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Tuesday, January 21st, 2025
the Second Week after Epiphany
the Second Week after Epiphany
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Sinew
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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(0. Eng. sine, sionu, cf. Dutch zenuw, Ger. Sehne, possibly allied to Skt. snava, tendon, cf. Ger. Schnur, string), a tendon, a cord-like layer of fibrous tissue at the end of a muscle forming the attachment to the bone or other hard part. The broad, flat tendons are usually called fasciae (see Muscular System And Connective Tissue). The word iS used figura tively of muscular or nervous strength, and particularly, in "sinews of war," of the power of money.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Sinew'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/s/sinew.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Sinew'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/s/sinew.html. 1910.
