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2. Earring - Wikipedia

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   Initially, the trend was for women to wear a second set of earrings in the earlobes, or for men to double-pierce a single earlobe. Asymmetric styles with more and more piercings became popular, eventually leading to the cartilage piercing trend. Double ear piercing in newborn babies is a phenomenon in Central America, particularly in Costa Rica.

3. Cartilage piercing - Wikipedia

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   A cartilage piercing can refer to any area of cartilage on the body with a perforation created for the purpose of wearing jewelry. The two most common areas with cartilage piercings are the ear and the nose. Outside of the body modification community, many people commonly refer to a helix piercing as a "cartilage piercing."

4. Collar (jewelry) - Wikipedia

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   The term collar is an older word for necklace. It is usually reserved today for a necklace that lies flat to the body rather than hanging freely, and it rests directly above the collar bone. In contemporary fine jewelry, collar necklaces are 14 inches in chain length and look similar to a collar on a shirt.

5. Ear piercing instrument - Wikipedia

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   An ear-piercing instrument (commonly referred to as a piercing gun or an ear-piercing gun) is a device designed to pierce earlobes by driving a pointed starter stud through the lobe. Piercing guns are typically used for ear piercing in mall jewelry shops, beauty salons, pharmacies, and doctors' offices.

6. Body piercing - Wikipedia

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   Deuteronomy 15:12–17 [9] dictates ear piercing for a slave who chooses not to be freed. [10] Earrings are also referenced in connection to the Hindu goddess Lakshmi in the Vedas. [1] Earrings for pierced ears were found in a grave in the Ukok region between Russia and China dated between 400 and 300 BCE. [11] A Karen woman from Burma with ...

7. Nose piercing - Wikipedia

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   Large-gauge septum piercing Fulani woman with traditional nose ring and mouth tattooThe nasal septum is the cartilaginous dividing wall between the nostrils. Generally, the cartilage itself is not pierced, but rather the small gap between the cartilage and the bottom of the nose (sometimes called the "sweet spot" by piercers), typically at 16g (1.2 mm) although it is often stretched to a ...