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2. Camel-hair brush - Wikipedia

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   Camel-hair brush. A camel-hair brush is a type of paintbrush with soft bristles made from natural hairs, usually squirrel. Actual camel hair is not a suitable material, although historically camel was used for ancient Chinese ink brushes (and for camel hair cloth). It is a widely used brush in art, but is considered inferior to the more ...

3. Camel hair - Wikipedia

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   Camel hair specifically refers to the fur from the body of a camel, but more generally refers to the fibre (and cloth) that may be made from either pure camel hair or a blend of camel hair and another fibre. Camel hair has two components: guard hair and undercoat. Guard hair is the outer protective fur, which is coarse and inflexible and can be ...

4. Celestial Emporium of Benevolent Knowledge - Wikipedia

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   Celestial Emporium of Benevolent Knowledge. Celestial Emporium of Benevolent Knowledge (Spanish: Emporio celestial de conocimientos benévolos) is a fictitious taxonomy of animals described by the writer Jorge Luis Borges in his 1942 essay "The Analytical Language of John Wilkins" (El idioma analítico de John Wilkins). [1][2]

5. Pinstriping brush - Wikipedia

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   Pinstriping brushes have several different designs: Swords, Daggers, and Flats, as well as Double line brushes. The brush consists of a small wood dowel handle, string or brass fixture with adhesive and brush hairs traditionally made from squirrel hair (confusingly called camel hair).

6. Pencil - Wikipedia

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   Ferrule. Eraser. A pencil (/ ˈpɛnsəl / ⓘ) is a writing or drawing implement with a solid pigment core in a protective casing that reduces the risk of core breakage and keeps it from marking the user's hand. Pencils create marks by physical abrasion, leaving a trail of solid core material that adheres to a sheet of paper or other surface.

7. William Savage (ornithologist) - Wikipedia

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   Savage then measured each dimension and then transferred those dimensions to paper. After wetting his brush with his tongue or water, Savage tested watercolor paints and compared the results with the bird. Originally, Savage made his brushes out of fur from game that he hunted, but he later bought camel-hair brushes. He worked on the steps over ...