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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…Khandogya-Upanishad: Eighth Prapathaka, Eighth Khanda
Eighth Khanda1. “Look at your Self in a pan of water, and whatever you do not understand of your Self, come and tell me.”They looked in the water-pan. Then Pragâpati said to them: “What do…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…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: Terminology: C
by Robert Burns BDC Ca', call, knock, drive. Cadger, a hawker (especially of fish). Cadie, caddie, a fellow. Caff, chaff. Caird, a tinker. Calf-ward, grazing…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…