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Portrait of a woman wearing a heavily ruffled cap, 1789 Mechanical ruffler by Singer, used on domestic sewing machines. In sewing and dressmaking, a ruffle, frill, or furbelow is a strip of fabric, lace or ribbon tightly gathered or pleated on one edge and applied to a garment, bedding, or other textile as a form of trimming.
A ruff from the early 17th century: detail from The Regentesses of St Elizabeth Hospital, Haarlem, by Verspronck A ruff from the 1620s. A ruff is an item of clothing worn in Western, Central and Northern Europe, as well as Spanish America, from the mid-16th century to the mid-17th century.
In the heart of the small island of Praslin, the reserve has the vestiges of a natural palm forest preserved in almost its original state. The famous coco de mer, from a palm-tree once believed to grow in the depths of the sea, is the largest seed in the plant kingdom. [5]
Seychelles was uninhabited throughout most of recorded history, although simulations of Austronesian migration patterns indicate a good probability that Asians visited the islands. [19] Tombs visible until 1910 at Anse Lascars on Silhouette Island have been conjectured to belong to later Maldivian and Arab traders visiting the archipelago. [ 20 ]
Seychelles, an island country in the Indian Ocean, consists of over 100 islands. [1] Despite the large number of islands, less than half are inhabited, though many are tourist destinations. [ 2 ]
The Seychelles National Party, the Seychelles Party for Social Justice and Democracy and the Seychelles United Party formed a coalition, Linyon Demokratik Seselwa (LDS). LDS won 25 seats and the former ruling party United Seychelles (US) (Formerly Parti Lepep, Seychelles People's Progressive Front) won 10 seats of the 35 seats of the National ...
Seychellois Creole people / s eɪ ˈ ʃ ɛ l w ɑː ˈ k r i oʊ l / are an ethnic group native to Seychelles, who speak Seychellois Creole. They are the predominant ethnic group in the country. [2] The majority of the people living in the Seychelles are referred to as Seychellois. They are of Creole, East African and Malagasy origin. However ...
Bodies of water of Seychelles (2 C) I. Islands of Seychelles (11 C, 1 P) M. Mountains of Seychelles (2 P) W. Wetlands of Seychelles (1 C) Pages in category "Landforms ...