foliate scroll, nibbles, munch, fish foot spa, exfoliate, pedicure,

Henry II, King of France, died in a sporting tournament on this day in 1559. His parade armor retains much of its original coloring. The surfaces are covered by dense foliate scrolls inhabited by human figures and a variety of fabulous creatures that derive from the Italian grotesque.

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Armor of Henry II, King of France (reigned 1547-59) | ca. 1555 | French, possibly Paris

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銅鏡光亮反射的特性，讓古人將其視為神物，而根據宋徽宗敕撰的《宣和博古圖》記載，漢、唐古鏡上的仙人、四靈、五岳、八卦、十二辰及蟠龍舞鳳等形象便是天地萬象的縮影；這件【雙鳳瑞獸菱花鏡】是八瓣的菱花形鏡，內部紋飾有著展翅的鳳凰和奔馳的獅子，紋飾華麗又有氣勢，而且絲毫沒有違和感啊！

**********************⋯⋯"It tasted very, very good this year. I don't know what the grounds people have done but they have done a great job," Novak Djokovic says after his now-traditional celebratory nibble of the Centre Court grass at Wimbledon.

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Champion Djokovic munches a bunch


London (AFP) - Novak Djokovic celebrated his third Wimbledon title on Sunday with his now traditional nibble of the famed Centre Court grass.


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London's first fish foot spa attracts nibbles

London's first ever fish foot spa has opened and is doing a brisk, if slightly bemused, trade.

Fish foot spas are common in parts of Asia but are only now arriving in European countries. Dozens of fish nibble at customers' feet to exfoliate dead skin to give the latest pedicure in town. Olly Barratt has been dipping his toes in to test the water.

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A Cultural Hurdle to Overcome

By NICHOLAS HIRSHON

For immigrants from Nepal working in New York salons, tradition makes giving pedicures a bit uncomfortable. Above, Rambika KC at her salon, Divine Nails, in Queens.

Scroll (art) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scroll_(art)

The scroll in art is an element of ornament and graphic design featuring spirals and rolling ... The Ara Pacis scrolls are foliated and sparingly floriated, whilst those in the Dome of the Rock mosaics are profusely foliated with thick leaves forming ...

pedicure

〔pédikjùr〕

[名]

1 [U]足の治療；ペディキュア（足の美爪(びそう)術）. ⇒MANICURE

2 （うおのめ・まめを治療する）足専門医.

nibble

v., -bled, -bling, -bles.

v.tr.

1. To bite at gently and repeatedly.
2. To eat with small, quick bites or in small morsels: nibble a cracker.
3. To wear away or diminish bit by bit: "If you start compromising too early . . . they nibble you to death" (People).

v.intr.
To take small or hesitant bites: fish nibbling at the bait.

n.

1. A very small quantity, especially of food; a morsel.
2. The act or an instance of nibbling.

[Middle English nebyllen, akin to Low German nibbelen.]

nibbler nib'bler n.

Scroll (art) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scroll_(art)

The scroll in art is an element of ornament and graphic design featuring spirals and rolling ... The Ara Pacis scrolls are foliated and sparingly floriated, whilst those in the Dome of the Rock mosaics are profusely foliated with thick leaves forming ...

foliate

ADJECTIVE

Pronunciation: /ˈfəʊlɪət/ 

 /ˈfəʊleɪt/ 

Decorated with leaves or leaf-like motifs:foliate scrolls

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VERB

Pronunciation: /ˈfəʊlɪeɪt/ 

[WITH OBJECT]

1Decorate with leaves or leaf-like motifs.

Example sentences

2Number the leaves of (a book) rather than the pages.

Example sentences

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Latin foliatus 'leaved', from folium 'leaf'.

foliated

音節

 

fo • li • at • ed

 

発音

 

fóulièitid

1. [形容詞]
2. 1 葉［群葉］の形をした，葉状の
   • foliated ornaments
   • 葉状装飾.
3. 2 (また foliate)〔岩石〕 〔鉱物〕 葉片状［質］の：雲母うんものように，薄層から成る結晶が平行に集まり1枚ずつはがせる構造についていう.
4. 3 〔建築〕 =foliate 3.

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