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2. Leggings - Wikipedia

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   Leggings prominently returned to women's fashion in the 1960s, drawing from the form-fitting clothing of dancers. With the widespread adoption of the synthetic fibre Lycra and the rise in popularity of aerobics , leggings came to further prominence in the 1970s and 1980s, and eventually made their way into streetwear . [ 3 ]

3. Corduroy - Wikipedia

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   Corduroy is a textile with a distinctively raised "cord" or wale texture. Modern corduroy is most commonly composed of tufted cords, sometimes exhibiting a channel (bare to the base fabric) between them. Both velvet and corduroy derive from fustian fabric. Corduroy looks as if it is made from multiple cords laid parallel to each other. [1]

4. Cardigan (sweater) - Wikipedia

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   Knit garments with zippers can also be referred to as a cardigan. [2] A current fashion trend has the garment with no buttons or zipper and hangs open by design. [ citation needed ] By contrast, a pullover (or sweater) does not open in front but must be "pulled over" the head to be worn.

5. List of ethnic slurs and epithets by ethnicity - Wikipedia

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   Celestial (Australia) Chinese people, used in the late 1900s, a reference to their coming from the "Celestial Empire" (i.e. China).Charlie (US) A term used by American troops during the Vietnam War as a shorthand for communist guerrillas: it was shortened from "Victor Charlie", the radio code designation for the Viet Cong, or VC.

6. Everything Was New and Pretty Wondrous - The Huffington Post

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   For a while on July 15, she was trending on Twitter. Some cheered her role as the first woman to oversee an operation so ambitious, one that seems to have had more women working on it than any other mission in NASA's history. Others wondered why her colleagues kept calling her Mom (it’s NASA shorthand for Mission Operations Manager).

7. Ponte (fabric) - Wikipedia

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   Ponte, also known as Ponte di Roma, is a thick, double knit fabric design produced on knitting machines. It has a firmer, heavier, and more stable structure compared to other knits, as well as a subtle sheen. As with most of the other double knit designs, Ponte is reversible. [1] [2] Ponte fabric (Ponte di Roma)