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PRONUNCIATION OF BARK CLOTH

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BARK CLOTH

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Bark cloth is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BARK CLOTH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of bark cloth in the English dictionary

The definition of bark cloth in the dictionary is a papery fabric made from the fibrous inner bark of various trees, esp of the moraceous genus Ficus and the leguminous genus Brachystegia.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BARK CLOTH

bark
bark beetle
bark chippings
bark up the wrong tree
barkan
barkantine
barkeep
barkeeper
barken
barkentine
barker
barkhan
Barkhausen
Barkhausen effect
barking
Barking and Dagenham
barking deer
barking mad
Barkla
barkless

WORDS THAT END LIKE BARK CLOTH

backcloth
broadcloth
cheesecloth
cloth
dishcloth
drop cloth
emery cloth
face cloth
facecloth
floorcloth
grass cloth
ground cloth
loincloth
oilcloth
out of whole cloth
sailcloth
sloth
sponge cloth
tablecloth
the cloth
washcloth

Synonyms and antonyms of bark cloth in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «bark cloth» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BARK CLOTH

Find out the translation of bark cloth to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bark cloth from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bark cloth» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

树皮布
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tela de corteza
570 millions of speakers

English

bark cloth
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

छाल कपड़े
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

القماش النباح
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кора ткань
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

casca de pano
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ছোপানো কাপড়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tissu d´écorce
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kain kulit
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Rindentuch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

樹皮布
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

껍질 천
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kain wungu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vải vỏ cây
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பட்டை துணி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

झाडाची साल कापड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Havlu bezi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tessuto di corteccia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

materiał kora
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кора тканину
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pânză coaja
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φλοιός πανί
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lap
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

barktyg
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bark klut
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bark cloth

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BARK CLOTH»

The term «bark cloth» is regularly used and occupies the 89.896 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BARK CLOTH» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bark cloth

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BARK CLOTH»

Discover the use of bark cloth in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bark cloth and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Bark Cloth: Tradition and Innovative Ideas – A Merger of the ...
At the beginning there was a cloth from the trees: BARK CLOTH® .
Benjamin Pichert, 2008
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Rwanda
Known as impuzu in Rwanda, the stiff, neat bark-cloth cloak described by Speke was then the conventional form of attire in this part of Africa. Exactly how and when the craft arose is unknown. One tradition has it that King Wamala of Bacwezi ...
Philip Briggs, Janice Booth, 2009
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Islands of Inquiry: Colonisation, Seafaring and the ...
13. Trans-oceanic. transfer. of. bark-cloth. technology. from. South. China– Southeast. Asia. to. Mesoamerica? Judith Cameron Department of Archaeology and Natural History, Australian National University, Australia ...
Geoffrey Richard Clark, Sue O'Connor, Bryan Foss Leach, 2008
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African Textiles
Pygmy and Kuba bark cloth, the Congo OPPOSITE left A Pygmy encampment in the north-eastern Congo. right. Jihe Pygmies, particularly the Imbuti of the Ituri rainforest of the north-eastern Congo, make loincloths from the inner bark of the ...
John Gillow, 2003
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The Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts
Bark cloth. Unwoven cloth made from the bast (inner bark) of a tree. It is also known as 'tapa', with reference to the Polynesian bark cloth made from the bark of the paper mulberry and used for clothing. There is a huge collection of Polynesian ...
Gordon Campbell, 2006
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Ka Hana Kapa: The Making of Bark-cloth in Hawaii
The Making of Bark-cloth in Hawaii William Tufts Brigham. angles to each other, to produce a grain on the finished cloth. In a recent communication Mr. Wray writes me that these mallets employed by the Semang of Perak to beat out the bark ...
William Tufts Brigham, 1911
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Storytelling in Northern Zambia: Theory, Method, Practice ...
Kalulu returned. The lions returned from the farm, and the cubs came to report the situation, "Father, your uncle came here but we didn't know him. He's even the one who left this bark and said, 'He must make bark cloth. If he refuses to make it,  ...
Robert Cancel, 2013
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Hawaiki, Ancestral Polynesia: An Essay in Historical ...
The Proto Polynesian bark cloth complex, clothing, ornaments, and tattooing Category/probable gloss Proto Proto (PP\ interstage) Oceanic Polynesian NCOG PI P2 PSA *m(w)ase *siapo PCP *ngatu Bark clath complex Paper mulberry plant  ...
Patrick Vinton Kirch, Roger C. Green, 2001
9
Material Revolution: Sustainable and Multi-Purpose Materials ...
Barktex® is an innovative material made from the bark of the wild Mutubu fig tree. the company Bark cloth® started bark cloth production in cooperation with ugandan farmers as early as 1999. the material has since become popular ...
Sascha Peters, 2011
10
Memoirs of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum of Polynesian ...
“The methods used by the Blandas of Kuala Langat for manufacturing their bark- cloth are similar to those of the Sakai, the bark of the Arlocalpus being detached and pounded in the same way. An interesting development of the wooden mallet  ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BARK CLOTH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bark cloth is used in the context of the following news items.
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Secret Garden: Nualolo Kai on Kauai
Besides hula and song, on our work trip there were afternoons learning how to pound kapa (bark cloth) in the shade of a grove of noni (Indian ... «Hawaiimagazine.com, Jun 15»
2
New 'Explorer'
The cultural mapping team also returned to UD with about 70 objects the community provided, including bark cloth, carved wooden bows, ... «University of Delaware, Jun 15»
3
Finding home away from home
... the wild mulberry, soaked the coils of wauke bark, drained and patiently pounded them out, as drumbeats hammering the natural bark cloth. «Thegardenisland.com, Jun 15»
4
Leaders should accept change - Kabaka
The 18 counties presented gifts to the Kabaka which among others included cows, goats, chicken, bark cloth and all kinds of local food stuffs. «New Vision, May 15»
5
'Pacific World' at Oakland Museum: best and worst of humankind
“Pacific Worlds,” which features handsome wood carving, seashell-adorned head wreaths and some strikingly patterned examples of bark cloth ... «SFGate, May 15»
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Hilton Hawaiian Village Completes Renovation of Tapa Ballroom
Bench seating throughout has recreated tapa carvings reminiscent of the tapa beating sticks used for printing on the bark cloth. «International Meetings Review, May 15»
7
Smoked Mummy Helps Villagers Connect with 'Ghost World'
The team used bark cloth called tapa to patch and support body parts, such as the jaw and the head, and heated sap from the kumaka tree to ... «Live Science, May 15»
8
Children trained in cultural skills
The children were also skilled in rock painting; making bark cloth and making products using threads, among others. Habiiba Malinga, a trainer ... «New Vision, May 15»
9
Ethnic minority group keeps centuries-old bark clothes as treasure
“Today we have only 12 bark cloth items,” Mam said. “In the past, our villagers wore bark clothes at important events like welcoming a new ... «Thanh Nien Daily, May 15»
10
Exhibition support grows
... with various participants, it sounds like the majority of artists are entering paintings (oils or acrylics) on either bark cloth or canvas. "There are ... «Fiji Times, Apr 15»

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