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  • 21shawl — shawlless, adj. shawllike, adj. /shawl/, n. a square, triangular, or oblong piece of wool or other material worn, esp. by women, about the shoulders, or the head and shoulders, in place of a coat or hat outdoors, and indoors as protection against …

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  • 22kashmir shawl — ▪ textile also spelled  Cashmere,    type of woolen shawl woven in Kashmir. According to tradition, the founder of the industry was Zayn ul ʿĀbidīn, a 15th century ruler of Kashmir who introduced weavers from Turkistan. Although woolen shawls… …

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  • 23Manila shawl — Bailaora con mantón de Manila. The Manila shawl is an embroidered silk shawl associated with the Port of Manila. History Its name is associated to the Port of Manila (Philippines), however, its origins are in China. Manila is the port where the… …

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  • 24Orthodox Jewish feminism — (also known as Orthodox feminism amongst Jews) is a movement in Orthodox Judaism which seeks to further the cause of a more egalitarian approach to Jewish practice[1] within the bounds of Jewish Law. The major organizations of this movement is… …

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  • 25Himachal Pradesh — Infobox Indian Jurisdiction type = state state name = Himachal Pradesh native name = Himachal Pradesh capital = Shimla latd=31.111 |longd=77.154 largest city = Shimla abbreviation = IN HP official languages = Hindi, Pahari, Punjabi legislature… …

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  • 26Stevie Nicks — Infobox musical artist | Name = Stevie Nicks Img capt = Photo credit: SandyMac Img size = 600 Landscape = Background = solo singer Birth name = Stephanie Lynn Nicks Alias = Stevie Born = Birth date and age|1948|5|26|mf=y Died = Origin = Phoenix,… …

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  • 27Chekhov's gun — is a literary technique whereby an apparently irrelevant element is introduced early in the story whose significance becomes clear later in the narrative. The concept is named after Russian playwright Anton Chekhov, who mentioned several variants …

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  • 28Swat, Pakistan — Swat District سوات   District   Location of Swat District (highlighted in yellow) within the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan …

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  • 29Gandapur — The Gandapur are a Pashtun tribe inhabiting the environs of Dera Ismail Khan, a major commercial center the west bank of the Indus River, in the southern region of the North West Frontier Province of Pakistan, near the frontier with South… …

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  • 30Culture of Himachal Pradesh — Himachali Tibetan in traditional dress Himachal was one of the few states that had remained largely untouched by external customs, largely due to its difficult terrain. With the technological advancements the state has changed very rapidly.… …

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