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Viersen

(Encyclopedia)Viersen fērˈzən [key], city (1994 pop. 77,224), North Rhine–Westphalia, W Germany. It is a textile-manufacturing center; other products include machinery, leather goods, and processed food. Viers...

Covilhã

(Encyclopedia)Covilhã ko͝ovēlyəNˈ [key], town, E central Portugal, in Beira Baixa. It had a famous fair in ...

Granby

(Encyclopedia)Granby grănˈbē, grămˈ– [key], city, S Que., Canada, on the North Yamaska River, E of Montreal. ...

Grand-Mère

(Encyclopedia)Grand-Mère gräNmĕrˈ [key], city, S Que., Canada, on the St. Maurice River, N of Trois Riv...

Hjørring

(Encyclopedia)Hjørring yörˈĭng [key], city, Nordjylland co., N Denmark. The center of an agricultural r...

Braintree, town and district, England

(Encyclopedia)Braintree, town and district, Essex, E England, between the Pant (Blackwater) and Brain river valleys. It has textile, plastic, and metal-product indust...

Borås

(Encyclopedia)Borås bo͞orōsˈ [key], city, Älvsborg co., SW Sweden, on the Viskan River. It is a transp...

insecticides

(Encyclopedia)insecticides, chemical, biological, or other agents used to destroy insect pests; the term commonly refers to chemical agents only. The liabilities of chemical insecticides have encouraged interest ...

dye

(Encyclopedia)dye, any substance, natural or synthetic, used to color various materials, especially textiles, leather, and food. Natural dyes are so called because they are obtained from plants (e.g., alizarin, cat...

cochineal

(Encyclopedia)cochineal kŏchĭnēlˈ, kŏchˈĭnēl [key], natural dye obtained from an extract of the bodies of the females of the cochineal bug (Dactylopius confusus) found on certain species of cactus, especial...