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  2. History of clothing and textiles - Wikipedia

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    The results of the UF study show humans started wearing clothes, a technology that allowed them to successfully migrate out of Africa. Anthropologists believe that animal skins and vegetation were adapted into coverings as protection from cold, heat, and rain, especially as humans migrated to new climates. [1]

  3. Curlee - Wikipedia

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  4. Culottes - Wikipedia

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    European military uniforms incorporated culottes as a standard uniform article, the lower leg being covered by either stockings, leggings, or knee-high boots.Culottes were a common part of military uniforms during the European wars of the eighteenth-century (the Great Northern War, the War of the Spanish Succession, the War of the Austrian Succession, the Seven Years' War, the French and ...

  5. Timeline of clothing and textiles technology - Wikipedia

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    ISBN 1-873132-05-0; Bennett, Wendell C. & Bird, Junius B. Andean Culture History. Handbook Series No. 15. Second and revised edition. ©The American Museum of Natural History. A publication of the Anthropological Handbook Fund, New York, 1960. Habib, Irfan (2011). Economic History of Medieval India, 1200-1500. Pearson Education. ISBN 9788131727911.

  6. Fishnet - Wikipedia

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    Roller derby athletes at an equipment check wearing three weaves of fishnet stockings ranging from coarse to fine. An early (perhaps the earliest) written reference to fishnet as an erotic device can be found in the Westcar Papyrus, specifically the tale of Baufra – which is expanded in the 'Wonder of Djadjaemankh'.

  7. Kurta - Wikipedia

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    A kurta is a loose collarless shirt or tunic worn in many regions of South Asia, [1] [2] [3] and now also worn around the world. [4] Tracing its roots to Central Asian nomadic tunics , or upper body garments, of the late-ancient- or early-medieval era, the kurta has evolved stylistically over the centuries, especially in South Asia , as a ...

  8. Dungaree (fabric) - Wikipedia

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    Dungaree is typically associated with working clothes, here seen on mechanics working on a North American T-6 Texan trainer during the Second World War. Dungaree fabric (used in English since 1605–15, from the Marathi dongrÄ«) is a historical term for an Indian coarse thick calico [1] cloth.

  9. Gauze - Wikipedia

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    Gauze veil Tutu Gauze swab Gauze balls. Gauze is a thin, translucent fabric with a loose open weave.In technical terms, "gauze" is a weave structure in which the weft yarns are arranged in pairs and are crossed before and after each warp yarn, keeping the weft firmly in place. [1]