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velvet velvet
velvet fabric having a soft, thick, short pile, usually of silk, and a plain twill or satin weave ground. The pile surface is formed by weaving an extra set of warp threads that are looped over wires as in Wilton carpet, the rods being withdrawn after the weft thread is placed, leaving a row of... Read more
Velour Velour
Velour Velours is the French word for velvet, and, like velvet, velour is woven by a special process with looped threads that are cut to form a pile, or textured surface. What distinguishes velour from velvet is the fabric from which it is woven. While velvet is most often made of silk or the... Read more
textiles textiles
textiles all fabrics made by weaving, felting, knitting, braiding, or netting, from the various textile fibers (see fiber ). Types of Textiles Textiles are classified according to their component fibers into silk, wool, linen, cotton, such synthetic fibers as rayon, nylon, and polyesters, and... Read more
Abraham van Beyeren Abraham van Beyeren
Beyeren, Abraham van (1620/1–90). Dutch painter, little regarded in his day but now considered one of the greatest of still-life painters. He initially specialized in fish subjects, but in the 1650s he began to devote himself to sumptuous banquet tables laden with silver and gold vessels,... Read more
Gowns Gowns
Gowns The only appropriate outfit for a well-bred woman of the sixteenth century was a complex ensemble that is known by the simple terms "gown," or "dress." These gowns, depicted in great detail in the many surviving paintings from the period, reveal the riches available to the members of the... Read more
Lou Reed Lou Reed
Lou Reed Singer, songwriter Velvet Tones Challenging His Audience Loss, Recovery, Reunion Hall of Fame and Reeling Selected discography Sources A 1995 story in Interviewdeclared, Read more
Velvet Crush Velvet Crush
Velvet Crush Rock group An American band that is generally categorized as power pop, a musical style that blends ultramelodic, infectious songs with harder-edged musical accompaniment, Velvet Crush has been noted for expanding the genre to include country rock, hard rock, and soft rock, while... Read more
hose hose
hose covering for the legs and feet. In the Middle Ages the leg was bound from the ankle to the knee with hides or cloth and then cross-gartered with thongs or strips of cloth; later a loose trouser, bound at the ankle, was worn. As the lower legs of the trousers became more fitted, they were... Read more
Luna Luna
Luna Rock group Luna has suffered over much of its career from comparisons to other bands, initially to founding member Dean Wareham's previous group, Galaxie 500, but more regularly to the Velvet Underground. Yet far from being shamelessly derivative of legendary avant-noise relics,... Read more
hat hat
hat headdress developed from the simple close-fitting cap and hood of antiquity. The first hat, which was distinguished as such by having a brim, was the felt petasus of the Greeks, which tied under the chin and was worn by travelers. The decorative peaked cap was most popular in the Middle Ages.... Read more

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