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    Towson, Maryland. was sold in 1979. One of the first mass-produced twisted straw was Sip-N-See invented by Milton Dinhofer who later came up with the...
    66 KB (7,392 words) - 07:39, 13 May 2024
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    (salicchio). Centuries ago, the basket often included one or more handles of twisted straw; they are sometimes included in present-day fiaschi, often for decorative...
    5 KB (647 words) - 07:30, 10 March 2024
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    "Turkey in the Straw" A recording of "Turkey in the Straw" "Chicken Reel/Turkey in the Straw medley" "Chicken Reel/Turkey in the Straw medley" performed...
    31 KB (3,977 words) - 00:42, 10 May 2024
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    this name derives from the 16th century expression for a bunch of twisted straw. A representation of such bundles began to appear on signs to designate...
    6 KB (593 words) - 10:04, 14 December 2023
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    equals. This included tartan stockings and jerkins, with garters of twisted straw, and a finer plaid mantle round their shoulders. They had knotted handkerchiefs...
    19 KB (2,315 words) - 22:18, 13 February 2024
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    around a straw or other object, or as a byproduct of the cutting. The name may refer to the shape of the garnish, which is typically curled or twisted longitudinally...
    2 KB (225 words) - 15:48, 21 July 2023
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    Straw plaiting is a method of manufacturing textiles by braiding straw and the industry that surrounds the craft of producing these straw manufactures...
    11 KB (1,579 words) - 21:25, 31 January 2024
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    vine-arm cut or the stem twisted. Technically speaking the grapes must be cut off from the vine in order for the wine to be a 'straw wine'. If the grapes...
    27 KB (3,479 words) - 02:43, 19 February 2024
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    collect manure, while at night, he was said to twist straw ropes, make straw sandals and plait straw mats by lamplight. Kim Il Sung claimed his ancestors...
    7 KB (687 words) - 15:14, 29 March 2024
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    Syd Straw is an American rock singer and songwriter. The daughter of actor Jack Straw (The Pajama Game) and songwriter Barrie Jean Garvin, she began her...
    11 KB (1,172 words) - 21:27, 18 February 2024
  • A straw mobile is a mobile made from reeds, straw or other similar material bound together with string, often forming geometric shapes such as octahedrons...
    11 KB (888 words) - 02:59, 1 May 2024
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    Thatching (category Straw products)
    buildings. The straw is bundled into "yelms" before it is taken up to the roof and then is attached using staples, known as "spars", made from twisted hazel sticks...
    30 KB (3,500 words) - 22:11, 23 April 2024
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    Zori (category Straw objects)
    pronunciation: [d͡zo̞ːɾʲi]), are thonged Japanese sandals made of rice straw, cloth, lacquered wood, leather, rubber, or—most commonly and informally—synthetic...
    19 KB (2,081 words) - 15:50, 24 March 2024
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    Waraji (category Straw objects)
    but the straps were wrapped in fabric before they are twisted together. In constant use, rice-straw waraji only last three or four days, or roughly 24 hours...
    12 KB (1,325 words) - 15:49, 24 March 2024
  • Clutching at Straws is the fourth studio album by the British neo-prog band Marillion, released on June 22, 1987. It was the last album with lead singer...
    17 KB (1,844 words) - 23:46, 1 May 2024
  • Straws, Bites, Bits, Ropes, Twists and Gummies. Like many other sour candies, they are coated with sour sugar. One serving size of Sour Punch twists contains...
    1 KB (108 words) - 23:14, 19 April 2024
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    A rope is a group of yarns, plies, fibres, or strands that are twisted or braided together into a larger and stronger form. Ropes have tensile strength...
    37 KB (4,618 words) - 18:54, 14 May 2024
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    Catgut suture is a type of surgical suture made of twisted strands of purified collagen taken from the small intestine of domesticated ruminants or beef...
    5 KB (620 words) - 20:25, 17 September 2023
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    Shimenawa (category Straw objects)
    Shimenawa (標縄/注連縄/七五三縄, lit. 'enclosing rope') are lengths of laid rice straw or hemp rope used for ritual purification in the Shinto religion. Shimenawa...
    21 KB (2,177 words) - 13:33, 2 November 2023
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    Truss (unit) (redirect from Load (straw))
    straw. It would usually be cuboid, for storage or shipping, and would either be harvested into such bundles or cut from a large rick. Hay and straw were...
    10 KB (1,329 words) - 12:04, 28 January 2022
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