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Brewer's: Frippery

Rubbish of a tawdry character; worthless finery; foolish levity. A friperer or fripperer is one who deals in frippery, either to sell or clean old clothes. (French, friperie, old clothes…

Fashion & Costume History

Homework Center – Frequently Asked Questions Fashions & Costumes History of Clothing & Fashion Sites Timeline of Costume History Images The Costume Gallery The History of…

Ashputtel

Ashputtel The wife of a rich man fell sick; and when she felt that her end drew nigh, she called her only daughter to her bed-side, and said, 'Always be a good girl, and I will look down from…

Burns

First Degree: Signs/Symptoms—reddened skin. Treatment—Immerse quickly in cold water or apply ice until pain stops. Second Degree: Signs/Symptoms—reddened skin, blisters. Treatment—(1) Cut…

What is Haute Couture?

Uncovering the business of high fashion by David Johnson Related Links Timeline: Modern FashionBusiness MarketingEvolution of AdvertisingHistory of CostumeAll About TextilesExternal Links French…

madder

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Bluet, Houstonia caerulea, a member of the madder family madder, common name for the Rubiaceae, a family of chiefly tropical and subtropical trees, shrubs, and herbs,…

Nanjing

(Encyclopedia) NanjingNanjingnänˈjĭngˈ [key] or NankingNankingnănˈkĭngˈ [key] [southern capital], city (1994 est. pop. 2,224,200), capital of Jiangsu prov., E central China, in a bend of the Chang (…

Kabul

(Encyclopedia) KabulKabulkäˈb&oobreve;l, kəb&oomacr;lˈ [key], city (1997 est. pop. 1,500,000), capital of Afghanistan and of Kabul prov. and its largest city and economic and cultural center…