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  2. Flower - Wikipedia

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    Flower. A flower, also known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants (plants of the division Angiospermae ). Flowers consist of a combination of vegetative organs – sepals that enclose and protect the developing flower, petals that attract pollinators, and reproductive organs that produce gametophytes ...

  3. Costume jewelry - Wikipedia

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    The trend of jewelry-making at home by hobbyists for personal enjoyment or for sale on sites like Etsy has resulted in the common practice of buying wholesale costume jewelry in bulk and using it for parts. There is a rise in demand for artificial or imitation jewelry by 85% due to the increase in gold prices, according to a 2011 report.

  4. Wedding anniversary - Wikipedia

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    A wedding anniversary is the anniversary of the date that a wedding took place. Couples often mark the occasion by celebrating their relationship, either privately or with a larger party. Special celebrations and gifts are often given for particular anniversary milestones (e.g., 10, 15, 20, or 25 years). In some cultures, traditional names ...

  5. Artificial plants - Wikipedia

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    Artificial plants. Artificial plants are imitations of natural plants used for commercial or residential decoration. They are sometimes made for scientific purposes (the collection of glass flowers at Harvard University, for example, illustrates the flora of the United States). [1] Artificial plants vary widely from mass-produced varieties that ...

  6. 1840s in Western fashion - Wikipedia

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    Princess di Sant' Antimo's gown of watered silk shows the short sleeves, lace flounce collar, and long pointed waist of the early 1840s. The tiny pleats that gather her skirt can be seen at the waistline. 1840–1844. Shoulders were narrow and sloping, waists became low and pointed, and sleeve detail migrated from the elbow to the wrists.

  7. Jewellery - Wikipedia

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    Jewellery (or jewelry in American English) consists of decorative items worn for personal adornment, such as brooches, rings, necklaces, earrings, pendants, bracelets, and cufflinks. Jewellery may be attached to the body or the clothes. From a western perspective, the term is restricted to durable ornaments, excluding flowers for example.

  8. Brooklyn Immersionists - Wikipedia

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    Evocations of Nature in Immersionist Nomenclature The Brooklyn Immersionists often referenced living things and healing in their names. Although their aesthetic echoed earlier, nature-inspired movements such as Art Nouveau and the Fauves, late 20th century advances in ecology introduced a systems element to some of the nomenclature.

  9. Marriage and wedding customs in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    Apart from silk, popular materials used to make the wedding cord are strings of flowers, links of coins, or a chain designed like a long, double rosary. Bible [ edit ] Catholic and Protestant weddings include entrusting to the couple a copy of the Bible.

  10. Chantilly lace - Wikipedia

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    Chantilly lace is a handmade bobbin lace named after the city of Chantilly, [1] France, in a tradition dating from the 17th century. [2] [3] The famous silk laces were introduced in the 18th century. Chantilly lace, was also produced in the 19th century but this one was actually made not in Chantilly area but in the French Norman town Bayeux ...

  11. Dirndl - Wikipedia

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    Children wearing traditional dirndls at a folk festival in Vilshofen an der Donau (Bavaria), 2012. Traditional long-skirted dirndls from Lienz in Tyrol, Austria, 2015. A dirndl ( German: [ˈdɪʁndl̩] ⓘ) is a feminine dress which originated in German-speaking areas of the Alps. It is traditionally worn by women and girls in Austria, Bavaria ...