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2. Hook-and-loop fastener - Wikipedia

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   Hook-and-loop fasteners, commonly known as Velcro (a genericized trademark), hook-and-pile fasteners or touch fasteners are versatile fastening devices that allow two surfaces to be repeatedly attached and detached with ease. Invented in the mid-20th century, they are widely used in clothing, accessories, and various industrial and consumer ...

3. Dress hook - Wikipedia

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   A dress hook is a decorative clothing accessory of the medieval and Tudor periods used to fasten outer garments or to drape up skirts. Made of base metal or precious silver and silver-gilt, dress hooks are documented in wills and inventories, and surviving hooks have been identified in the archaeological record throughout England. [1] [2] [3]

4. Robert Hooke - Wikipedia

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   He ran a bow along the edge of a flour-covered glass plate and saw the nodal patterns emerge. [ 149 ] [ 150 ] In acoustics, in 1681, Hooke showed the Royal Society that musical tones can be generated using spinning brass cogs cut with teeth in particular proportions.

5. Hook-and-eye closure - Wikipedia

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   This was a raised elevation or "hump" in the wire hook that prevented the eye from slipping out of the hook, "except at the will of the wearer". [ 5 ] In 1893, Marie Tucek patented the "Breast Supporter" – the first garment similar to the modern-day bra, which used separate pockets for the breasts and straps that went over the shoulder and ...

6. Stemware - Wikipedia

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   The glass stemware, with either flat or domed feet, appeared in Middle Ages. Prior to that, a typical drinking vessel made of glass was either a tumbler (unlike the modern ones, these have rounded bases and could literally tumble) or a pointed-base design intended for insertion into the ground or streambed for cooling.

7. Hanfu accessories - Wikipedia

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   Belt hook One end has an elongated body with a knob that goes through the belt; the other end is a curled head that hooks on a loop, ring, or hole on the opposite end of the belt to keep it secure. Made of precious metals and jade; they were less ornamented in the Jin dynasty compared to the ones worn in the Han dynasty. [ 29 ]