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The 66 Pattern DPM Jacket is a British army, padded, camouflaged combat jacket with a front zip fastening and button own storm flap. The 66 Pattern DPM Jacket has a drawstring waist and hem, numerous pockets including poachers pockets, and a collar that can be worn down or standing up. A hood can also be fitted.
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The 85 Pattern Jacket is a British army, three-quarter lined, camouflaged combat jacket with a drawstring waist and Velcro fastening cuffs.
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The 95 DPM Jacket is a British army issue camouflaged combat jacket made from ripstop fabric with a front zip fastening, Velcro fastened storm flap and Velcro fastening cuffs. The 95 DPM Jacket has pockets and loops for attaching equipment and a collar that can be worn down or standing up.
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The a L'Adorable was a gentleman's wig, popular around 1757, with ornately tied side panels covering the ears and a long back.
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The a L'Anvieu was a gentleman's wig, popular around 1757, with the side panels covering the ears, tied to form horizontal bars of hair, and a long back.
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The a L'Aventure was a gentleman's wig, popular around 1757, with the side panels covering the ears, tied at the bottom into three rows of buttons, and a long back
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The a l'Econnomme was a man's wig of the mid-18th century.
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The a l'Elephant was a man's wig of the mid-18th century.
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The a l'enfant was a 1770's man's style of wig with a flat top, curls at the front and at each side, long straight hair at the back with curls at the end hanging to look natural.
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The a l'Entiquitee was a man's wig of the mid-18th century.
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The a l'Espagnole was a 17th century women's chignon hairstyle.
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The a l'Impassiant was a man's simple style of wig from the 1750's.
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The a l'Imperatrice Bandeau was a women's hairstyle of the late 19th century, popularised by the French Empress, consisting of rolled hair, divided in the middle and worn around the front of the head.
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The a l'Inconstance was a man's wig of the mid-18th century. The hair was swept back and tied at the back level with the shoulder, and the side of the wig had four bands of alternating curled hair decorations.
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The a l'Indiference was a man's wig of the mid-18th century. The wig consisted of a more natural look than the a L'Inconstance of the same period, with the hair similarly brushed back and tied at the back of the neck in a ribbon bow, and the sides adorned with three rows of curled hair.
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The a l'Italienne was a man's wig of the mid-18th century. The wig consisted of hair swept back and tied in a ribbon bow at the back of the neck, the sides of the wig being decorated with rows of tight curls of hair.
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The a l'ordinaire was a man's style of wig from the mid-18th century.
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The a l'oyseau royal was a man's style of wig from the mid-18th century.
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The a la brush was an 18th century short cut hair style for men.
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The a la Cybele was an 18th century hair style for women in which the hair was arranged in a tower, about 30 cm tall after representations of the goddess Cybele.
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The a la Dauphine was a French women's hair style of around 1788 having a chignon with the form of a croix de chevalier with a curl a la Sultane falling onto the neck, two side curls and two shoulder curls. The entire hair style was further adorned with a ribbon and rose of diamonds crossed by a row of pearls.
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The a la distinction was a French 18th century women's hair style somewhat similar to the a la Dauphine.
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The a la Dragonne was a mid-18th century men's style of wig with the hair worn long and tied back with a ribbon at the top of the shoulders and two vertical curves over each ear.
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The a la Driade was a French, women's hairstyle of around 1778 in which the hair was swept back and curled into long, curls that fell down to the shoulder.
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The a La Herisson, or hedgehog hairdress, was a woman's hairstyle introduced to England around 1777. In the A La Herisson hair style, the hair is swept upwards and sticks up in a spiky fashion not unlike the quills of a hedgehog.
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The a la Jacobine was a women's hair style popular around 1791. The cut was a short, and simple style, though radical and hence named after the radical French political club.
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The a la Jalouise was a man's wig of the mid-18th century. The wig consisted of a more natural look than the a L'Inconstance of the same period, with the hair similarly brushed back and tied at the back of the neck in a ribbon bow, and the sides adorned with three rows of knotted hair.
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The a la Jalousie was a man's wig popular during the mid-18th century. As with other wigs of the period the a la Jalousie comprised hair brushed back and tied at the back of the neck with a ribbon bow, the sides were then decorated with knots of hair.
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The a la Janot was a French, women's hair style of the late 18th century. The a la Janot styled the hair up with a hanging curl either side of the neck.
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The a la Junon was an elaborate, French, women's hair style of the late 18th century.
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The a la Legere was a man's wig of the mid-18th century.
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The a la lunatique was a man's style of wig from the mid-18th century.
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The a la Maitre d'hotel was a man's style of wig from the mid-18th century.
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The a la malibran is a hair style in which the hair is parted in two, separate partings starting from near the centre of the forehead and continuing back behind the ears, thereby shaping the hair in between into a heart-like shape.
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The a la mappemonde was a women's hair style of the 18th century in which the hair was styled into a generalised map of the world.
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The a la mauresque was a women's hair style from the 18th century.
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The a la minerve was a French, women's style of wig of the 18th century, characterised by the adornment of the wig by ten ostrich feathers, popularised by Marie Antoinette.
