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  2. Patent leather - Wikipedia

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    A men's black patent leather shoe. Patent leather is a type of coated leather that has a high-gloss finish. [1] [2] In general, patent leather is fine grain leather that is treated to give it a glossy appearance. Characterized by a glass-like finish that catches the light, patent leather comes in all colors just like regular leather.

  3. Leather - Wikipedia

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    Patent leather is leather that has been given a high-gloss finish by the addition of a coating. Dating to the late 1700s, it became widely popular after inventor Seth Boyden developed the first mass-production process, using a linseed-oil-based lacquer, in 1818.

  4. Patent (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    A patent is a set of rights granted by a government to an inventor. Patent may also refer to: Letters patent, a type of legal instrument issued by a monarch or president; Land patent, a land grant, such as in a patented mining claim; Patent leather, a shiny form of leather; Patent medicine, a medical compound of questionable effectiveness

  5. The J.Crew Valentine's Day Shop Is Officially Open, and I ...

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    J.Crew Patent Leather Edie Crossbody . J.Crew. ... All you have to do is polish them with a soft, dry cloth to keep them in tip-top shape for long after V-Day. $40 at J.Crew.

  6. Edit your personal dictionary in AOL Desktop Gold

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    1. Sign in to Desktop Gold. 2. Click the Settings button at the top. 3. Click Mail on the left side. 4. Click the Spell Check tab. 5. Click Add after typing in a word and it will be added to your personal dictionary.

  7. Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up? - Wikipedia

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    Along the way it touches on such topics as first confessions, puppy love, patron saints, teacher's pets, sex education classes, and the importance of not wearing patent leather shoes as they could reflect up under the school uniform's plaid pleated skirts. One of the central plot elements running through the musical is that Eddie Ryan is ...

  8. Court shoe - Wikipedia

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    A men's court shoe (or opera pump), in patent leather, worn with white tie or black tie attire.. A court shoe (British English) or pump (American English) is a shoe with a low-cut front, or vamp, with either a shoe buckle or a black bow as ostensible fastening.

  9. PVC clothing - Wikipedia

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    PVC is sometimes confused with the similarly shiny patent leather. The terms "PVC", "vinyl" and "PU" tend to be used interchangeably by retailers for clothing made from shiny plastic-coated fabrics. These fabrics usually consist of a backing woven from polyester fibers with a surface coating of shiny plastic.