Types

Q: What are ... types of?		A:
Admiralty, Bruce, CQR ('secure'), Darnforth, Grapnel, Herreshoff, Killick, Northill, Plough, Stockless		Anchor
Segmental, Primitive, Doucine, Elliptical		Arch
Byzantine, Romanesque, Baroque, Brutalism		Architecture
Chinstrap, Donegal, Garibaldi, Goatee, Junco, Hollywoodian, Reed, Royale, Van Dyke, Verdi, Soul patch		Beard
Skep (a traditional style), Langstroth (named after its inventor – the commonest type in North America), WBC (named after its inventor, William Broughton Carr), CDB (named after Dublin's Congested Districts Board), Dartington Long Deep (DLD)		Beehive
Plain Hunt, Plain Bob, Grandsire, Cambridge		Bell–ringing 'methods'
Matthew's, Taverner's, September, Geneva, Treacle, Wife–beater, Wife–hater, Vinegar, Wicked, Breeches, Bug, Place–makers'		Bibles
Accumulator (often abbreviated to 'acca'), Heinz, Goliath, Union Jack, Yankee		Bets
Dandy Horse (invented in Germany 1818): forerunner of the		Bicycle (no pedals)
Umiak (also known as an umialak, ongiuk, or anyak, and can also be spelt umiaq, umiac, oomiac or oomiak)		Boat
Kylie		Boomerang
Staffordshire Blue, Accrington Blood, Tudor Red, Yellow Stock London		Brick
Header, Stretcher, Soldier, Sailor, Rowlock, Shiner (a.k.a. Rowlock Stretcher), Quarter Bat, Half Bat, Three–Quarter Bat, Queen Closer, King Closer		Brick placement
English, Flemish, Scottish, American, Monk, Sussex, Header, Stretcher		Bricklaying bonds
Arch, tied arch, beam, cable–stayed, cantilever, suspension, truss		Bridge
Bound, plain, keyhole		Buttonhole
Authentic, half, plagal, deceptive or interrupted (in music)		Cadence
Napier's bones (1617)		Calculating machine
Inside, outside, divider, oddleg		Caliper(s)
Domino, Cardinal, Pelegrine, Mantle, Dolman, Inverness		Capes or cloaks
Pelmanism, Racing Demons, Pinochle, Baccarat, Faro		Card games
Motte–and–bailey is the classic form of		Castle
Glastonbury, Ladderback, Fauteuil, Caquetoire, Elizabeth X		Chair
Parejo or Corona (inc. Rothschild, Ascot, Lonsdale, Churchill); Panatelas; Figurado		Cigar
Bombasine, Barathea, Fustian		Cloths
Cirrus, Cumulus, Nimbus, Stratus, Altostratus		Clouds
Auguste, Harlequin, Pierrot, Whiteface		Clowns
Dandiprat, bezant, noble, angel		Coins
Poniard, baselard, dirk, sgian dubh, kris		Dagger
Arch, Spillway, Embankment		Dam
Chaconne, passepied, rigadoon, saltarello, saraband, tarantella, Roger de Coverley		Dance
Bharatanatyam, Odissi, Kuchipudi, Manipuri, Mohiniaattam, Sattriya, Kathakali and Kathak are the eight officially recognised forms of		Classical Indian dance
Escritoire, tambour, military, keyhole, davenport		Desk
Flute, Tulip, Balloon, Rummer, Berkemeyer		Drinking glass
Running (or basting), cross, stem, back, satin, chain, feather, knotted and blanket are some of the basic types of		Embroidery stitches
Lazy daisy (detached or enhanced chain), Holbein (double running or Spanish), Parisian		Embroidery stitches
Loops (double, tented, radial or ulnar), whorls, arches		Fingerprints
The arquebus and the culverin were early types of		Firearm
Spin, float, fly		Fishing (angling)
Adams, Alexandra, Bass Popper, Black Doctor, Black Ghost, Bloody Butcher, Blue Wing(ed) Olive (Quill), Bow River Bugger, Brooks' Montana (stone), Carey Special, Clouser Deep Minnow, Club Sandwich, Copper John (nymph), Crazy Charlie, Dahlberg Diver, Dave's Hopper, Deer Hair Bass Bug, Durham Ranger, (Black Conehead) Egg–Sucking Leech, Elk Hair Caddis, Fur Ant, Ginger Quill, Gold Ribbed Hare's Ear, Golden Stone, Green Highlander, Grizzly King, Griffith's Gnat, Hare's Ear, Jock Scott, Lefty's Deceiver, Mallard and Claret, March Brown, March Brown Spider, Mickey Finn, Muddler Minnow, Pale Morning Dun, Orange Simulator, Partridge and Orange, Pheasant Tail (nymph), (Bead Head) Prince Nymph, Professor, Royal Coachman, Royal Wulff, RS–2, Rusty Spinner, San Juan Worm, Schenk's White Minnow, Sparkle Dun, Sponge Spider, Stimulator, Surf Candy, Tasmanian Red (tag), Tellico (nymph), Tup's Indispensable, White Doctor, White Swimming Shrimp, Wickham's Fancy, Woolly Bugger, Woolly Worm, Zonker		Fishing flies
