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  2. Horseshoe shape - Wikipedia

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    Horseshoe shape is a shape in which the length of the opening is approximately between a third or a quarter of a circle's circumference. [1] It therefore resembles a horseshoe. The shape is sometimes described as keyhole, omega-shaped or moon-like. [2] It occurs most frequently in the horseshoe that gives it its name.

  3. The Horseshoe (Vietnam) - Wikipedia

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    The Horseshoe is located approximately 9 km southeast of Nui Dat, 1 km north of Đất Đỏ and immediately east of Route TI 52 in Phuoc Tuy Province. [1] The Horseshoe is an extinct volcano with its crescent-shaped remaining walls (giving its Horseshoe shape) rising up to 100 feet (30 m) above the surrounding plains, while the southern end is open.

  4. Glossary of shapes with metaphorical names - Wikipedia

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    Horseshoe-shaped, resembling a horseshoe, cf. horseshoe (disambiguation). In botany , also called lecotropal (see below) Hourglass shape or hourglass figure , the one that resembles an hourglass ; nearly symmetric shape wide at its ends and narrow in the middle; some flat shapes may be alternatively compared to the figure eight or hourglass

  5. Horseshoe - Wikipedia

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    A horseshoe is a product designed to protect a horse hoof from wear. Shoes are attached on the palmar surface (ground side) of the hooves, usually nailed through the insensitive hoof wall that is anatomically akin to the human toenail , although much larger and thicker.

  6. Laurel wreath - Wikipedia

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    Whereas ancient laurel wreaths are most often depicted as a horseshoe shape, modern versions are usually complete rings. [citation needed] In common modern idiomatic usage, a laurel wreath or "crown" refers to a victory. The expression "resting on one's laurels" refers to someone relying entirely on long-past successes for continued fame or ...

  7. Mantou kiln - Wikipedia

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    Cizhou ware fired in a mantou kiln: meiping vase with slip-painted peony foliage, Jin dynasty, 12th or 13th century. The mantou kiln (Chinese: 饅頭窯; pinyin: mántóu yáo; Wade–Giles: man-t'ou yao) or horseshoe-shaped kiln was the most common type of pottery kiln in north China, in historical periods when the dragon kiln dominated south China; both seem to have emerged in the Warring ...

  8. Tachypleus tridentatus - Wikipedia

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    Tachypleus tridentatus, commonly known as the Chinese horseshoe crab, Japanese horseshoe crab, or tri-spine horseshoe crab, is a species of horseshoe crab found in Southeast and East Asia, with records from China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam.

  9. Vietnamese Wikipedia - Wikipedia

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    The Vietnamese Wikipedia initially went online in November 2002, with a front page and an article about the Internet Society.The project received little attention and did not begin to receive significant contributions until it was "restarted" in October 2003 [3] and the newer, Unicode-capable MediaWiki software was installed soon after.