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41performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical. The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …
42Alan Kippax — Infobox cricketer biography playername = Alan Kippax female = country = Australia fullname = Alan Falconer Kippax nickname = Kip living = partialdates = dayofbirth = 25 monthofbirth = 05 yearofbirth = 1897 placeofbirth = Paddington, New South… …
43jewelry — /jooh euhl ree/, n. 1. articles of gold, silver, precious stones, etc., for personal adornment. 2. any ornaments for personal adornment, as necklaces or cuff links, including those of base metals, glass, plastic, or the like. Also, esp. Brit.,… …
44FOLKLORE — This entry is arranged according to the following outline: introduction …
451890s in fashion — Fashion in the 1890s in European and European influenced countries is characterized by long elegant lines, tall collars, and the rise of sportswear. Women s fashions Fashionable women s clothing styles shed some of the extravagances of previous… …
461870s in fashion — 1870s fashion in European and European influenced clothing is characterized by a gradual return to a narrow silhouette after the full skirted fashions of the 1850s and 1860s. Women s fashionsOverviewBy 1870, fullness in the skirt had moved to the …
471900s in fashion — Fashion in the period throughout the years 1900 1909 in European and European influenced and American women with the countries continued the period, as do women s broad hats and full Gibson girl hairstyles. A new, columnar silhouette introduced… …
48Royal Air Force uniform — The Royal Air Force uniform is the standardized military dress worn by members of the Royal Air Force. The predominant colours of Royal Air Force uniforms are grey blue and sky blue. Many Commonwealth air forces uniforms are also of the RAF… …
49Italianate architecture — In the course of the history of Classical architecture, an Italianate style of architecture was a distinct nineteenth century phase, in which Italian sixteenth century models and architectural vocabulary, which had served as inspiration for both… …
50Drawn thread work — Linen towel with drawn thread work accented with embroidery in stem and satin stitch. Drawn thread work is a form of counted thread embroidery based on removing threads from the warp and/or the weft of a piece of even weave fabric. The remaining… …
