The softness of these idlis lie in the selection of rice and black gram ( black lentil ).

Wax and oil-based clay are often preferred because these materials retain their softness.

The softness of these metals made them effective drawing instruments.

All his works are remarkable for their combination of freedom and strength with softness and delicacy, and his crayon paintings unite to these the additional quality of clear and brilliant colouring.

By rotating the outer rim of the disc, the opening of these smaller holes can be modified, and by this the amount of softness is also changed.

The edges of these piles then stand at right angles from the yarn ’ s core, giving chenille both its softness and its characteristic look.

Due to the low softness of some materials this is very CPU intensive.

The drawings, subsequently turned into prints, of John Flaxman used very simple line drawing and figures mostly in profile to depict The Odyssey and other subjects, and once " fired the artistic youth of Europe " but are now " neglected ", while the history paintings of Angelika Kaufmann, mainly a portraitist, are described as having " an unctuous softness and tediousness " by Fritz Novotny.

This softness makes it very easy to remove from the quarry and cut into shape.

Art critic Mira Schor compared him to another PBS television host, noting that the softness of Ross's voice and the slow pace of his speech was similar to Fred Rogers.

In the ancient world, tuff's relative softness meant that it was commonly used for construction where it was available.

It can be argued, for example, the wide association of effeminacy, homosexuality, and ' softness ' in the period in which Younge wrote may have influenced this translation as much as any philological research, and the extent to which even modern translations of ancient terms presents convincing evidence for the ancient meanings questionable.

The softness of the cases leads them to break less, though the safety of the enclosed disc may be somewhat sacrificed since the case can be bent end-to-end easily.

A yarn's usefulness is judged by several factors, such as its loft ( its ability to trap air ), its resilience ( elasticity under tension ), its washability and colorfastness, its hand ( its feel, particularly softness vs. scratchiness ), its durability against abrasion, its resistance to pilling, its hairiness ( fuzziness ), its tendency to twist or untwist, its overall weight and drape, its blocking and felting qualities, its comfort ( breathability, moisture absorption, wicking properties ) and its appearance, which includes its color, sheen, smoothness and ornamental features.

A yarn's usefulness for a knitting project is judged by several factors, such as its loft ( its ability to trap air ), its resilience ( elasticity under tension ), its washability and colorfastness, its hand ( its feel, particularly softness vs. scratchiness ), its durability against abrasion, its resistance to pilling, its hairiness ( fuzziness ), its tendency to twist or untwist, its overall weight and drape, its blocking and felting qualities, its comfort ( breathability, moisture absorption, wicking properties ) and of course its look, which includes its color, sheen, smoothness and ornamental features.

To counter this change, some producers would blend in other grape varieties such as Arneis and Barbera to add color, fruit or softness to the wine.

It is often blended with grapes such as Grenache and Carignan to add softness and bouquet.

"; " One who is deficient in resistance to pains that most men withstand with success, is soft ( malakos ) or luxurious, for luxury is a kind of softness ( malakia ); such a man lets his cloak trail on the ground to escape the fatigue and trouble of lifting it, or feigns sickness, not seeing that to counterfeit misery is to be miserable.

One such writer was Celsus who wrote in On Medicine I Proem 23, " Herophilus and Erasistratus proceeded in by far the best way: they cut open living men-criminals they obtained out of prison from the kings and they observed, while their subjects still breathed, parts that nature had previously hidden, their position, color, shape, size, arrangement, hardness, softness, smoothness, points of contact, and finally the processes and recesses of each and whether any part is inserted into another or receives the part of another into itself.

Cadmium plating ( or “ cad plating ”) offers a long list of technical advantages such as excellent corrosion resistance even at relatively low thickness and in salt atmospheres, softness and malleability, freedom from sticky and / or bulky corrosion products, galvanic compatibility with aluminum, freedom from stick-slip thus allowing reliable torquing of plated threads, can be dyed to many colors and clear, has good lubricity and solderability, and works well either as a final finish or as a paint base.

Nowadays, artificial fibers such as polyester or polyester blends are often used, due to their low cost, despite being considered by most shirtmakers the poorest material, owing to less softness and breathability.

handling with equal facility an accent and a troubled look, has the strength and vitality, yet the softness, that the role requires.

Hallingdans can best be described as rhythmic acrobatic dance and consists of a number of steps which requires both strength and softness elation.

