Jewellery (Jewelry in American spelling); comprises ornamental objects worn by persons, typically made with gems and precious metals. Costume jewellery is made from less valuable materials. However, jewellery can and has been made out of almost every kind of material. The word is derived from the word "jewel", which was anglicised from the Old French "jouel" in around the 13th century. Further tracing leads bac ...

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• Jewellery - Common types
• Jewellery - Less common types
• Jewellery - Special functions
• Jewellery - Components
• Jewellery - Materials and methods
• Jewellery - Timeline
• Jewellery - Bibliography

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Jewellery, particularly when made with precious materials, is generally considered valuable and desirable. A variety of precious gemstones, coins or other precious items can be used, often set into precious metals. Common metals used for jewellery include gold, platinum or silver. Most gold alloys used in jewellery range from 10K to 22K gold, while platinum alloys range from 900 (90% pure) to 950 (95.0% pure). The silver used in jewellery is often sterling silver. Common gemstones that are used include diamonds, rubies, sapphires, emera ...

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Jewellery, Jewellery - Types, Jewellery - Common types, Jewellery - Less common types, Jewellery - Special functions, Jewellery - Components, Jewellery - Materials and methods, Jewellery - Timeline, Jewellery - Bibliography

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A choker is a tight-fitting necklace, worn high on the neck. This type of jewelry can consist of one or more bands circling the neck. Chokers can be made of a variety of materials, including velvet, beads, metal and leather. They may or may not be adorned with sequins, studs or some kind of pendant and come in a variety of colours. See also. Collar (BDSM) Categories: Clothing | Jewellery ...

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Copal is a type of resin, sometimes referred to as pom (the Maya language name). The word is derived from the Nahuatl language word copalli, meaning incense. It is sometimes likened to, or substituted for, amber and put in jewellery. Many indigenous cultures in Mexico use fresh copal as an incense, used during energy cleanings and aura healings and during the temazcal, or sweat lodge ceremony. It is available in different forms. The hard, amber-like yellow copal is a less expensive version. The white copal, a hard

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Buddharupa (literally, 'Form of the Awakened One') is the Sanskrit term used in Buddhism for statues or models of the Buddha. Despite cultural and regional differences in the interpretations of texts about the life of the Buddha, there are some general guidelines to the attributes of a Buddharupa: Fingers and toes are elongated proportionately Long, aquiline nose Elongated earlobes ...

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• Buddharupa - Types of Buddharupa

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A bracteate (from the Latin bractea, a thin piece of metal) is a flat, thin, single-sided gold coin produced in Northern Europe predominantly during the Migration Period of the Germanic Iron Age, but the name is also used for later produced coins of silver produced in Central Europe during the early Middle Ages. Bracteate - Gold bracteates from the migration period. Gold bracteates commonly denominate a certain type of jewellery, made mainly in the fifth to seventh century AD, represented by some spe ...

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• Bracteate - Gold bracteates from the migration period
• Bracteate - Typology
• Bracteate - Corpus
• Bracteate - Early medieval bracteates
• Bracteate - Sources

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Cameo is a method of carving, or an item of jewelry made in this manner. It features a raised (positive) relief image; contrast with intaglio, which has a negative image. The effect of "cameo" also refers to a proof coin that has frosted lettering and features, providing attractive contrast with the mirrored fields of the coin. The terms "deep cameo" and "ultra cameo" describe cameo coins h ...

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Appraisal is the act of estimating the monetary value of real, personal, or intangible property, usually performed as a service by someone recognized as an expert or certified by an organization or government agency. Common appraisal fields are; Aircraft Antiques Construction equipment Jewellery Real estate appraisal - the most common usage of the term appraisal In the field of real estate transactions, appraisal is the act of presenting an opinion of ...

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A mallet is a type of hammer, and is manufactured in different designs according to their intended use. These uses include manufacturing and construction, sports such as croquet and polo, and as a type of drumstick. Mallet - Tools. Tool mallets are hammers with heads made of softer materials than the steel normally used in hammerheads, so as to avoid damaging a delicate surface. Some common types of mallets are: Rubber mallets are used when a softer blow is called for than that d ...

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• Mallet - Musical instruments
• Mallet - Sport

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In a discussion of art technology, enamel (or vitreous enamel, or porcelain enamel in American English) is the colorful result of fusion of powdered glass to a substrate through the process of firing, usually between 750 and 850 degrees Celsius. The powder melts and flows to harden as a smooth, durable vitreous coating on metal, glass or ceramic. It is often applied in a paste form and may be transparent or opaque when fired. Vitreous enamel can be applied to most metals. Also, an "enamel" is a decorative object, usually very small, having an enamel ...

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An anklet, or ankle bracelet, is an ornament worn around the ankle. Anklets historically have been worn for centuries by unmarried women in India, though in the United States both casual and more formal anklets became fashionable in the late twentieth century. While in western popular culture both younger men and women may wear casual leather anklets, they are more popular among women, and more formal anklets (silver, ...

