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  2. Figure of speech - Wikipedia

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    Allusion: covert reference to another work of literature or art. Anacoenosis: posing a question to an audience, often with the implication that it shares a common interest with the speaker. Analogy: a comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification. Anapodoton: leaving a common known saying unfinished.

  3. Metaphor - Wikipedia

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    The metaphoric meaning of tornado is inexact: one might understand that 'Pat is powerfully destructive' through the paraphrand of physical and emotional destruction; another person might understand the metaphor as 'Pat can spin out of control'. In the latter case, the paraphier of 'spinning motion' has become the paraphrand 'psychological spin ...

  4. Slouch sock - Wikipedia

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    Slouch socks tend to have a foot that is made of very thin fabric to encourage the layering of the socks. [1] Slouch socks come in two primary varieties. "Flat-knit" slouch socks have no elastic and have a "two-by-two" [further explanation needed] knitting pattern. The "flat-knit" term comes from the fact that the ribbing of the socks has a ...

  5. Glossary of sewing terms - Wikipedia

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    Plain seam A seam or seamline in sewing is the line where two pieces of fabric are held together by thread. seam allowance A seam allowance is the area between the edge of fabric and the stitching line on two (or more) pieces of material being stitched together. Seam allowances can range from 1/4 inch wide (6.35 mm) to as much as several inches.

  6. Underlying representation - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2] In contrast, a surface representation is the phonetic representation of the word or sound. The concept of an underlying representation is central to generative grammar. [3] If more phonological rules apply to the same underlying form, they can apply wholly independently of each other or in a feeding or counterbleeding order.

  7. Mirroring - Wikipedia

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    Mirroring is the behavior in which one person subconsciously imitates the gesture, speech pattern, or attitude of another. [1] Mirroring often occurs in social situations, particularly in the company of close friends or family, often going unnoticed by both parties.

  8. Boot sock - Wikipedia

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    Hiking boots with socks Edmund Hillary in 1957 after ac­com­pa­nying the first plane to land at the Marble Point ground air strip, Antarctica. Boot socks are a type of sock suitable for wearing with boots. Typically made from a knitted material, popular styles of knit currently are the cable and fair isle knit. Boot socks provide additional ...

  9. Sentence diagram - Wikipedia

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    Simple sentences in the Reed–Kellogg system are diagrammed according to these forms: The diagram of a simple sentence begins with a horizontal line called the base.The subject is written on the left, the predicate on the right, separated by a vertical bar that extends through the base.