Proper, improper, vulgar, complex, mixed		Fraction
Simple, Compound, Greenstick, Impacted		Fracture
Rambutan		Fruit (tree)
Spiral, elliptical, irregular		Galaxy
The Beyers–Holtermann Specimen, Welcome Stranger, Pepita Canaa, Lady Hotham, Golden Eagle, Heron and Hand of Faith are all specimens (not types), in decreasing order of size, of		Gold nugget
Featheries, gutties, putties: early types of		Golf ball
Claw, ball pein, club		Hammer
Garter, stocking, rib, cable		Knitting stitch
Sheepshank, bowline, clove hitch, Carrick bend, Turk's head, catshank, power cinch, monkey's fist, cat's paw, cow hitch, alpine butterfly (a.k.a. lineman's loop)		Knot
Honiton, Genoese, Mechlin		Lace
Butterhead, Chinese, Crisphead (Iceberg), Looseleaf, Romaine (Cos), Summer Crisp (Batavian)		Lettuce
Cobourg, Vienna, Cottage, Bloomer		Loaves (bread)
American, Norwegian, spiny		Lobster
Mortice, Drum, Rim, Cylindrical		Locks
White's (founded 1693), Boodle's (1762), Brooks's (1764), MCC (1786), Travellers' (1819), Athaeneum (1824), Oxford & Cambridge (1830), Garrick (1831), Carlton (1832), Reform (1836), Pratt's (1841), RAC (1897), City of London (1832), Buck's (1918) – Wikipedia lists over 50 still extant and almost 80 now defunct		London clubs
Pinkies, squats		Maggots (fishing baits)
Flip, slide, open, clam		Mobile phones
OO (double–O), HO, N		Model railway gauges
Cotswold, Border, North West		Morris dancing
Hungarian, walrus, toothbrush, Zapata (named after a Mexican revolutionary)		Moustache
Open, Closed, Flat, Button; Oyster, Chestnut, Chanterelle, Gigante, Shiitake		Mushroom
Clout, Lost Head, Box, French, Sprig, Sparrow–bill, Boat, Hinge, Wire, Common, Spiral shank, Roofing, Masonry		Nail
Straws, betweens, sharps, cruels		Needles
Square (the traditional type), macon (since the 1950s), cleaver (developed in 1991 and now used almost universally)		Oars (in rowing)
Bonny Light, Brent Blend, Dubai–Oman, Isthmus, Midway Sunset Heavy, Minas (a.k.a. Sumatran Light), Tapis, Urals, West Texas Intermediate		Oil (crude)
Vox angelica, Vox humana		Organ stops
Bench, Jack, Moulding, Rebating		Planes (woodwork)
Open–face (a.k.a. Lépine, after a famous French 18th–century maker), hunter–case, half–hunter		Pocket watch
Stedman's (a.k.a. Woolworth), Heinz 57, Dr. Pepper		Poker games
Up, Down, Top, Bottom, Strange, Charm		Quark
Polar bear, Azar, Red Cap		Rhododendron
Hammerbeam, vaulted, Mansard, skillion, ridged		Roof
Large Lady, Duchess		Roof tile
Crossjack, royal, spanker, topgallant, skyscraper (originally)		Sail
Back, band, bow, chain, chop, circular, coping, crosscut, flooring, fret, hack, Japanese, jig, keyhole, mitre, rip, rosecut, table, tenon, veneer, wallboard		Saw
Angel, batwing, bell, bishop, butterfly, dolman, gigot (a.k.a. leg o' mutton), Juliet, kimono, lantern, pagoda, poet, raglan, virago		Sleeve
Fly, chain, feather, whipping, running, herring bone, back		Stitch
Cricket, Drum, Loo, Pembroke, Sutherland		Table
M1 Abrams, AMX–30, Churchill, Centurion, Conqueror, Chieftain, Challenger, IS–1, IS–2, IS–3, IS–4, T–54, T–55, T–10, T–72, Leclerc, Tiger I & II, Leopard 1 & 2		Tanks
Steiff, Merrythought, Farrell, Deans, Chiltern, Chad Valley		Teddy bears
Reflecting, Refracting, Catadioptric (a combination of the other two); Cassegrain, Gregorian, Schmidt, Newtonian		Telescope
Fan, Cordon, Espalier, Standard		Tree
Bluefin, albacore, skipjack		Tuna
Baskerville, Futura, Helvetica, Optima, Roman, Garamond, Clarendon		Typefaces
Dome, barrel, rib, groin, fan		Vault
Debore, embossed, panne, Utrecht		Velvet
Cinder cone, complex or compound, composite, guyo, shield, somma, tuya		Volcano
Undershot, Overshot, Breastshot		Water mill
Acme Thunderer (trade name – first produced 1870 by J. Hudson & Co., Birmingham)		Whistle
Smock, post, tower		Windmill
Mistral, Scirocco, Chinook, Fremantle Doctor, Harmatan		Winds
Brain Twister, Breakaway, Elevator, Forward Pass, Loop the Loop, Over the Falls, Rock the Baby, Round the World, Sleeper, Walk the Dog		Yo–yo tricks
One–Way, Two–Way (X–type or O–Type), Open–End, Closed–End		Zip fastener

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