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  2. Niqāb - Wikipedia

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    The Pak chador is a relatively new style from Pakistan, which consists of a large triangular scarf with two additional pieces. [5] A thin band on one edge is tied behind the head so as to keep the chador on, and then another larger rectangular piece is attached to one end of the triangle and is worn over the face, and the simple hijāb wrapped ...

  3. List of tautological place names - Wikipedia

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    Pinnacle Peak (Maricopa County, Arizona, U.S.) and Mount Pinnacle (southwestern Virginia, U.S.). Both English. Other locations have the same names. Portsdown Hill (Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK) Port's Hill (dún; Anglosaxon) Hill. Punkaharju Ridge (South Savo, Finland); harju in Finnish already means ridge.

  4. Flatiron Building - Wikipedia

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    The building sits on a triangular block formed by Fifth Avenue, Broadway, and East 22nd Street—where the building's 87-foot (27 m) back end is located—with East 23rd Street grazing the triangle's northern (uptown) peak. The name "Flatiron" derives from its triangular shape, which recalls that of a cast-iron clothes iron. [9] [10]

  5. Crossword abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    Taking this one stage further, the clue word can hint at the word or words to be abbreviated rather than giving the word itself. For example: "About" for C or CA (for "circa"), or RE. "Say" for EG, used to mean "for example". More obscure clue words of this variety include: "Model" for T, referring to the Model T.

  6. List of places on land with elevations below sea level

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    This is a list of places on land below mean sea level.. Places artificially created such as tunnels, mines, basements, and dug holes, or places under water, or existing temporarily as a result of ebbing of sea tide etc., are not included.

  7. Glossary of geography terms (A–M) - Wikipedia

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    A map projection in which all bearings are laid off correctly from the centerpoint of the map, so that all points on the map are true in distance and direction from the center. [4] Aztecs A Mesoamerican civilization that flourised between 1300-1521. They spoke Nahuatl, believed in a polytheistic religion, and were organized in city-states.

  8. Scarf - Wikipedia

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    In 1937, Hermès designed a woodblock scarf made of Chinese silk that was worn by Queen Elizabeth II of England, American First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, and Grace Kelly. [19] The basic scarf shapes are square, triangular, and rectangular. [18] The most common type is the square scarf, which can be folded to form a rectangular or ...

  9. Historic Triangle - Wikipedia

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    The three points of Colonial Virginia's Historic Triangle, Jamestown, Williamsburg, and Yorktown, which are linked by the scenic Colonial Parkway A sign for the Historic Triangle on U.S. Route 60 just west of Grove, Virginia near Busch Gardens Williamsburg theme park in James City County, Virginia. The Historic Triangle includes three historic ...