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2. Superhydrophobic coating - Wikipedia

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   In industry, super-hydrophobic coatings are used in ultra-dry surface applications. The coating can be sprayed onto objects to make them waterproof. The spray is anti-corrosive and anti-icing; has cleaning capabilities; and can be used to protect circuits and grids. Superhydrophobic coatings have important applications in maritime industry ...

3. Garden gnome - Wikipedia

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   Gnome enthusiasts accused the organisers of snobbery, as garden gnomes are popular in the gardens of working class and suburban households. [15] The ban was lifted during 2013 to mark the show's centenary. [16] In the Italian movie The Monster (1994), the main character Loris, played by Roberto Benigni, is accused of stealing the garden gnome ...

4. Travelling gnome - Wikipedia

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   A travelling gnome with London's Big Ben in the background. The travelling gnome or roaming gnome is a garden gnome lawn ornament brought on a trip and photographed in front of famous landmarks. The practice is called gnoming. Some instances have become national and international news stories, where people have stolen a garden gnome from a ...

5. Rien Poortvliet - Wikipedia

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   Born in Schiedam, Poortvliet was best known for his drawings [2] of animals and for "Gnomes", a famous series of illustrated books with text by Wil Huygen. [3]Poortvliet did not attend art school and his family discouraged him from becoming an artist: `My family thought that artists were, you know, a little bit dangerous, all those naked women, all that drinking all night."

6. The World of David the Gnome - Wikipedia

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   The series follows the gnomes, a kind species who are 15 centimetres (5.9 in) tall and weigh 250–300 grams (8.8–10.6 oz). There are several types of gnomes: those of the forest, garden, farm, house, dunes, and Siberia, as well as nomadic "gypsy" gnomes, who are generally looked down upon by other gnomes.

7. Lawn jockey - Wikipedia

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   Lawn jockeys. A lawn jockey is a statue depicting a man in jockey clothes, intended to be placed in front yards as hitching posts, similar to those of footmen bearing lanterns near entrances and gnomes in gardens.

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9. Garden hermit - Wikipedia

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   Garden hermits or ornamental hermits were people encouraged to live alone in purpose-built hermitages, follies, grottoes, or rockeries on the estates of wealthy landowners, primarily during the 18th century.