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  2. Pyrus pashia - Wikipedia

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    The shape of fruit is often described as oblate, ovoid, obovoid, oval or quince. [5] On average the fruit diameter ranges from 1 to 4 cm [2] and the height ranges from 2 to 5 cm. [4] Fruit of Pyrus pashia is best to eat when it is slightly decaying. It is set apart from the cultivated pears by having a grittier texture.

  3. The symbolism and meaning behind different engagement ring shapes

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    Whether it's the timeless allure of the Round cut or the vintage style of a Pear shaped diamond, every diamond cut has a personality. Choose the diamond shape that represents your partner's style ...

  4. Hourglass figure - Wikipedia

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    It has been proposed by scientists that the evolutionary reason for the female body shape is due in part to this sexual selection.Sex-typical body shapes (a man's muscular physique and a woman's hourglass figure) are an outcome of evolutionary adaptation for reproductive fitness because they convey information about gene quality, health and fertility, which are important elements for mate ...

  5. Glossary of shapes with metaphorical names - Wikipedia

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    Oval (from the Latin "ovum" for egg), a descriptive term applied to several kinds of "rounded" shapes, including the egg shape; Pear shaped, in reference to the shape of a pear, i.e., a generally rounded shape, tapered towards the top and more spherical/circular at the bottom; Rod, a 3-dimensional, solid (filled) cylinder. Rod shaped bacteria

  6. Glossary of British terms not widely used in the United States

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    go pear-shaped see pear-shaped golden syrup Syrup of a golden-yellow colour. [88] [89] goolies (slang) the testicles, from goli Hindi for ball. gor blimey exclamation of surprise, also cor blimey (originally from "God blind me") Gordon Bennett! expression of surprise, contempt, outrage, disgust, frustration. gormless stupid or clumsy go-slow

  7. Jewellery - Wikipedia

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    The modelling of heads, which was a typical practice from the Greek severe period, was a technique that spread throughout the Etruscan territory. An even clearer evidence of new influences is the shape introduced in the Orientalizing era: The Bullae. A pear-shaped vessel used to hold perfume.

  8. Oud - Wikipedia

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    The oud (Arabic: عود, romanized: ʿūd, pronounced) [1] [2] [3] is a Middle Eastern short-neck lute-type, pear-shaped, fretless stringed instrument [4] (a chordophone in the Hornbostel–Sachs classification of instruments), usually with 11 strings grouped in six courses, but some models have five or seven courses, with 10 or 13 strings respectively.

  9. Aurat (word) - Wikipedia

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    In Persian and Kurdish as well as Urdu, the word 'awrat (Persian: عورت) derived from the Arabic 'awrah, has been used widely to mean "woman". Consulting Mohammad Moin's dictionary of Persian, 'awrah has two meanings: Nakedness; Young woman [17] The meaning in other derivatives ranges from "blind in one eye" to "false or artificial", among ...