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2. Fringe (trim) - Wikipedia

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   Types of fringe include: Bullion fringe, is a twisted yarn which generally contains threads of silver or gold. [1] The name derives from bullion hose, which had a twisted element at the top that resembled this type of fringe. [1] Modern bullion fringe varies widely in texture and width, but generally is only 3 to 9 inches (7.6 to 22.9 cm) in ...

3. Trim (sewing) - Wikipedia

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   Before the Industrial Revolution, all trim was made and applied by hand, thus making heavily trimmed furnishings and garments expensive and high-status. Machine-woven trims and sewing machines put these dense trimmings within the reach of even modest dressmakers and home sewers, and an abundance of trimming is a characteristic of mid- Victorian ...

4. Military colours, standards and guidons - Wikipedia

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   Infantry units have a drapeau / vaandel, a square vertical tricolour of black, yellow, and red based on the national flag within a 15 mm wide gold fringe, the whole being 90 cm square. The names of battle honours for which the unit was cited are embroidered in gold in French on the obverse and in Dutch on the reverse, in straight lines.

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6. What makes the Santa Ana winds so destructive? - AOL

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   The Santa Ana winds become particularly dangerous when combined with other climate conditions such as drought, which increases the risk of wildfires like the ones currently raging in the Los ...

7. Flag of the United States Marine Corps - Wikipedia

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   Orders were issued on April 2, 1921 which directed all national colors be manufactured without the yellow fringe and without the words "U.S. Marine Corps" embroidered on the red stripe. This was followed by an order dated March 14, 1922, retiring from use all national colors still in use with yellow fringe or wording on the flag.