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    A wig is a head covering made from human or animal hair, or a synthetic imitation thereof. The word is short for "periwig". Wigs may be worn to disguise...
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    Brocade (/broʊˈkeɪd/) is a class of richly decorative shuttle-woven fabrics, often made in coloured silks and sometimes with gold and silver threads. The...
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    A quilt is a multi-layered textile, traditionally composed of two or more layers of fabric or fiber. Commonly three layers are used with a filler material...
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    Look up monocle in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A monocle is a type of corrective lens used to correct or enhance the visual perception in only one...
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    A plaquette (French: [plakɛt]; "small plaque") is a small low relief sculpture in bronze or other materials. These were popular in the Italian Renaissance...
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    The Canadian military fur wedge cap, "envelope busby",[citation needed] or colloquially "The Astrakhan" is a uniform hat worn by the Canadian military...
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    Boleskine House (Scottish Gaelic: Taigh Both Fhleisginn) is a manor on the south-east side of Loch Ness in the Scottish Highlands. It is notable for having...
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    The Leverian collection was a natural history and ethnographic collection assembled by Ashton Lever. It was noted for the content it acquired from the...
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