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The a la mousquetaire was a man's style of wig from the mid-18th century.
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The a la nation was a women's hair style of the late 18th century.
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The a la nouvelle mode was a man's style of wig from the mid-18th century.
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The a la Parisiene was a man's style of wig of the mid-18th century.
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The a la persane was a French, women's elaborate hair style of the 18th century.
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The a la plut tot fair was a man's style of wig of the mid-18th century.
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The a la port Mahon was a man's style of wig of the mid-18th century.
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The a la prudence was a man's style of wig of the mid-18th century.
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The a la quinot was a women's hairstyle of the 18th century.
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The a la zodiac was a women's hair style of the 18th century. The hair was worn high and adorned with decoration depicting the sun, moon, stars and signs of the zodiac.
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The a laparesseuse was a man's style of wig from the mid-18th century.
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An A-line coat is a woman's coat with narrow shoulders widening continuously towards the hem, so that its outline resembles a letter A. A-line coats were popular in Britain during the 1950's and were revived with modifications in the 1960's.
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An A-Line skirt is a simple tapering skirt that follows the approximate shape of a letter 'A', with a waist that is narrower than the hem.
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An aba is a loose, sack-like, usually brown and white striped, outer garment worn by Arabs.
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An abayeh (also known as an aba or abba) is a simple. Usually striped, loose, sleeveless outer garment worn in North Africa, Arabia, Turkey and Iran. The standard abayeh is made of a coarse woollen fabric, refined versions of silk are also worn by the very wealthy.
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An abbes wig was an 18th century style of man's wig with three rows of rolled curls covering the neck and tonsure at the crown.
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An abolla was a thick woollen mantle or cloak, worn by the Greeks and Romans, principally by military men.
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Academicals are the prescribed articles of dress - a type of uniform - to be worn at some colleges and universities.
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An accent comb is a decorative hair comb, usually made of tortoise-shell with a decorated top of gold, silver or precious stones. An accent comb is worn in the hair as an embellishment to a hairdress, or to draw attention or accentuate the hairstyle. Accent combs were popular in Latin America and North America during the 20th century.
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Accordion pleats are a type of fine, narrow, regular pleating created by sewing or pressing minute darts into the fabric of dresses and skirts, usually from the waistband towards the hem. Accordion pleating was used in the construction of ball gowns during the late 19th century. By the turn of the century it was an integral part of many styles and became especially popular during the 1920s and 1950s.
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In hair dressing, an accroche-coeur is a flat curl on the temple. It is often gummed.
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An acton was a taffeta or leather-quilted dress worn under the habergeon to keep the body from being chafed or bruised.
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An adaptor was a 1920's tail of hair made in a strip about 15 cm wide with macrame running through it, and worn as an extension to give short hair the appearance of being longer.
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An Adolphe Menjou moustache is an elegant, tapering style of moustache once popular in Europe and Latin America and named after the actor Adolphe Menjou
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The Adonis wig was an effeminate white-powdered wig in a long, flowing bushy dressing worn by some fashionable young men between about 1734 and 1775.
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Aertex is a cotton cellular fabric introduced in England during the late 19th century by Lewis Haslam, Sir Benjamin Ward Richardson and Richard Greene. In 1888 the three men formed the Aertex Company. By 1891 the company was manufacturing women's underwear in Aertex fabric. Aertex has always been popular for undergarments and sportswear. Since the 1970s, it has also been made into shirts, blouses and skirts for summer wear. It was the forerunner of the cotton thermal knit worn as casual wear.
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Aesculap scissors are a proprietary brand of thinning scissors used in hair dressing.
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Aesthetic dress was a fashion of the 1880s and 1890s consisting of mediaeval-like robes which were loose, unstructured and with little detail and few accessories or trimmings. The fashion was promoted as a more natural look for women in contrast to the artificial tiny waists and full bosoms of other fashions current at the time.
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The Aetolian tonsure is a man's hair style first originated among the men of Aetolia during the 17th century, and subsequently associated with monks.
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The AG44 Raincoat is an American army-issue woollen gabardine, double-breasted, belted raincoat made in greyish dark-green material.
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An agal is a fillet of two or three cords used to fasten a keffiyeh on the head.
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In hair dressing, aggravators are half curls of the hair combed into the proximity of the outer corner of each eye.
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Aggry Beads are glass beads of various forms and colours, prized by the natives of West Africa as ornaments, and as having magical and medicinal virtues. Their origin and history are not well known. Such beads have been found in various parts of the world, including North and South America, and often in graves. Some authorities believe that the oldest of them are the work of the ancient Egyptians, or the Phoenicians, the later being probably of Venetian origin.
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An aglet is a tag or pendant worn as an ornament. Formerly, aglets were sometimes formed into small images on a lace dress.
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An agraffe is a sort of ornamental buckle, clasp, or similar fastening for holding together articles of dress, etc, often adorned with precious stones.
