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  • 1Faggot (wood) — A faggot or fagot is a bundle of sticks or branches, usually meant for use as firewood. It derives [http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=fagot searchmode=none] through the Old French fagot and the Italian diminutive fagotto from the Latin… …

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  • 2faggot — {{11}}faggot (1) late 13c., bundle of twigs bound up, from O.Fr. fagot bundle of sticks (13c.), of uncertain origin, probably from It. faggotto, dim. of V.L. *facus, from L. fascis bundle of wood (see FASCES (Cf. fasces)). Especially used for… …

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  • 3cloak — I. n. 1. Mantle. 2. Mask, veil, cover, blind, pretext. II. v. a. Mask, hide, veil, cover. III. n. 1. Timekeeper, timepiece, horologe. 2. Beetle, scarab, scarabee, scarabaeus, coleopter. 3 …

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  • 4crow's-foot — /ˈkroʊz fʊt / (say krohz foot) noun (plural crow s feet) 1. (usually plural) a wrinkle at the outer corner of the eye. 2. Tailoring a three pointed embroidered figure used as a finish …

  • 5dress — /dres/, n., adj., v., dressed or drest, dressing. n. 1. an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece. 2. clothing; apparel; garb: The dress of the 18th century was colorful. 3. formal attire. 4. a particular… …

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  • 61550-1600 in fashion — Fashion in the period 1550 1600 in Western European clothing is characterized by increased opulence, the rise of the ruff, the expansion of the farthingale for women, and, for men, the disappearance of the codpiece.General trendsThe Spanish… …

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  • 7South Asian arts — Literary, performing, and visual arts of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. Myths of the popular gods, Vishnu and Shiva, in the Puranas (ancient tales) and the Mahabharata and Ramayana epics, supply material for representational and… …

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  • 8Felbrigge Psalter — The Felbrigge Psalter is an illuminated manuscript Psalter from mid 13th century England that has an embroidered bookbinding which probably dates to the early 14th century. It is the oldest surviving book from England to have an embroidered… …

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  • 9Speed Racer — For the 2008 film, see Speed Racer (film). For other uses, see Speed Racer (disambiguation). Speed Racer A picture of Gō Mifune (a.k.a. Speed Racer) …

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  • 10arts, East Asian — Introduction       music and visual and performing arts of China, Korea, and Japan. The literatures of these countries are covered in the articles Chinese literature, Korean literature, and Japanese literature.       Some studies of East Asia… …

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