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  2. List of pearls by size - Wikipedia

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    The Pearl of Lao Tzu for a long time thought to be the largest pearl, but claims about its size and much of its history were found to be fabricated by a conman by the name of Victor Barbish. [2] Other pearls like the Centaur Pearl, most likely the largest gem pearl at 856.58 carats (171.316 g), have just recently emerged from private ...

  3. Hook gauge - Wikipedia

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    A hook gauge is the most reliable way to determine the actual size of a tool. Even though most hooks and needles have metric sizing, tool dimensions vary slightly between different manufacturers. Non-metric sizing conventions also change over time. For instance, different sizing charts rate a 4.0mm hook as either a U.S. G/6 or an F/5. [2]

  4. Hatpin - Wikipedia

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    Colleen Moore wearing a hat with a hatpin, 1920 Hatpins. A hatpin is a decorative and functional pin for holding a hat to the head, usually by the hair. In Western culture, hatpins are almost solely used by women and are often worn in a pair. They are typically around 6–8 inches (15–20 cm) in length, with the pinhead being the most ...

  5. Crochet - Wikipedia

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    Artisan-made hooks are often made of hand-turned woods, sometimes decorated with semi-precious stones or beads. Steel crochet hooks are sized in a reverse manner – the higher the number, the smaller the hook. They range in size from 0.9 to 2.7 millimeters, or from 14 to 00 in American sizing. [28]

  6. List of hat styles - Wikipedia

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    Also known as a Gainsborough hat and garden hat, this is an elaborate women's design with a wide brim. Pilgrim's hat: A pilgrim's hat, cockel hat or traveller's hat is a wide brim hat used to keep off the sun. It is highly associated with pilgrims on the Way of St. James. The upturned brim of the hat is adorned with a scallop shell to denote ...

  7. List of headgear - Wikipedia

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    Bowler, also coke hat, billycock, boxer, bun hat, derby; Busby; Bycocket – a hat with a wide brim that is turned up in the back and pointed in the front; Cabbage-tree hat – a hat woven from leaves of the cabbage tree; Capotain (and women) – a tall conical hat, 17th century, usually black – also, copotain, copatain; Caubeen – Irish hat

  8. Pointed hat - Wikipedia

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    A conical plant fiber hat covered in leather both at the brim and top, worn by men of the Fulani people in West Africa. Golden hat: This type of hat is a very specific and rare type of archaeological artifact from Bronze Age Europe. Hennin: Most commonly worn in Burgundy and France by women of the nobility, the hennin appears from about 1430 ...

  9. La Peregrina pearl - Wikipedia

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    The original weight of this pear-shaped pearl was 223.8 grains, (55.95 carats, 11.2 g, almost .4 oz.). At the time of its discovery, it was the largest pearl ever found. In 1913 the pearl had to be drilled and cleaned to secure it firmly to its setting. After drilling and cleaning, the pearl's weight decreased to 203.84 grains.