macassar
macassar oil
The Macassans were from Macassar, from the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.
The Macassar people, or Macassans, did not really "explore" Australia, but they sought sea slugs, or trepang, along the northern coast of the continent. Trepang was a delicacy which they could trade with other people.
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Several hundred years ago, the Macassar people, or Macassans (from modern-day Indonesia), frequented Australia's north coast to gather sea-slugs, or trepang, from along the shoreline. Trepang was a delicacy which they traded with other people.
At one time we men oiled our hair with macassar oil to give us that irresistible look. But this didn't do the soft furnishings any good at all and so houseproud housewives would hang an anti-macassar covering over the back of the chair to protect it.
An antimacassar is a cover for the back arms of a chair or sofa, originally for the intention of keeping the seat safe from being soiled by macassar oil.
During the return voyage of the Friendship to England, the crew was affected by scurvy. There were not enough crew to man the ship, so it was scuttled in the straights of Macassar, and the survivors transferred to the Alexander.
Yes. During the return voyage of the Friendship to England, the crew was affected by scurvy. There were not enough crew to man the ship, so it was scuttled in the straights of Macassar, and the survivors transferred to the Alexander.
The Macassans werer the people ofye area now known as Indonesia. Hundreds of years before Europeans even discovered Australia, the Macassans came to the shores of Northern Australia to hunt for trepang, or sea slugs. These were considered a delicacy, and could be traded with other cultures.
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 1 words with the pattern -AC--SA-. That is, eight letter words with 2nd letter A and 3rd letter C and 6th letter S and 7th letter A. In alphabetical order, they are: macassar