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A nailfile is a small file, chiefly either of metal or of board coated with emery, used to trim and shape the fingernails.
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Charles Dibdin was an English poet, dramatist and composer. He was born in 1745 at Southampton, Hampshire and died in 1814. At the age of fifteen he made his appearance on the stage, and was early distinguished as a composer. He invented a new kind of entertainment, consisting of music, songs, and public declamations, which he wrote, sung, composed, and performed, himself, and by this means succeeded in amusing the public for twenty years. His patriotic songs were very popular, and his sea-songs, amongst which are 'Tom Bowling', 'Poor Jack' and 'The Trim-built Wherry'.
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QAT is an abbreviation for Quality and Testing
QAT is an abbreviation for Quick roll estimate and Attitude Trim
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TRIM is an abbreviation for Trails Roads Interdiction Mission
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IAT is an abbreviation for Immediate Attitude Trim
IAT is an abbreviation for Integrated Acceptance Test
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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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A flapper dress is a shift-shaped dress with beaded trim named after the dresses worn by 1920's American 'flapper' women.
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The French maid is a fantasy outfit based upon the traditional maid's uniform of a short, black skirt and matching black blouse with white lace trim and a white lace apron. The fantasy French maid's outfit varies enormously, but is basically comprised of a black skirt and blouse coupled with white lace trimmings of an apron and fishnet stockings. As a popular fetish item, French maid outfits are sometimes made from PVC.
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The Little Lord Fauntleroy was a boy's ensemble based upon the clothes worn by the leading character in the book 'Little Lord Fauntleroy' by Frances Hodgson Burnett published in 1886. The Little Lord Fauntleroy consisted of a velvet jacket and matching knickerbockers with contrasting trim and a Vandyke collar and cuffs either made of lace or trimmed with lace. The ensemble originated in Britain and later appeared in the USA.
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A mandilion is a hip-length, loose jacket with open side seams often decorated with braid trim.
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