than the silk stitches.
  • (13) Transcription of the Bombyx mori fibroin gene in a posterior silk gland extract can be separated into three functional steps on the basis of sensitivity to Sarkosyl: 1) formation of an initiation complex, which is blocked by 0.025% Sarkosyl; 2) conversion of the initiation complex to an elongation complex, a step sensitive to 0.05% Sarkosyl; 3) the subsequent elongation of RNA chain which occurs in the presence of 0.05% Sarkosyl.
  • (14) High-waisted flared pleated silk trousers was the key shape, in colours Saint Laurent would have approved, such as like pumpkin orange, sea green and glowing fuchia.
  • (15) 37 Castle Street, Somerset, A5 1LN; 01278 732 266; janetphillips-weaving.co.uk East Assington Mill's rural skills courses range from cane-and-rush chair making to silk scarf dyeing– and some more unusual options, too.
  • (16) Thankfully, mazot guests can also use the lounge and dining room in the Chalet Les Mazots, a lovely wood-panelled home full of antique chairs, chests and cabinets, built by a family of silk manufacturers from Leon who chose the location for their farm for its south-facing views of Mont Blanc.
  • (17) The abdominal safety line, which is a size 1 silk passed through the eyes of the urethral splint (Foley catheter) and rolled up on gauze with some tension on the anterior abdominal wall has been used in three cases.
  • (18) Pretreatment which gave higher grafting onto silk did not always promote the bond strength to the dentin pretreated by the same pretreatments.
  • (19) Six monkeys had significant drops in alveolar bone mass 14 days after the the application of a silk ligature around the gingival margin of an adjacent tooth.
  • (20) Silk ligatures were tied around selected posterior teeth and replaced weekly for 4 weeks.