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An aigrette was originally a bouquet of precious stones in a light setting used as a hair ornament during the 17th and 18th centuries. The term was later applied to a long plume, usually of egret feathers, worn on a hat or as a head-dress worn during the 19th and 20th centuries. The term is also applied to an ornament or piece of jewellery in imitation of a plume of feathers.
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An alb was a long linen robe hanging down to the feet formerly worn by officiating priests, and in ancient times also by those newly baptised. It differed from the modern surplice in being closed at the wrists.
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An Albert is a chain from the waistcoat pocket to a button in front of the waistcoat. It was so named after Prince Albert, the consort of Queen Victoria. When he went to Birmingham in 1849, he was presented by the jewellers of the town with such a chain, and the public followed the fashion.
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An aldermanic wig was a man's style of wig of the 18th century mainly worn by city aldermen to enhance their dignity. The aldermanic wig was very full, with two large, sections of hair which hung down to the shoulders each side.
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In hair dressing, an Alexandra curl is a long, spiral drop curl usually worn behind one ear. The style was popularised by Alexandra, the Princess of Wales who was married to Edward VII.
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Alicant soap was a type of soap made at Alicante, and during the 19th century was considered the finest soap for use in perfumery.
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An Alice band is a stretch fabric head band worn around the head to style hair.
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An allonge was a man's baroque style of wig with long furl curls first worn at the court of Louis XIV.
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An almoner was a 14th century bag used for carrying money.
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An alpargata is a light canvas shoe with a plaited fibre sole.
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American hair dye was a 19th century preparation for the hair consisting of an aqueous solution of silver nitrate and bismuth nitrate which was applied to the hair, and an hour later the hair was touch with sulphuric acid.
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An amice is a white linen vestment worn by Roman Catholic and many Anglican priests when officiating at Mass or Holy Eucharist. Formerly, the amice was the uppermost of the six garments anciently worn by an officiating priest. The amice was square in shape, covered the head, neck and shoulders and was buckled or clasped over the breast.
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Amorous hair was a name given to natural, long, wavy, flowing hair during the 17th century, as worn by Philip, the Earl of Pembroke.
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An ampyx was a band used by the ancient Greek and Roman women for binding their front hair. An ampyx was a head band adorned with images of the gods of war fitted to elephants and horses in ancient times.
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An anchor beard is a short, pointed beard with a fringe running up to the middle of the lower lip, thereby resembling an anchor or arrow-head.
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An angarka is a men's long-sleeved coat or dress made from muslin, calico, silk or wool and originally from northern India. The angarka has cut away armpits and wraps from side to side, being tied at the right side.
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Ankle socks are short socks, reaching to the ankle. They first appeared in Britain around 1840.
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An anorak is a wind proof and water repellent hooded jacket, typically made from nylon or a similar man-made material, with elasticated cuffs for a close fit and a drawstring around the hem, and worn by children - both boys and girls, and also infamous for being the outdoor jacket of choice for those adults lacking fashion sense, from whence the pejorative slang expression 'anorak' for an insignificant, boringly conventional person originates. The original anorak is a skin or cloth, hooded jacket worn by the Innuit Indians.
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An apodesme was an ancient Greek brassiere made of a band of wool or linen wrapped across the breasts and tied or pinned at the back.
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An apron is an article of dress, usually of cloth or leather, worn on the fore part of the body to protect the clothes worn under it from dirt and damage. Typically an apron is tied at the waist and ranges from the delicate, flowery cloth aprons worn by 1950's housewives to keep cooking ingredients from their dress to the heavy-duty leather apron worn by a blacksmith.
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Aran is a style of knitting associated with the people of the Aran Islands. It is characterised by hand-spun wool in a natural off-white colour which is knitted in cables, twists and bobbles into a centre front and two side panels giving an embossed effect. The true Aran knitting uses wool which retains its natural oils to aid waterproofing, and was used for fishermen's pullovers.
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Argyle describes a multi-coloured diamond pattern used mainly for socks and scarves. The Argyle pattern is based upon the tartan of the Scottish Argyle clan.
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An artois buckle was a very large, and decorative shoe buckle.
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An ascot was a man's, wide ended, plain fabric, often silk, square ended cravat worn around the neck and looped under the chin as part of formal dress during the mid-19th century. During the late 20th century ascots were revived as women's attire.
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An aspen vest is an American waistcoat, usually made in suede with fur trim for warmth, with large pockets with rouleau fastenings and a yoke.
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An Assyrian beard is a long beard dressed in curls or plaits.
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Astrakhan is a name given to sheep-skins with a curled woolly surface obtained from a variety of sheep found in Bokhara, Iran, and Syria. The name is also given to a rough fabric with a pile in imitation of this.
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Atlas is a kind of silk or silk-satin fabric of eastern manufacture.
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The Au Desir De Plaire was an 18th century women's hairstyle in which the hair was swept up and back and secured in a series of large rolled curls, the forehead being exposed.
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The au lever de la Reine was a women's hair style of the 18th century.
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The au parterre galant was an elaborate women's hair style of the 18th century.
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The au petit maitre was a man's style of wig of the mid-18th century.
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The au vieillard was a man's style of wig of the mid-18th century.
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