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  2. Kanekalon - Wikipedia

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    View history; Tools. Tools. move to sidebar hide. Actions Read; ... Kanekalon could refer to: ... Synthetic dreads or other synthetic hair products made out of such ...

  3. Denali–Mount McKinley naming dispute - Wikipedia

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    Numerous Indigenous peoples of the area had their own names for this prominent peak. The local Koyukon Athabaskan name for the mountain, used by the Indigenous Americans with access to the flanks of the mountain (living in the Yukon, Tanana and Kuskokwim basins), is Dinale or Denali (/ d ɪ ˈ n æ l i / or / d ɪ ˈ n ɑː l i /). [13]

  4. List of gairaigo and wasei-eigo terms - Wikipedia

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    Gairaigo are Japanese words originating from, or based on, foreign-language, generally Western, terms.These include wasei-eigo (Japanese pseudo-anglicisms).Many of these loanwords derive from Portuguese, due to Portugal's early role in Japanese-Western interaction; Dutch, due to the Netherlands' relationship with Japan amidst the isolationist policy of sakoku during the Edo period; and from ...

  5. Synthetic dreads - Wikipedia

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    Synthetic dreads are typically made by braiding or wrapping synthetic hair around a core material, such as yarn or wire, to create a cylindrical shape resembling natural dreadlocks. They come in various styles, lengths, and colors, allowing individuals to experiment with different looks, from vibrant and multicolored to natural and understated.

  6. Artificial hair integrations - Wikipedia

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    The most widely used type of fiber is Kanekalon, developed by the Japanese Kaneka Corporation in the 1950s. It was originally an acrylic fiber but was superseded by a version originally designated "Kanekalon N" [2] which is a modacrylic copolymer of 60% acrylonitrile and 40% vinyl chloride, where the latter imparts flame retardant properties. [3]

  7. Wasei-eigo - Wikipedia

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    These transformations often result in truncated (or "backclipped") words and words with extra vowels inserted to accommodate the Japanese mora syllabic structure. [5]: 70 Wasei-eigo, on the other hand, is the re-working of and experimentation with these words that results in an entirely novel meaning as compared to the original intended meaning.

  8. List of English words of Irish origin - Wikipedia

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    (from sean-bhean bhocht meaning "poor old woman") a literary name for Ireland in the 18th and 19th centuries. shebeen (from síbín meaning "a mugful") unlicensed house selling alcohol (OED). shillelagh (from sail éille meaning "a club with a strap") a wooden club or cudgel made from a stout knotty stick with a large knob on the end. Sidhe

  9. List of English words of Old English origin - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of English words inherited and derived directly from the Old English stage of the language. This list also includes neologisms formed from Old English roots and/or particles in later forms of English, and words borrowed into other languages (e.g. French, Anglo-French, etc.) then borrowed back into English (e.g. bateau, chiffon, gourmet, nordic, etc.).