Glossary E

Embroidery pertains to the ornamentation of textile fabrics and other materials with needlework. The beginnings of the art of embroidery probably date back to a very Primitive Stage in the history of all peoples.

Engineered products is characterized as basic aluminum fabricated product that has been mechanically, and at times thermally, altered to create special properties for specific purposes.

Engineered product refers to a basic aluminum fabricated product that has been mechanically altered to create special properties for specific purposes; forgings and extrusions are examples of engineered products.

Electrical capacitor refers to a device consisting of two conducting surfaces separated by an insulating material or dielectric.

Excise is defined as the carving away of the background around a decoration, leaving the image in raised relief.

Excavator is a machine commonly called a backhoe. It is actually a power shovel with the bucket facing backwards so that it digs towards itself.

Ethyl alcohol generally referred to simply as alsohol, relates to a flammable organic compound formed during fermentation of natural sugars. It is also called ethanol, grain alcohol, or simply alcohol.

Emulsion is defined as a photosensitive coating on printing plates and photographic film.