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  2. Coin purse - Wikipedia

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    A purse or pouch (from the Latin bursa, which in turn is from the Greek βύρσα, býrsa, oxhide), [1] sometimes called coin purse for clarity, is a small money bag or pouch, made for carrying coins. In most Commonwealth countries it is known simply as a purse, while "purse" in the United States usually refers to a handbag.

  3. Shell purse - Wikipedia

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    Shell purse made from a freshwater pearl mussel, Margaritifera shell. A shell purse is a type of coin purse that is made from whole or trimmed mollusk shells, especially from bivalve mollusc shells. These purses are of mainly novelty use and purchased as souvenirs of visits, etc. In the past, some were engraved or painted with floral or other ...

  4. Sew Torn - Wikipedia

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    Sew Torn is the first full-length feature film by the director and is based on his 2019 six-minute short film of the same name. The film was part of his successful admission to the American Film Institute and made Macdonald the youngest Directing Fellow ever accepted into the Conservatory.

  5. Wrist clasp - Wikipedia

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    A wrist clasp is a mechanism made of a metal hook and an eye closure, used for closing the wrist opening on a tunic. Wrist clasps are considered to be an important piece of dress accessories for both Vikings and Anglo Saxons .

  6. Three Coins in the Fountain (film) - Wikipedia

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    A nice way to take the movie audience on a sightseeing tour of Rome, with a flying side trip to Venice, through the courtesy of CinemaScope, has been devised in Three Coins in the Fountain, a handsomely colored romance that 20th Century-Fox delivered to the Roxy yesterday. The trick is to underpin the picture with flimsy and harmless accounts ...

  7. Edith Head - Wikipedia

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    Edith Claire Head (née Posenor, [1] October 28, 1897 – October 24, 1981) was an American film costume designer who won a record eight Academy Awards for Best Costume Design [3] between 1949 and 1973, making her the most awarded woman in the Academy's history.

  8. Close Combat Clasp - Wikipedia

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    The Close Combat Clasp (German: Nahkampfspange) was a World War II German military award instituted on 25 November 1942 for participation in hand-to-hand fighting at close quarters. Intended primarily for infantry , other Heer , Waffen-SS , Luftwaffe ground units and Fallschirmjäger (Paratroopers) were also eligible.

  9. Sutton Hoo - Wikipedia

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    The lid consists of a kidney-shaped cell work-frame enclosing a sheet of the horn, on which were mounted pairs of exquisite garnet cell work plaques depicting birds, wolves devouring men (or the ancient motif of the Master of Animals), geometric motifs and a double panel showing animals with interlaced extremities. The maker derived these ...