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Yacht
A yacht is a light sailing vessel built for racing.
Yagi Aerial
A Yagi aerial is a particular form of directive, end-fire aerial array in which
the director and reflector elements are parasitically excited. Most television
aerials are of this type.
Yale University
Yale University is a famous and respected American university. It was chartered
as the Collegiate School of Connecticut in 1701. The college was first
established at Saybrook, but was removed to New Haven in 1717, and the name of
Yale College was adopted in honour of Elihu Yale who had made large gifts to
the school. A new charter was obtained in 1745, and in 1887 the title of Yale
University was authorised by the legislature.
Yapp
Yapp is a type of bookbinding of limp leather with overlapping edges. It was
first made for Yapp, a London bookseller in 1860, hence the name.
Yard
The yard is a unit of the imperial scale of measurement of length equivalent to
three feet, 36 inches or 0.9144 metres. The yard was a British measurement of
butter equal to 1 lb.
Yardley
Yardley was an English soap and cosmetic firm. It was established in 1770 and
went into receivership in 1998.
Yards
see "Yard"
Yarn
Yarn is a fibre, such as cotton, wool, silk or flax which has been spun and
prepared for use in weaving or knitting.
Yawl
A yawl is a two-masted sailing ship. The aftermast is much smaller than the
mainmast and is placed far aft.
Yearling
A yearling is a one-year old animal. The term is generally applied to sheep,
calves and foals.
Yeoman of the Guard
Yeomen of the Guard is a play by Gilbert and Sullivan written in 1888.
Yerukala
Yerukala is a dialect of Tamil.
Yiddish
Yiddish is a kind of jargon Hebrew spoken by lower class Jews.
Yolk
Yolk is a food store found in eggs.
Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) is the most solemn day in the Jewish calendar,
occurring always on Tishri 10th, corresponding with the end of September. It is
a full fast day of 24 hours, observed from sunset to star-rise of the following
day, in which neither food nor drink is taken, in accordance with Biblical
command. It was observed in ancient times by an elaborate sacrificial ritual,
in which the High Priest, representing the whole of Israel, interceded for
Divine Pardon.
Youthful Offenders Act
The Youthful Offenders Act was an act of Parliament passed in 1901 making a
parent liable for the misdeeds of his child.
Ytterbium
Ytterbium is a bivalent or trivalent metallic element of the rare-earth
elements that resembles yttrium and occurs with it and related elements in
several minerals such as gadolinite. It has the symbol Yb.
Ytterium
Ytterium is a trivalent metallic element usually included among the rare earth
elements which it resembles chemically and with which it occurs in minerals. It
has the symbol Y.
Yttrium
Yttrium is a metal element with the symbol Y.
Yurt
The yurt is the dwelling place of Yakutsks, it is a wooden house with sloping
turf-clad walls.
