hanging+garments
71National Treasures of Japan — For the informal term of Preservers of Important Intangible Cultural Properties, see Living National Treasures of Japan …
72Jerkin (garment) — A jerkin is a man s short close fitting jacket, made usually of light colored leather, and without sleeves, worn over the doublet in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The term is also applied to a similar sleeveless garment worn by the… …
73Doublet (clothing) — For other uses, see Doublet (disambiguation). The unidentified tailor in Giovanni Battista Moroni s famous portrait of ca 1570 is in doublet and lined and stuffed ( bombasted ) hose. A doublet is a man s snug fitting buttoned jacket that is… …
74Hose (clothing) — For contemporary styles see Pantyhose, Hosiery Florentine particolored hose, c. 1470 Hose are any of various styles of men s clothing for the legs and lower body, worn from the Middle Ages through the 17th century, when the term fell out of use… …
75Jacket lapel — Lapel redirects here. For the town, see Lapel, Indiana. An unorthodox peaked lapel Jacket lapels are the folded flaps of cloth on the front of a jacket or coat, and are most commonly found on formal clothing and suit jackets. Usually they are… …
76Kalevala (synopses) — The Kalevala is considered the national epic of Finland. It was compiled and edited by Elias Lönnrot while he was a district health officer in (then under the governance of Russia) eastern Finland. The poem consists of 50 runos or cantos and… …
77Smocking — is an embroidery technique used to gather fabric so that it can stretch. Before elastic, smocking was commonly used in cuffs, bodices, and necklines in garments where buttons were undesirable. Smocking developed in England and has been practiced… …
78Hand-knitting — is a special case of knitting, in which the knitted fabric is produced by hand.Flat and circular knittingWeft knit fabrics can be divided into two types: those that have selvages (side edges) and those that are tubes, where the side edges have… …
79Christianity — /kris chee an i tee/, n., pl. Christianities. 1. the Christian religion, including the Catholic, Protestant, and Eastern Orthodox churches. 2. Christian beliefs or practices; Christian quality or character: Christianity mixed with pagan elements; …
80India — /in dee euh/, n. 1. Hindi, Bharat. a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950.… …
