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  • Thumbnail for Christmas ornament
    Christmas ornaments, baubles, globes, "Christmas bulbs", or "Christmas bubbles" are decoration items, usually to decorate Christmas trees. These decorations...
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    Necklace (redirect from Pectoral ornament)
    traditional Chinese: 瓔珞) was a ring-like neck ornament or fashionable necklace which was originally a Buddhist ornament depicted in Buddhist arts (e.g. sculptures...
    27 KB (2,803 words) - 14:37, 12 July 2024
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    to make foliage ornament and decoration in the architectural tradition emanating from Greece and Rome. In architecture, an ornament may be carved into...
    17 KB (1,729 words) - 05:07, 29 June 2024
  • pioneer modern colour theory, and his theories on flat patterning and ornament still resonate with contemporary designers today. He rose to prominence...
    22 KB (2,852 words) - 18:40, 14 July 2024
  • A biological ornament is a characteristic of an animal that appears to serve a decorative function rather than a utilitarian function. Many are secondary...
    22 KB (2,747 words) - 09:24, 2 February 2024
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    ISBN 978-8120805644. Davisson, Sven (2003). Shri Kapilnath Interview in Ashé: Journal of Experimental Spirituality, Vol. 2, No. 4, Winter 2003. Gold, Daniel...
    37 KB (4,059 words) - 16:12, 11 June 2024
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    appearance of a supporting column and articulates an extent of wall. As an ornament it consists of a flat surface raised from the main wall surface, usually...
    7 KB (791 words) - 19:39, 25 May 2024
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    France (French: Cocarde tricolore, lit. 'Tricolor cockade') is the national ornament of France, obtained by circularly pleating a blue, white and red ribbon...
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    related to Witch balls. Amulet Apotropaic magic Apotropaic mark Christmas ornament Concealed shoes Dreamcatcher Glass float Hoko (doll) Kitchen witch Mezuzah...
    7 KB (953 words) - 05:48, 29 May 2024
  • Retrieved 26 September 2019. Atlas Obscura (2017). Atlas Obscura Explorer's Journal. Workman Publishing Company. p. 58. ISBN 978-1-5235-0173-1. PN-I-06000:1997...
    105 KB (3,322 words) - 21:47, 4 August 2024
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    Moresque (category Ornaments)
    found in ornament and decoration in the applied arts in Renaissance Europe that are derived from the arabesque patterns of Islamic ornament. Like their...
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    or any circular ornament, such as an earring. Thus, the title may be rendered in English as A Garland of Buddhas, Buddha Ornaments, or Buddha's Garland...
    54 KB (6,466 words) - 16:08, 3 May 2024
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    (Schleifer in German, Coulé in French, Superjectio in Latin) is a musical ornament often found in baroque musical works, but used during many different periods...
    9 KB (1,240 words) - 01:42, 7 January 2024
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    Nose piercing (redirect from Nose ornament)
    left or right nostril. For some cultures, this practice is simply for ornament, while for others it is for religious practices. Initially in America,...
    23 KB (2,909 words) - 21:51, 26 July 2024
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    protector of all of Lower Egypt. The pharaohs wore the uraeus as a head ornament: either with the body of Wadjet atop the head, or as a crown encircling...
    10 KB (1,233 words) - 12:38, 20 April 2024
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    Arabesque (category Ornaments)
    lines, often combined with other elements. Another definition is "Foliate ornament, used in the Islamic world, typically using leaves, derived from stylised...
    37 KB (4,646 words) - 06:52, 25 June 2024
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    Necipoğğlu". Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians. 66 (2): 246–248. 2007. doi:10.1525/jsah.2007.66.2.246. Histories of Ornament: From Global...
    41 KB (4,729 words) - 09:46, 17 March 2024
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    1974 as The Bead Journal: A Quarterly Publication of Ancient and Ethnic Jewelry. Its focus was expanded and it was retitled Ornament : A Quarterly of...
    8 KB (587 words) - 16:07, 4 December 2023
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    Empire architecture is typically characterized by a mansard roof, elaborate ornament, and a strong massing. It was common in public buildings, commercial buildings...
    35 KB (4,223 words) - 18:32, 22 June 2024
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    assuming genetic correlation between the preference and the ornament, that initially the ornament signalled greater potential fitness (the likelihood of leaving...
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