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2. Mezuzah - Wikipedia

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   The Sephardic custom leaves out the phrase " כוזו במוכסז כוזו ‎", and only the Hebrew word שדי ‎ (Shaddai) is written on the back of the mezuzah. This follows the Shulchan Aruch and the writings of the Rambam. The Ashkenazi custom of writing both phrases, however, was supported in the writings of the Remo. (Yoreh De'ah 288:15)

3. Chinese hairpin - Wikipedia

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   They were also used as every day hair ornaments in ancient China; [3] all Chinese women would wear a hairpin, regardless of their social rank. [7] The materials, elaborateness of the hairpin's ornaments, and the design used to make the hairpins were markers of the wearer's social status.

4. Charivari (decorative chain) - Wikipedia

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   The name charivari derives from the Latin caribaria meaning "mess" or "madness". It also means "pandemonium" or "commotion". This meaning has continued in both English and French. [3] [4] Bavarian men wear the charivari on the belt of their lederhosen.

5. Aiguillette - Wikipedia

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   The modern aiguillette derives from the laces used to secure plates of armor together. The breast- and back-plates would be attached on one side with short loops of cord acting as a hinge, and on the other by a longer and more ornate tied one, to support the arm defences. [4]

6. Christmas ornament - Wikipedia

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   Blown glass baubles for sale in Tlalpujahua, Michoacán, Mexico.The town is known for its production of Christmas ornaments. [3] A fully decorated Christmas tree. The first decorated trees were adorned with apples, [4] white candy canes, and pastries in the shapes of stars, hearts and flowers.

7. Slide (musical ornament) - Wikipedia

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   Though Leopold Mozart did not use the term Schleifer in his Gründliche Violinschule (1756), his description and musical examples indicated that the slide could be used as an elaboration of and ascending or descending appoggiaturas: "It is frequently the custom to make the ascending appoggiatura from the third below, even if it should appear to ...