&gt; &gt; and I am not
&gt; &gt; &gt;aware of any concept which could not be related to the
&gt; &gt; taxonomy.  If you
&gt; &gt; &gt;know of a concept which cannot be subsumed by anything
&gt; &gt; presently in the
&gt; &gt; &gt;ontology, please let me know.  This would be very useful
&gt; &gt; information."
&gt; &gt;
&gt; &gt; How about:
&gt; &gt; an 'information-bearing object' (see my long comment in a
&gt; &gt; recent message);
&gt; &gt; a piece of a certain kind of cloth which was used in evidence
&gt