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It has become fashionable for young people to dress up in Qing dynasty costumes although their long silk robes often fail to hide the other big trend – chunky white trainers.

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According to legend, Tyre is the place where purple pigment was first created - the dye crushed out of snail shells to embroider royal robes.

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He dressed in robes and a mask to disguise his true identity and used props to encourage violence, including a 3D-printed plastic handgun made in his bedroom, the court was told.

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Cal Dobbs, dressed for the part as a judge for the tournament, wears a white wig reminiscent of the founding fathers and a thong under his black robes.

Young Chinese graduates talk about “shedding their scholarly robes” to accept whatever work they can find despite their degrees.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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