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  2. List of emoticons - Wikipedia

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    Western style emoticons are mostly written from left to right as though the head is rotated counter-clockwise 90 degrees. One will most commonly see the eyes on the left, followed by the nose (often omitted) and then the mouth. Typically, a colon is used for the eyes of a face, unless winking, in which case a semicolon is used.

  3. Glossary of graffiti - Wikipedia

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    An example of a graffiti character by KEOB. The character is seen in a tag (in the O), a throw-up, single drawing in a drain, and sticker. character In the context of graffiti, individual writers may have unique characters they draw which work in the same way as their moniker. [13] crew The MTA crew blockbuster in the Los Angeles River

  4. Glossary of British terms not widely used in the United States

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    someone who carries the verge or other emblem of authority before a scholastic, legal, or religious dignitary in a procession; someone who takes care of the interior of a church and acts as an attendant during ceremonies. verruca a wart on one's foot. (US: plantar wart)

  5. Visual perception - Wikipedia

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    [9] [10] He was the first person to explain that vision occurs when light bounces on an object and then is directed to one's eyes. [11] Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519) is believed to be the first to recognize the special optical qualities of the eye. He wrote "The function of the human eye ... was described by a large number of authors in a ...

  6. Cut-eye - Wikipedia

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    Cut-eye is a visual gesture using one's eyes and face to communicate displeasure or disapproval, and in some cases hostility. The gesture is usually performed by looking at someone out of the corners of one's eyes, then turning the eyes away quickly down towards the foot opposite the eye of the person the gesture is being performed at.

  7. Rule of three (writing) - Wikipedia

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    The effectiveness of a pattern of three items has also been noted in the visual arts. Cartoonist Art Spiegelman described the rule of three as being key to the work of Nancy creator Ernie Bushmiller, giving the example that "a drawing of three rocks in a background scene was Ernie's way of showing us there were some rocks in the background. It ...

  8. Yes, You Can Rent Out Your Eye Socket For Money

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    n November 1954, 29-year-old Sammy Davis Jr. was driving to Hollywood when a car crash left his eye mangled beyond repair. Doubting his potential as a one-eyed entertainer, the burgeoning performer sought a solution at the same venerable institution where other misfortunate starlets had gone to fill their vacant sockets: Mager & Gougelman, a family-owned business in New York City that has ...

  9. English adjectives - Wikipedia

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    Such adjective phrases can be integrated into the clause (e.g., Love dies young) or detached from the clause as a supplement (e.g., Happy to see her, I wept). Adjective phrases functioning as predicative adjuncts are typically interpreted with the subject of the main clause being the predicand of the adjunct (i.e., "I was happy to see her"). [11]