In grasses (including cereals such as rice, barley, oats and wheat), the ripe seed is surrounded by thin, dry, scaly bracts (called glumes, lemmas and paleas), forming a dry husk (or hull) around the grain.he process of loosening the chaff from the grain so as to remove it is called threshing â traditionally done by milling or pounding. Separating remaining loose chaff from the grain is called winnowing â traditionally done by repeatedly tossing the grain up into a light wind which gradually blows the lighter chaff away.
Mannerism refers to the art of the Late Italian Renaissance when artists used clashing colors and many bizarre themes in their work. Mannerism refers to the art of the Late Italian Renaissance when artists used clashing colors and many bizarre themes in their work.
Multiple descriptions of Mannerism in art, literature, and music in Europe include the difficulty of pinpointing exactly what the period represents. The literal origin of the term Mannerism comes from an Italian word âmaniera,â which refers to style or stylishness. One scholastic interpretation of Mannerism is that it distinguishes between people with genuine style and people putting on airs. Mannerism refers to a period during and after the High Renaissance (1520-1600).