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  2. Enchantment (social sciences) - Wikipedia

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    Enchantment is a term widely used to describe something delightful, possibly magical, that causes a feeling of wonder. It has been adapted by a range of scholars across multiple disciplines, especially anthropology and sociology, and then later urban studies, to describe the ways in which people create moments of wonder in the midst of everyday ...

  3. Incantation - Wikipedia

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    An incantation, spell, charm, enchantment, or bewitchery is a magical formula intended to trigger a magical effect on a person or objects. The formula can be spoken, sung, or chanted . An incantation can also be performed during ceremonial rituals or prayers .

  4. List of mythological objects - Wikipedia

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    However, those within the canoe could not say the name of God, fly over a church, touch any crosses, or the canoe would crash. Baptiste uttered the magic words: "Acabris! Acabras! Acabram" to make the canoe fly. (Canadian folklore) Santa's sleigh, Santa Claus on a reindeer sleigh pulled by flying reindeer and help him deliver presents to ...

  5. Enchantment - Wikipedia

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    Enchantment, enchanting or enchantingly may refer to: Look up enchanting , enchantingly , or enchantment in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Incantation or enchantment, a magical spell, charm, or bewitchment, in traditional fairy tales or fantasy

  6. A Woman Hid This Secret Code in Her Silk Dress in 1888 ... - AOL

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    The Silk Dress Cryptogram rose to become one of the top 50 unsolvable codes in the world, but Chan wasn’t done. He eventually stumbled upon the old “Telegraphic Tales and Telegraphic History ...

  7. List of animals that produce silk - Wikipedia

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    The mussel Pinna nobilis creates silk to bond itself to rocks. It is used to make sea silk. Spiders make spider silk for various purposes such as weaving their webs, protecting their eggs or as a safety line. The amphipod Peramphithoe femorata uses silk to make a nest out of kelp blades. Another amphipod, Crassicorophium bonellii, use silk to ...

  8. Moire (fabric) - Wikipedia

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    Moire (/ ˈ m w ɑːr / or / ˈ m ɔːr /), less often moiré, is a textile with a wavy (watered) appearance produced mainly from silk, but also wool, cotton and rayon. The watered appearance is usually created by the finishing technique called calendering.

  9. Tissue (cloth) - Wikipedia

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    Additionally, the weft is made of gold lace and the silk warp is doubled in both the heddles and reed, resulting in a heavier fabric than usual. [ 17 ] [ 18 ] Brocades on Tissue sarees are woven using silk yarn for the body and feature exquisite zari patterns on the pallu , which is the border of the sari.