Due to the number of small towns and hamlets dotting the coast of Liguria, the focaccia recipe has fragmented into countless variations ( from the biscuit-hard focaccia of Camogli to the oily softness of the one made in Voltri ), with some bearing little resemblance to its original form.

The softness of the water contrasts with the solidity of the rocks.

Because of the erosional influences of glaciers and water and the relative softness of the rocks, the Absarokas are quite craggy in appearance.

Flannel may be brushed to create extra softness or remain unbrushed.

In the best Flemish miniatures of the period the artist succeeds in presenting a wonderful softness and glow of color ; nor did the high standard cease with the 15th century, for many excellent specimens still remain to attest the favor in which it was held for a few decades longer.

" A permanently successful peace-economy cannot be a simple pleasure-economy ", James argued, " Martial virtues must be the enduring cement ; intrepidity, contempt of softness, surrender of private interest, obedience to command, must still remain the rock upon which states are built.

“ Continued softness in sales, combined with tightening terms and slower shipments from our suppliers, have reduced our funds availability below critical levels ,” Ames ' chairman and CEO Joseph R. Ettore, who had presided over the bankruptcy and liquidation of Stuart's and Jamesway prior to joining Ames, said about Ames ' decision to go out of business.

Possibly the most effective type of unguided (" dumb ") weapon used during SEAD strikes are cluster bombs, because many SAM sites are dispersed over a fairly wide area, in order to increase the difficulty of inflicting serious damage on the battery, and the relative " softness " of the targets ( missile launchers, exposed radars, etc .).

They have been refined over the years, especially for softness and strength, but their basic design has remained constant.

Prawns eat less around the time of ecdysis ( moulting ), probably because of the softness of the mouthparts, and must eat more than usual to compensate, once ecdysis is complete.

Some use the softness of the material to calculate a force, which will resolve the collision in the following time steps like it is in reality.

Depending on the mission, points are awarded or deducted based on time, damage, fuel usage, accuracy, softness of landing, and similar criteria.

We wanted to put an effort into that, to fight against the softness in art at the time and using our imagination to change that.

But the enmities it will incur, the isolation into which it will descend, and the internal moral and spiritual softness that will be engendered, will, in the long term, bring it to economic and political disaster.

America did not become great through softness and self-indulgence.

Unfortunately, those who would remedy our `` softness '' seek to do so with calisthenics.

It was a face that had lost its childlike softness and was beginning to fold within its fragile features a harshness that belied the lyric lines of its contours.

They can all be cut easily with a knife due to their softness, exposing a shiny surface that tarnishes rapidly in air due to oxidation.

As the aardwolf ages, it will normally lose some of its teeth, though this has little impact on their feeding habits due to the softness of the insects that they eat.

It advocated nonaction ( wu wei ), the strength of softness, spontaneity, and relativism.

The masculine virility and discipline displayed by the men's rigid and confident stances is also severely contrasted to the slouching, swooning female softness created in the other half of the composition.

Unfortunately people confuse gracefulness with softness.

Because of the softness of pure ( 24k ) gold, it is usually alloyed with base metals for use in jewelry, altering its hardness and ductility, melting point, color and other properties.

What is needed is a form of heat treatment called differential hardening, where heat is carefully applied to part of the case until the desired softness is reached, and then the heat treatment process is halted by rapidly cooling the case.

" he would point out the elegant movement of the birds, and the beauty and softness of their plumage.

He added colored chalk or pastel to add softness to feathers, especially those of owls and herons.

It has a few characteristic properties: high density, softness, ductility and malleability, poor electrical conductivity compared to other metals, high resistance to corrosion, and ability to react with organic chemicals.

They are known for their exceptional softness and their ability to be washed.

Its softness and " fleshiness ", combined with its earlier ripening, makes Merlot a popular grape for blending with the sterner, later-ripening Cabernet Sauvignon, which tends to be higher in tannin.

In the traditional Bordeaux blend, Merlot's role is to add body and softness.

* The softness of old mirrors is sometimes replicated by contemporary artisans for use in interior design.

Pushing hands is a training method commonly used in neijia arts to develop sensitivity and softness.

Tanned rabbit pelt ; rabbit pelt is prized for its softness.

The Ndlovukati ( Senior Queen, preferentially the mother of the king, she-elephant, representing softness as in water ) is in charge of national rituals, and acts as regent if her counterpart Ngwenyama dies and the heir has not performed royal adulthood rituals or is indisposed.