Watered+silk

  • 41moire —   n. watered silk or other fabric.    ♦ moiré, a. with watered pattern; n. such pattern …

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  • 42Tabbies — Tabby Tab by, n.; pl. {Tabbies}. [F. tabis (cf. It. tab[ i], Sp. & Pg. tab[ i], LL. attabi), fr. Ar. att[=a]b[=i], properly the name of a quarter of Bagdad where it was made, the quarter being named from the prince Attab, great grandson of Omeyya …

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  • 43Tabby — Tab by, n.; pl. {Tabbies}. [F. tabis (cf. It. tab[ i], Sp. & Pg. tab[ i], LL. attabi), fr. Ar. att[=a]b[=i], properly the name of a quarter of Bagdad where it was made, the quarter being named from the prince Attab, great grandson of Omeyya. Cf.… …

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  • 44List of Arabic loanwords in English — Star names are not included in this article. For star names, please see List of Arabic star names, List of traditional star names, and other articles listed here. There are dozens of Arabic loanwords in English, i.e., words of English acquired… …

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  • 45Papal regalia and insignia — The crossed keys symbolise the keys of Simon Peter. The keys are gold and silver to represent the power of loosing and binding. The triple crown (the tiara) represents the pope s three functions as supreme pastor , supreme teacher and supreme… …

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  • 46Royal Family Order — The Royal Family Order is an order awarded by the sovereign of the United Kingdom to female members of the royal family. The order is a personal memento rather than a state decoration. The same practice is in place in the Norwegian Royal Family,… …

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  • 47Tabby cat — For other uses, see Tabby (disambiguation). Common mackerel tabby, with the classic M on forehead, and striped pattern A tabby is any cat that has a distinctive coat that features stripes, dots, lines or swirling patterns, usually together with… …

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  • 48President's Dining Room — The President s Dining Room is located on the second floor of the White House near the northwest corner. It was created in 1961 during the administration of John F. Kennedy to provide a dining room in the First Family s residence. The room had… …

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  • 49tabby — (n.) 1630s, striped silk taffeta, from Fr. tabis a rich, watered silk (originally striped), from M.Fr. atabis (14c.), from Arabic attabiya, from Attabiy, a neighborhood of Baghdad where such cloth was first made, named for prince Attab of the… …

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  • 50Waved — Waved, a. 1. Exhibiting a wavelike form or outline; undulating; intended; wavy; as, waved edge. [1913 Webster] 2. Having a wavelike appearance; marked with wavelike lines of color; as, waved, or watered, silk. [1913 Webster] 3. (Her.) Having… …

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