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  2. List of Chinese symbols, designs, and art motifs - Wikipedia

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    The butterfly is a symbol of joy and summer. [12] It also implies long life, beauty and elegance. [6] Pair of butterflies. Pair of butterflies embroidered on clothing strengthens the energy of love. [6] Love, especially young love; undying bond between lovers. [6] Cicada.

  3. Hmong textile art - Wikipedia

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    The most widely recognized modern style of Hmong textile art is a form of embroidery derived from Paj Ntaub known as story cloth. Traditional Hmong textiles like Paj Ntaub play a significant role in Hmong daily life and are often directly associated with larger cultural concerns such as religion, gender, economics, and ethnic identity.

  4. Lady Godiva - Wikipedia

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    Lady Godiva by John Collier, c. 1897, in the Herbert Art Gallery and Museum, Coventry. Lady Godiva: Edmund Blair Leighton depicts her moment of decision (1892). Lady Godiva (/ ɡ ə ˈ d aɪ v ə /; died between 1066 and 1086), in Old English Godgifu, was a late Anglo-Saxon noblewoman who is relatively well documented as the wife of Leofric, Earl of Mercia, and a patron of various churches and ...

  5. LGBT symbols - Wikipedia

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    The downward-pointing black triangle used to mark individuals considered "asocial". The category included homosexual women, nonconformists, sex workers, nomads, Romani, and others. The downward-pointing pink triangle overlapping a yellow triangle was used to single out male homosexual prisoners who were Jewish.

  6. Pachliopta aristolochiae - Wikipedia

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    Binomial name. Pachliopta aristolochiae. ( Fabricius, 1775) [ 1] Synonyms. Atrophaneura aristolochiae. Pachliopta aristolochiae, the common rose, [ 2][ 3] is a species of swallowtail butterfly belonging to the genus Pachliopta, the roses, or red-bodied swallowtails. It is a common butterfly which is extensively distributed across south and ...

  7. Selburose - Wikipedia

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    Selburose. In Norwegian knitting, a selburose ( Norwegian: [ˈsæ̀ɽbʉˌɾuːsə]) is a knitted rose pattern in the shape of a regular octagram. It is traditionally used for winter clothing such as the Selbu mitten ( selbuvott) and sweaters ( lusekofte, lopapeysa and mariusgenser ). Of ancient origin, the pattern is associated with the town ...

  8. Famille rose - Wikipedia

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    Famille rose. Famille rose (French for " pink family ") is a type of Chinese porcelain introduced in the 18th century and defined by pink overglaze enamel. It is a Western classification for Qing dynasty porcelain known in Chinese by various terms: fencai, ruancai, yangcai, and falangcai. [ 1] The colour palette is thought to have been brought ...

  9. Need a wedding dress? This librarian has 100 — and she lends ...

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    This librarian has 100 — and she lends them out for free. Choosing a wedding dress can be one of the most emotional — not to mention expensive — aspects of planning a wedding. And all too ...