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  2. Overhang (architecture) - Wikipedia

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    Overhang on 16th century Tomb of Salim Chishti, Fatehpur Sikri, India In architecture , an overhang is a protruding structure that may provide protection for lower levels. Overhangs on two sides of Pennsylvania Dutch barns protect doors, windows, and other lower-level structures.

  3. Thigh gap - Wikipedia

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    In 2013, author Camille Hugh published her book The Thigh Gap Hack, [12] and in June 2013 she was interviewed about the book on The Dr. Oz Show. [13] The book was criticized by Lisa Delaney of Spryliving.com, who said the book "feeds girls' and women's obsessions with their bodies, promotes thinness at the expense of healthfulness (because of Hugh's disdain of fitness, exercise, muscles, etc ...

  4. Seated Woman with Bent Knees - Wikipedia

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    The figure rests her head on her knee, which is raised and bent, while her other leg falls open to the side. She has carmine-red lips and sports messy, fiery orange-red hair that contrasts with the deep green of her top, and her petticoat is hitched up. [1] [5] She also wears underwear and black stockings. [5]

  5. Porte-cochère - Wikipedia

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    An ornate 19th-century porte-cochère, at Waddesdon Manor A modern example at a hospital. A porte-cochère (/ ˌ p ɔːr t k oʊ ˈ ʃ ɛ r /; French: [pɔʁt.kɔ.ʃɛʁ]; lit. ' coach gateway '; [1] pl. porte-cochères – pl. portes-cochères) [2] is a doorway to a building or courtyard, "often very grand," through which vehicles can enter from the street [3] or a covered porch-like ...

  6. Overhang (vehicles) - Wikipedia

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    Along with clearance, length of overhangs affects the approach and departure angles, which measure the vehicle's ability to overcome steep obstacles and rough terrain.The longer the front overhang, the smaller is the approach angle, and thus lesser the car's ability to climb or descend steep ramps without damaging the front bumpers. [1]

  7. Furniture - Wikipedia

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    Restoring a piece of furniture may imply attempting to repair and revive the original finish in some way. More often than not, this entails removing the existing treatment and preparing the raw wood for a new finish. Methods for repair depend on what kind of wood it is: solid or veneered, hardwood or softwood, open grained or closed grained.

  8. East Asian hip-and-gable roof - Wikipedia

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    The Longxing Temple—built in 1052 and located at present-day Zhengding, Hebei Province, China—has a hip-and-gable xieshan-style roof with double eaves. [1]The East Asian hip-and-gable roof (Xiēshān (歇山) in Chinese, Paljakjibung (팔작지붕) in Korean and Irimoya (入母屋) in Japanese) also known as 'resting hill roof', consists of a hip roof that slopes down on all four sides and ...