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647:2 – Digging
1511:Categories
1194:Vietnamese
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875:References
678:Mowing hay
537:3 – Girdle
513:1 – Bliaut
193:The bliaut
150:by way of
1358:1945–1960
1353:1930–1945
1315:Edwardian
1273:Victorian
1245:1795–1820
1240:1775–1795
1235:1750–1775
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264:Richard I
156:Andalusia
144:Byzantium
1496:Swimwear
1460:Thailand
1118:Chinese
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1069:Biblical
1059:Egyptian
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388:Monument
322:chaperon
316:Headgear
303:Crusades
248:chausses
244:leggings
170:and the
158:reached
106:Overview
1184:Ottoman
1148:Europe
1144:English
1029:Ancient
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461:pleated
430:chainse
426:chemise
295:surcoat
280:doublet
246:called
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1486:Corset
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200:bliaut
179:lining
160:France
152:Venice
99:bliaut
79:skirts
71:cloaks
67:mantle
59:tunics
1453:Meiji
1448:Japan
1443:Italy
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1064:Inuit
1042:China
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444:cotte
434:linen
288:gipon
164:Spain
148:Pavia
142:from
140:Silks
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