"shingles" is a correct and usable word in written English.
You can use it to refer to a disorder caused by a reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus. For example, "My grandmother had shingles last year."
It is, in fact, a neurological alarm system; one that can go wrong for a variety of reasons – shingles, sciatica, spinal cord tumours or lesions, to name a few.
Even the most traditional-looking elements are unusual: the roof shingles are made of recycled plastic and sawdust.
But its time may have come at last.There are many exotic ideas involving thin film, from the solar shingles recently unveiled by Dow, a big chemical company, (a roof's worth costs $27,000) to experimental prototypes of power-generating clothes, roads and cars.
The sap of Semecarpus cassuvium, the wild cadju tree, for example, is listed as a treatment for shingles.
For the next six months, the Californian town will collect used nappies (or diapers as American like to call them) from 225 families and begin the process of turning them into things like shoe insoles, roof shingles and, yes, wallpaper.Santa Clarita is an appropriate place to start.
Shingles are widely used as roof covering on residential buildings and sometimes for siding.
Beyond its walls are the shingle beach, a breezy promenade and Bexhill town, a treasure trove of vintage and antique shops, including the recently opened Eras of Style (erasofstyle.com) on Terminus Road.
In 1913, at New York's Armory show, Nude Descending a Staircase No 2 was described with mockery as "an explosion in a shingle factory" or depicted as 'The Rude Descending the Staircase (Rush Hour in the Subway).
Tobago: For a slice of the real Caribbean, check into the Kariwak Village, a simple family-owned property comprising 24 wood and shingle-roof cabanas a five-minute walk from the beach.
The sea on shingle is quite noisy but when you dropped down off the path there was a wall and, once you got on to the marshes, the sound of the sea went and it was quiet except for the slight moan of the wind and reed beds that make a dry rattling sound.
Through the arbor at the end of the garden lies the European Blue Flag-awarded shingle-and-sand Latchi beach, with excellent swimming and a handful of tavernas.