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A ball-peen hammer is a type of peening hammer used in metalworking. It is distinguished from a point-peen hammer or chisel-peen hammer by having a hemispherical peening head. Though the process of peening has become rarer in metal fabrication, the ball-peen hammer remains useful for many tasks. The original function of the hammer was to "peen" riveted or welded material so that it will exhibit the same elastic behavior as the surrounding material. Specifically, striking the metal imparts a stress at the point of ...

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The visual arts are a class of artforms, including painting, sculpture, photography, and others, that focus on the creation of artworks which are primarily visual in nature. The visual arts are distinguished from the performing arts, language arts, culinary arts, and other such classes of artwork. The definition is not strict, and many artistic disciplines involve aspects of the visual arts as well other types. In Britain until recently the fine arts—painting, sculpture, printmaking, et cetera—were seen as distinct from cra ...

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• Visual arts - History of the visual arts

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Art Nouveau (French for "new art") is a style in art, architecture and design that peaked in popularity at the beginning of the 20th century. Other, more localized terms for the cluster of self-consciously radical, somewhat mannered reformist chic that formed a prelude to 20th-century modernism, included "Jugendstil" in Germany and the Netherlands, named for the snappy avant-garde periodical Jugend ('Youth') or "Sezessionsstil" ('Secessionism') in Vienna, where forward-looking artists and designers seceded from the mainstream salon exhibitions, to ex ...

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• Art Nouveau - Character of Art Nouveau
• Art Nouveau - Art Nouveau media
• Art Nouveau - Geographical scope of Art Nouveau
• Art Nouveau - Modern developments
• Art Nouveau - Noted Art Nouveau artists
• Art Nouveau - Architecture
• Art Nouveau - Drawing Graphics
• Art Nouveau - Furniture
• Art Nouveau - Glassware and Stained glass
• Art Nouveau - Other decorative arts
• Art Nouveau - Murals and mosaics

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Buddharupa (literally, 'Form of the Awakened One') is the Sanskrit term used in Buddhism for statues or models of the Buddha. Despite cultural and regional differences in the interpretations of texts about the life of the Buddha, there are some general guidelines to the attributes of a Buddharupa: Fingers and toes are elongated proportionately Long, aquiline nose Elongated earlobes ...

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• Buddharupa - Appropriate uses of a Buddharupa
• Buddharupa - Types of Buddharupa

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White tie (known as full evening dress in the United Kingdom and other areas) is the most formal dress code that exists for civilians today.1 There exists a less formal counterpart known as black tie and a formal day time equivalent known as morning dress. See Formal wear for a complete listing and definition of formal dress codes. A woman must wear a formal ball gown with her best accessories and jewellery when the dress is described as white tie. Where state decorations are specified, tiaras are usual ...

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• White tie - Appropriate occasions
• White tie - Related forms of dress
• White tie - Note

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A gemstone is a mineral, rock (as in lapis lazuli) or petrified material that when cut or faceted and polished is collectible or can be used in jewellery. Others are organic, such as amber (fossilised tree resin) and jet (a form of coal). Some beautiful gemstones are too soft or too fragile to be used in jewelry, for example, single-crystal rhodochrosite, but are exhibited in museums and are sought by collectors. Gemstone - Characteristics and classification. Gemstones are described by gemologists using tec ...

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• Gemstone - Value
• Gemstone - Factors Influencing Esteem
• Gemstone - Synthetic and artificial gemstones
• Gemstone - Gemstone list

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Physical intimacy is informal proximity and/or touching, usually between two persons, where their positioning and/or touching is an expression or result of intimate feelings (such as close friendship, love, and/or sexual attraction) which they have for each other. Examples of physical intimacy include being inside someone's personal space, holding hands, hugging, kissing, caressing, and sexual activity. The forms of Physical intimacy, in order of increasing degree of intimacy (but not necessarily in order of increasing e ...

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• Physical intimacy - Intimate proximity
• Physical intimacy - Affectionate touching
• Physical intimacy - Sexual Touching
• Physical intimacy - Sexual Penetration
• Physical intimacy - The Baseball Metaphor
• Physical intimacy - Other Forms of Intimacy

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A Chuck is a specialised type of clamp used to hold rotating tools or materials. Chuck engineering - Collet. A collet is a sleeve with a (normally) cylindrical inside and a conical outside. The collet has kerf cuts along its length to allow it to expand and contract. A threaded section at the rear of the collet is used to pull it into a matching conical socket. As the collet is pulled into the socket, the collet will contract - gripping the contents of the inner cylinder. Collets are most commonly found on ...

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• Chuck engineering - Collet
• Chuck engineering - Drill
• Chuck engineering - Special Direct System SDS
• Chuck engineering - Three-jaw
• Chuck engineering - Four-jaw
• Chuck engineering - Multi jaw
• Chuck engineering - Self-centering four jaw
• Chuck engineering - Magnetic

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