Nail
Nail or Nails may refer to:
In biology
Objects
- Nail (relic), used in the crucifixion of Christ
Arts and entertainment
People
Businesses
Nail (unit)
A nail, as a unit of cloth measurement, is generally a sixteenth of a yard or 21⁄4 inches (5.715 cm). The nail was apparently named after the practice of hammering brass nails into the counter at shops where cloth was sold. On the other hand, R D Connor, in The weights and measures of England (p 84) states that the nail was the 16th part of a Roman foot, i.e., digitus or finger, although he provides no reference to support this.Zupko's A dictionary of weights and measures for the British Isles (p 256) states that the nail was originally the distance from the thumbnail to the joint at the base of the thumb, or alternately, from the end of the middle finger to the second joint.
An archaic usage of the term nail is as a sixteenth of a (long) hundredweight for mass, or 1 clove of 7 pound avoirdupois (3.175 kg).
The nail in literature
Thou yard, three-quarters, half-yard, quarter, nail
Thou flea, thou nit, thou winter cricket thou:―
Brav'd in mine own house with a skein of
thread!
Explanation: Katherine and Petruchio are getting married. At the tailor shop, they examine the wedding dress, which is nearly finished. Petruchio is concerned that it has too many frills, wonders what it will cost, and suspects that he has been cheated. Katherine says she likes it, and complains that Petruchio is making a fool of her. The taylor repeats Katherine's words: Sir, she says you're making a fool of her. This is where Petruchio launches into the above-quoted tirade. Monstrous may be a double-entendre for cuckold. The half-yard, quarter and nail were divisions of the yard used in cloth measurement.
Nail (fastener)
In woodworking and construction, a nail is a pin-shaped object of metal (or wood, called a treenail or "trunnel") which is used as a fastener, as a peg to hang something, or sometimes as a decoration. Generally nails have a sharp point on one end and a flattened head on the other, but headless nails are available. Nails are made in a great variety of forms for specialized purposes. The most common is a wire nail. Other types of nails include pins, tacks, brads, and spikes.
Nails are typically driven into the workpiece by a hammer, a pneumatic nail gun, or a small explosive charge or primer. A nail holds materials together by friction in the axial direction and shear strength laterally. The point of the nail is also sometimes bent over or clinched after driving to prevent pulling out.
History
The history of the nail is divided roughly into three distinct periods:
Podcasts:
Nail
ALBUMS
- Alicante Hip Hop, Volume 2 released: 2007
- Desde la sombra released: 2006
Nail
ALBUMS
- Randy II (Let's Do It Again) released: 1995
Nail
ALBUMS
- Fabric 70: Apollonia released: 2013
- Fabric 67: Zip released: 2012
- Bargrooves: Deeper released: 2011
- 10 released: 2006
- Later: Compiled and Mixed by Bent released: 2005
- Thanks for Coming By... released: 2001
- Nightflight: A Long Smooth Dalliance in Music released: 2000
- DiY Diversions released: 2000
- DIY: Serve Chilled, Volume 2 released: 2000
- DIY: Serve Chilled, Volume 1 released: 1999
- Om Lounge 2 released: 1999
- DiY X 1989 1999 released: 1999
- Chapitre 1 released: 1998
- Classic Label Sampler, Volume 2 released: 1998
- Florida 135: From Saturday to Sunday Mix released: 1998
- DiY 2922 Days released: 1997
- The Compilation: A Second Shoot released: 1995
- Freeze 2: Finnish Electro-Industrial Documentary released: 1995
- Forbidden Paradise 4: High as a Kite released: 1995
- Strictly 4 Groovers released: 1993
Fabric 67: Zip
Released 2012- Dreams
- Pam Pam
- Till the Feelings Gone
- She Like
- Point Blank
- Excites Me
- Satisfied (Moodyfied mix)
- The Fall of the House of Shadows
- Seekers
- Convergence
- Jazz in the Forest
- Everybody's Dark
- Expansions (Pyramid bonus Beats)
- Return of the Speaker People (Kausto’s Sudden Aphasia mix)
- Drone
- Blackholes (The Sun of God remix)
- Music
Bargrooves: Deeper
Released 2011- Falling (original extended mix)
- World Go Round
- The L Word (12" version) (feat. Jada)
- 4 You (Maya Jane Coles remix)
- Love Saves the Day (Soul Clap remix) (feat. Kathy Diamond)
- Conscious (Henrik Schwarz remix)
- Idiosyncracy
- Proof (Wolf + Lamb remix) (feat. David a. Tobin)
- Q
- Les Shonkettes
- Cicadas (TM Liquatech mix)
- The Most Fantastic Thing (original mix) (feat. Danny Krivit)
- All That I Know (Andreas Bender remix) (feat. Blak Beat Niks)
- Too Late (Rasmus Faber remix) (feat. Angela Johnson)
- I'm Touched (Essential mix) (feat. Inaya Day)
- Walk Away (Vox mix) (feat. Shaun Antony)
- Come Join In (QB's Starry Nights in Sunnyside remix) (feat. Brian Temba)
- Our Time (Tiger Sripes remix) (feat. Lizz Fields)
- New Day (Quentin Harris remix)
- Missing You (original mix)
- Sunrises (original mix)
- Time for Change
- 1988
- Last Rhythm Revisited (Ashley Beedle dub)
- Love the Way (Crazy P remix)
- Bargrooves Deeper (bonus mix by Andy Daniell)
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by Godflesh
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by Bjork
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by Sugarcubes
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by Omnium Gatherum
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by Poisonblack
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by Law
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by Ceremony
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by Scraping Foetus Off The Wheel
Nail
by: GodfleshKeep Me Chained Down
So I Can't Move
Cut The Light Out
So I Can't See
Keep Me Weak-Willed
So You Feel Strong
Cut The Air Out
So I Can't Breathe
Put Me Down
It Builds You Up
Play By Your Game
And By Your Rules
Make Me See Sense
Through Your Senses
Make Me See My Wrongs
'Cos You're Always Right
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