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  2. Jewellery - Wikipedia

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    The word jewellery itself is derived from the word jewel, which was anglicised from the Old French "jouel", [2] and beyond that, to the Latin word "jocale", meaning plaything.. In British English, Indian English, New Zealand English, Hiberno-English, Australian English, and South African English it is spelled jewelle

  3. Braid (hairstyle) - Wikipedia

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    Braiding has been used to style and ornament human and animal hair for thousands of years [2] in various cultures around the world. The simplest and most common version is a flat, solid, three-stranded structure.

  4. Garden gnome - Wikipedia

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    Use of the term "garden gnome" may originate from fact that German catalogues sold ornaments of dwarfs under the name gnomen-figuren, meaning miniature figurines. [9] From around 1860 onwards, Gräfenroda, a town in Thuringia long known for its ceramics, became increasingly associated with production of garden gnomes. [6]

  5. Chrismon tree - Wikipedia

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    A Chrismon tree is an evergreen tree often placed in the chancel or nave of a church during Advent and Christmastide. [1] [2] The Chrismon tree was first used by North American Lutherans in 1957, [3] although the practice has spread to other Christian denominations, [4] including Anglicans, [5] Catholics, [6] Methodists, [7] and the Reformed. [8]

  6. History of clothing in the Indian subcontinent - Wikipedia

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    The ornaments include necklaces, bracelets, earrings, anklet, rings, bangles, pectorals, etc. which were generally made of gold, silver, copper, stones like lapis lazuli, turquoise, amazonite, quartz, etc. Many of the male figurines also reveal the fact that men at that time were interested in dressing their hair in various styles like the hair ...

  7. History of glass - Wikipedia

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    The history of glass-making dates back to at least 3,600 years ago in Mesopotamia. However, most writers claim that they may have been producing copies of glass objects from Egypt . [ 1 ] Other archaeological evidence suggests that the first true glass was made in coastal north Syria, Mesopotamia or Egypt. [ 2 ]

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