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CREPE |
Light material |
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TULLE |
Light material |
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FARTHINGALE |
A hoop skirt or hoop petticoat, or other light,
elastic material, used to extend the petticoat. |
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LANTERN |
An open structure of light material set upon a roof, to
give light and air to the interior. |
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KITE |
A light frame of wood or other material covered with paper or
cloth, for flying in the air at the end of a string. |
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DOGVANE |
A small vane of bunting, feathers, or any other light
material, carried at the masthead to indicate the direction of the
wind. |
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BLOUSE |
A light, loose over-garment, like a smock frock, worn
especially by workingmen in France; also, a loose coat of any material,
as the undress uniform coat of the United States army. |
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BALLOON |
A bag made of silk or other light material, and filled
with hydrogen gas or heated air, so as to rise and float in the
atmosphere; especially, one with a car attached for aerial navigation. |
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WINDOW |
An opening in the wall of a building for the admission of
light and air, usually closed by casements or sashes containing some
transparent mate... |
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NEGATIVE |
A picture upon glass or other material, in which the
light portions of the original are represented in some opaque material
(usually reduced si... |
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FLUORESCENCE |
...of
producing at their surface, or within their substance, light different
in color from the mass of the material, as when green crystals of fluo... |
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FIREWORK |
A device for producing a striking display of light, or a
figure or figures in plain or colored fire, by the combustion of
materials that burn i... |