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  2. Cephalopod limb - Wikipedia

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    Cephalopod limb. Arms and buccal mass of the squid Taningia danae. As in other Octopoteuthidae, the tentacles are absent in adults. All cephalopods possess flexible limbs extending from their heads and surrounding their beaks. These appendages, which function as muscular hydrostats, have been variously termed arms, legs or tentacles.

  3. Triskelion - Wikipedia

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    Neolithic triple-spiral symbol. Look up triskelion in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A triskelion or triskeles is an ancient motif consisting either of a triple spiral exhibiting rotational symmetry or of other patterns in triplicate that emanate from a common center. The spiral design can be based on interlocking Archimedean spirals, or ...

  4. Forehand & Wadsworth - Wikipedia

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    Forehand & Wadsworth (later known as Forehand Arms) was an American firearms manufacturing company based in Worcester, Massachusetts. It was formed in 1871 by Sullivan Forehand and Henry C. Wadsworth after the death of their father-in-law, Ethan Allen of Ethan Allen & Company, and was acquired in 1902 by Hopkins & Allen , a firearms company ...

  5. Variations of ordinaries - Wikipedia

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    An ordinary embowed has the edges bowed inwards producing a concavity; this is sometimes more explicitly blazoned inwardly embowed. Its opposite is enarched . This variation is most often applied to the chevron and pile . The term embowed is also applied to bent arms and legs, arched fish, and serpents in circles.

  6. Eames Fiberglass Armchair - Wikipedia

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    The Eames Molded Plastic & Fiberglass Armchair is a fiberglass chair, designed by Charles and Ray Eames, that appeared on the market in 1950. [1] The chair was intentionally designed for the International Competition for Low-Cost Furniture Design. This competition, sponsored by the Museum of Modern Art, was motivated by the urgent need in the ...

  7. Disposable tableware - Wikipedia

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    A selection of disposable plastic utensils. Disposable tableware includes all disposable tableware like. disposable cups made of paper, plastic, coated paper, plates. tablecloths, placemats. plastic cutlery, paper napkins, etc. These products are prevalent in fast food restaurants, takeaways, but also for airline meals.

  8. Polymelia - Wikipedia

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    Polymelia. Polymelia is a birth defect in which an affected individual has more than the usual number of limbs. It is a type of dysmelia. In humans and most land-dwelling vertebrates, this means having five or more limbs. The extra limb is most commonly shrunken and/or deformed. The term is from Greek πολυ- "many", μέλεα "limbs".

  9. Limb (anatomy) - Wikipedia

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    Limb (anatomy) A limb (from Old English lim, meaning "body part") is a jointed, muscled appendage of a tetrapod vertebrate animal used for weight-bearing, terrestrial locomotion and physical interaction with other objects. The distalmost portion of a limb is known as its extremity. The limbs' bony endoskeleton, known as the appendicular ...