velveting n.— «I’m happy to share with you the secret behind such sublime results: a technique Western cooks, when speaking of Chinese cooking, refer to as “velveting.” All you have to do is mix together some egg whites...
popcorn ceiling n.— «We’ve lived in our home for 30 years and have “popcorn” ceilings. I remember when we hung our swag lamp we could see fibers falling when we drilled holes. After all these years, is it too late to have the...
balayage n.— «The way to achieve sun-kissed summer colour this season is with the Balayage technique, a European paint-on colouring method. It creates worn-in, sun-kissed, highlights that mimic the way the sun lightens your hair. It adds...
balliage n.— «We just did a balliage…technique with a prelightener, and brought it up to a little bit of a gold and run some styling paste through it, Redken, and it’s absolutely easy and moveable and restylable during the day, and...
bump n.— «They allegedly felt “an object that had the same size and texture of crack cocaine inside of the suspect’s pants pocket.” When asked if he had cocaine on him, Jean-Baptiste allegedly said, “I have one...
potel n.— «The diasporic or long-distance Indian remains an enigma, most of all to herself. From Silicon Valley and Potels’ (Patel-run hotels) in the US, to the National Health Service and the retail grocery trade in the UK, Indian...