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popular, and enarmes superseded the bar grip, the boss became more of an ornamental piece. Often, bosses are not present on non-circular shields due to the differences...

necktie consisting of a piece of cord or braided leather with decorative metal tips (called aiguillettes) and secured with an ornamental clasp or slide. In...

previous structure, known as the Arch was described in 1802 as "the most ornamental piece of architecture in the north". Robert Sinclair refers to the present...

assemblage was thought by investigators to most likely be from an ornamental piece in a park or other conservation area. This is when the investigators...

objects shows very different compositions from different ends of a large piece. Aquamaniles were typically made in brass in both the European and Islamic...

fruit bats, it produces the effect of epaulettes; a decorative or ornamental piece. The only way one would be able to see the epaulettes is when the male...

greatness while traversing through life’s audios landscape. It is an ornamental piece of art, captivating and intriguing. "Joe Odumakin, Aralola Inducted...

A heru is a traditional ornamental comb of the Māori of New Zealand. They were carved from a solid piece of either wood or whale bone or made from individual...

Huan of Qi, intending to kill him, but the arrow hit a daigou (帶鈎; an ornamental piece) that the duke was wearing. Later, the duke pardoned Guan Zhong and...

native to Europe and Asia, but has been introduced around the world as an ornamental plant, where it occasionally poses an ecological threat as an invasive...

most solids of revolution, plane surfaces and screw threads or helices. Ornamental lathes can produce three-dimensional solids of incredible complexity....

divan, the fainting couch (backless or partial-backed) and the canapé (an ornamental three-seater). To conserve space, some sofas double as beds in the form...

accessories of a fireplace. For many centuries, the chimneypiece was the most ornamental and most artistic feature of a room, but as fireplaces have become smaller...

bowl created by Cornelius Kierstede. The bowl, is said to be the most ornamental piece of plate made in Connecticut up to that time, is owned by Yale University...

clothing decoration (robe trimming) and the Russians used it as an ornamental piece. The other furs that were sent to Europe and America were changed to...

impression of a mould, however delicate. It is thus possible to create ornamental work of various kinds. The process of casting in bronze and brass is known...

Castleton in Derbyshire. During the 19th century, it was mined for its ornamental value, and mining continues on a small scale. The most common explanation...

plural, cadenze [kaˈdɛntse]) is, generically, an improvised or written-out ornamental passage played or sung by a soloist(s), usually in a "free" rhythmic style...

Appliqué is ornamental needlework in which pieces or patches of fabric in different shapes and patterns are sewn or stuck onto a larger piece to form a...

become a balloon filled with a lighter-than-air gas. Cowl A purely ornamental piece that is unaffected by physics. Only other cowls can attach to it. Given...