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  • 11height — /haɪt / (say huyt) noun 1. the state of being high. 2. extent upwards; altitude; stature; distance upwards; elevation: height of an object above the ground. 3. a high place or level; a hill or mountain. 4. the highest part; the top; apex. 5. the… …

  • 12fashion — 01. Body piercing has become a popular [fashion] amongst certain groups in our society. 02. Gwyneth Paltrow is a beautiful young actress who is known for always dressing very [fashionably]. 03. When I was a teenager, long hair was [fashionable],… …

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  • 13height — [[t]ha͟ɪt[/t]] ♦♦♦ heights 1) N VAR: oft with poss, amount in N, N of amount The height of a person or thing is their size or length from the bottom to the top. Her weight is about normal for her height... I am 5 6 in height... The wave here has… …

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  • 14height */*/*/ — UK [haɪt] / US noun Word forms height : singular height plural heights 1) [countable/uncountable] the degree to which something is high or someone is tall He was about the same height as his wife. in height: a graceful tower, rising to 400 feet… …

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  • 15height — n. 1 the measurement from base to top or (of a standing person) from head to foot. 2 the elevation above ground or a recognized level (usu. sea level). 3 any considerable elevation (situated at a height). 4 a a high place or area. b rising ground …

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  • 16height*/*/*/ — [haɪt] noun 1) [C/U] how high something is, or how tall someone is He was about the same height as his wife.[/ex] What height do you want the picture at?[/ex] 2) [singular] the time or level of greatest activity The excitement was at its… …

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  • 17The Quaker Girl — starred in the Paris production in 1911.In its story, The Quaker Girl contrasts Quaker morality with Parisienne high fashion. The protagonist, Prudence, is thrown out of her house by her quaker parents for drinking a glass of champagne. Later, in …

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  • 18The Inner Circle (novel) — infobox Book | name = The Inner Circle title orig = translator = image caption = US edition cover author = T. C. Boyle cover artist = country = United States language = English series = genre = Novel publisher = Viking Press release date = 9… …

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  • 19fashion shows and modelling — The rise of runway fashion modelling as a specialized profession in the West in the 1960s bypassed China. The emergence and development of the profession in the reform era was heralded as one of the signs of China’s participation in cosmopolitan… …

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  • 20Fashion illustration — is the communication of fashion designs through drawing. The main focus is the fashion figure or croquis used for draping the clothing onto. The true female figure measures seven to eight head lengths in height; the fashion figure measures nine… …

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