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Bucket hat. A bucket hat (variations of which include the fisherman's hat, Irish country hat and session hat) is a hat with a narrow, downward-sloping brim. Typically, the hat is made from heavy-duty cotton fabric such as denim or canvas, or heavy wool such as tweed, sometimes with metal eyelets placed on the crown of the hat for ventilation.
Bucket hat: A soft cotton hat with a wide, downwards-sloping brim. Budenovka: A soft, woolen hat covering the ears and neck, worn by Communist military of the Russian Civil War and afterwards. Busby: A small fur military hat. Bycocket "Robin Hood's hat", a wide brimmed hat that is turned up in the back and pointed in the front like a bird's ...
An idiom is a common word or phrase with a figurative, non-literal meaning that is understood culturally and differs from what its composite words' denotations would suggest; i.e. the words together have a meaning that is different from the dictionary definitions of the individual words (although some idioms do retain their literal meanings – see the example "kick the bucket" below).
The 1920s are characterized by two distinct periods of fashion: in the early part of the decade, change was slower, and there was more reluctance to wear the new, revealing popular styles. From 1925, the public more passionately embraced the styles now typically associated with the Roaring Twenties.
Emerging adulthood, early adulthood, or post-adolescence refers to a phase of the life span between late adolescence and early adulthood, as initially proposed by Jeffrey Arnett in a 2000 article from the American Psychologist. [ 1][ 2] It primarily describes people living in developed countries, but it is also experienced by young adults in ...
Pork pie hat. Shovel hat. Sidara – national Iraqi headgear. Shtreimel. Sombrero. Spodik. Keffiyah or sudra. Papal tiara – a hat traditionally worn by the Pope, which has been abandoned in recent decades, in favor of the mitre. Top hat, also stovepipe hat, chimney pot hat, lum hat, or (in collapsible form) gibus.
Années folles. Josephine Baker, iconic figure of the Années folles. The Années folles ( French pronunciation: [ane fɔl], "crazy years" in French) was the decade of the 1920s in France. It was coined to describe the social, artistic, and cultural collaborations of the period. [ 1] The same period is also referred to as the Roaring Twenties ...
The entire print run sold out quickly. Alice was a publishing sensation, beloved by children and adults alike. [2] Oscar Wilde was a fan; [80] Queen Victoria was also an avid reader of the book. [81] She reportedly enjoyed Alice enough that she asked for Carroll's next book, which turned out to be a mathematical treatise; Carroll denied this. [82]