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  2. 1750–1775 in Western fashion - Wikipedia

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    The women's sack-back gowns and the men's coats over long waistcoats are characteristic of this period. Fashion in the years 1750–1775 in European countries and the colonial Americas was characterised by greater abundance, elaboration and intricacy in clothing designs, loved by the Rococo artistic trends of the period.

  3. Negro cloth - Wikipedia

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    "Superior American Negro Cloths" advertised in a Charleston, South Carolina newspaper in 1826. Negro cloth or Lowell cloth was a coarse and strong cloth used for slaves' clothing in the West Indies and the Southern Colonies. [1] [2] [3] The cloth was imported from Europe (primarily Wales) in the 18th and 19th centuries. [4] [5]

  4. 1700–1750 in Western fashion - Wikipedia

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    1. A simple trimmed lace and cloth dress English/French cut. (1710) 2. Silk dress supported by panniers. Note that there is no central parting to the dress. The low cut neckline is also less ornamented than a contemporary women's would be. (1718) 3. A group scene of a girl and two boys. Boys were breeched at around 5–10.

  5. History of clothing and textiles - Wikipedia

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    The women's sack-back gowns and the men's coats over long waistcoats are characteristic of this period. During the 18th century, distinction was made between full dress worn at Court and for formal occasions, and undress or everyday, daytime clothes. As the decades progressed, fewer and fewer occasions called for full dress which had all but ...

  6. Cuisine of the Thirteen Colonies - Wikipedia

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    North American colonies 1763–76. The cuisine of the Thirteen Colonies includes the foods, bread, eating habits, and cooking methods of the Colonial United States.. In the period leading up to 1776, a number of events led to a drastic change in the diet of the American colonists.

  7. Spaghetti strap - Wikipedia

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    A spaghetti strap (also called a noodle strap) is a very thin shoulder strap used to support [1] clothing, while providing minimal shoulder straps over otherwise bare shoulders. It is commonly used in garments such as swimwear , camisoles , crop tops , brassieres, sundresses , cocktail dresses , and evening gowns , so-named for its resemblance ...

  8. The real name for a single strand of spaghetti is baffling ...

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    But the actual term for a single spaghetti noodle -- which is, by the way, "spaghetto" -- has quickly ignited the internet. The saga began when Twitter user Caroline Ramsey tweeted the definition ...

  9. Colonial period of South Carolina - Wikipedia

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    The Grim Years: Settling South Carolina, 1670-1720 (U of South Carolina Press, 2019). Quintana, Ryan A. Making a Slave State: Political Development in Early South Carolina (U of North Carolina Press, 2018) online review [dead link ‍]. Rogers, George C. Evolution of a Federalist: William Loughton Smith of Charleston (1758-1812)