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Tyrian purple is a pigment made from the mucus of several species of Murex snail. Production of Tyrian purple for use as a fabric dye began as early as 1200 BC by the Phoenicians, and was continued by the Greeks and Romans until 1453 AD, with the fall of Constantinople.
ab-so-lute-ly Affirmative, Yes [8] ace One dollar bill; see clam [9] air tight Very attractive [8] airedale Unattractive man [8] alarm clock Chaperone [8] alderman Man's pot-belly or simply a prominent belly of a man; see bay window [10] alibi Box of flowers or candy [8] all to the good Everything is all right [11] all wet Erroneous idea or ...
The WEF published an article and a video [4] in 2016 based in part on Auken's essay. Social media users shared a frame from the video, depicting an unidentified man smiling with a digital on-screen graphic reading "You'll own nothing. And you'll be happy" superimposed, adding criticism of Auken's views.
Although purple is a very noticeable color, it does need to be painted on a fence post in the most visible way. It is recommended to paint the stripe so that it is three to five feet off the ...
Sandalwood is a class of woods from trees in the genus Santalum. The woods are heavy, yellow, and fine-grained, and, unlike many other aromatic woods, they retain their fragrance for decades. Sandalwood oil is extracted from the woods. Sandalwood is often cited as one of the most expensive woods in the world. Both the wood and the oil produce a ...
Purple haze refers to a state of mind induced by psychedelic drugs, particularly LSD. [86] Wearing purple is a military slang expression in the U.S., Canada and the U.K. for an officer who is serving in a joint assignment with another service, such as an Army officer on assignment to the Navy. The officer is symbolically putting aside his or ...
A video essay is an essay presented in the format of a video recording or short film rather than a conventional piece of writing; the form often overlaps with other forms of video entertainment on online platforms such as YouTube. [1][2][3][4] A video essay allows an author to directly quote from film, video games, music, or other digital media ...
A degree of uncertainty surrounds the origin of the English word "saffron". It might stem from the 12th-century Old French term safran, which comes from the Latin word safranum, from the Persian (زعفران, za'farān), [10] from the Persian word zarparān (زرپران) meaning "gold strung" (implying either the golden stamens of the flower or the golden colour it creates when used as flavour).