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  • 1dress — /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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  • 2Byzantine dress — changed considerably over the thousand years of the Empire, but was essentially conservative. The Byzantines liked colour and pattern, and made and exported very richly patterned cloth, woven and embroidered for the upper classes, and resist dyed …

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  • 3Court uniform and dress — Court dressOn formal royal occasions in monarchies the dress worn by those present has in the past been prescribed by official regulations. Court dress (as distinguished from court uniform mentioned in the section below) is worn by all men not… …

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  • 4Court uniform and dress in the United Kingdom — See also: Court dress R. B. Bennett (1870–1947) in court dress. Contents 1 Court dress …

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  • 5Academic dress of the University of Edinburgh — The University of Edinburgh was founded in 1582.Use of academic dressAcademic dress is compulsory at official ceremonial occasions, such as graduation and the installations of Rector and Chancellor. As with the other ancient universities in… …

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  • 6Alice in Wonderland dress — One of the most iconic figures to emerge from the children s literature of the 19th century, and the most instantly recognisable from her attire, is Alice in Wonderland [Alice s Adventures in Wonderland (1865) by Charles Dodgson under the… …

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  • 7arts, 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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  • 8literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …

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  • 9India — /in dee euh/, n. 1. Hindi, Bharat. a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950.… …

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  • 10Beret — A beret (pronounced|ber HET in French or IPA|/ˈBer EHT/ in English [cite book |title=Oxford English Dictionary |edition= 2nd Edition |year=1989] , except in the USA, where it is usually pronounced IPA|/ber EHT [cite web… …

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