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Applique is a type of embroidery used to create pictures or patterns by applying pieces of material to a background fabric.
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Diorama is a mode of painting and of scenic exhibition invented by Messrs. Daguerre and Bouton, and first exhibited in 1823. It secures a higher degree of illusion than the ordinary panorama, by a mode of uniting transparent painting to the usual opaque method, and causing the light to fall upon the picture both from before and behind. At the same time, by means of coloured transparent blinds, suspended both above and behind the picture, the rays of light can be intercepted and made to fall at pleasure in graduated tints upon every part of the picture in succession. The term is now populary applied to small-scal tableau or models in which three dimensional figures are shown against a painted background, and stuffed animals etc are displayed against a natural scene.
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Guipure is a form of lace with no mesh background, with the patterns tied with brides or large stitches. The term originally applied to silk-whipped cord or wire used in lace-making.
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Oil gold size is an adhesive used in gilding carved or modelled work, gilding large letters in wood or metal and for large areas where a solid gold background is required. Formerly oil gold size was prepared from linseed oil exposed to the air until it became fatty and then tinted with ochre, driers added and thinned down with polled oil or varnish.
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The Bengal is a breed of short-haired domestic cat which was developed in the USA in 1970 by breeding an Asian leopard with a domesticated tabby cat. The fur is leopard-patterned, thick, soft and consists of random rosettes of light spots within darker outer circles on a rufus-coloured background. The ears are small and slightly pointed, the tail is long and tapering, the eyes are very large and round and golden. The hind legs are shorter than the forelegs, a trait that makes the cat look like it is stalking when it walks and it has the gentle temperament of its tabby ancestor.
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The Braeburn is a species of apple that originated in New Zealand from a chance seedling in 1950. The Braeburn is in full bloom from early to late October and is harvested from late March to early April. The fruit has a similar shape to the Granny Smith. The background colour is green-gold and is covered with a partial reddish-orange blush or stripes. The texture is crisp. The taste is sweet and slightly tangy. It is an excellent eating apple and is delicious in salads. The Braeburn keeps its shape when cooked.
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The bushmaster (Lachesis mutus) is a Central American poisonous snake of the pit viper family found from Costa Rica and Trinidad to eastern Brazil in humid forest regions. It has dark rhombi on a dull reddish or yellowish background and grows to almost four metres long. The bushmaster is unique among the American pit vipers in laying eggs.
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The castor oil plant (Ricinus communis) or castor bean is a highly poisonous variable herb, shrub or tree (depending upon climate) of the family Euphorbiaceae, native to India and tropical Africa. It has large, reddish coloured leaves which are long-stalked, alternate and palmate with coarsely toothed segments. Terminating the stems are panicle-like inflorescences of green monoecious flowers, the stalked female flowers above the male flowers below, both without petals. The fruit is a spiny, greenish capsule with large, oval, shiny, bean-like, highly poisonous seeds with variable brownish mottling on a whitish background.
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The Central Plains Milk Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum gentilis) is an attractive species of Milk snake patterned with about thirty black and reddish-orange bands on a pale brown background coloured dorsum. The Central Plains Milk Snake is a popular choice for captivity, having a mild temperament and adapting easily to eating mice.
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Coelambus is a genus of predacious diving beetles of the family Dytiscidae, with four species occurring in Britain. Almost all the species have longitudinal stripes on a yellow to yellowish-red background.
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