17th-century introductions

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type of amusement ride found at amusement parks and carnivals

thumb|upright|Five types of shuriken thumb|upright|Edo period shuriken in [[Odawara Castle Museum, Japan. Note the senbon darts.]]

Advocaat ( , ) or advocatenborrel is a traditional Dutch alcoholic beverage made from eggs, sugar, and brandy. The rich and creamy drink has a smooth, custard-like consistency. The typical alcohol content is generally between 14% and 20% ABV. Its contents may be a blend of egg yolks, aromatic spirits, sugar or honey, brandy, vanilla, and sometimes cream (or condensed milk). Notable makers of advocaat include the Belgian and Dutch Filliers, Warninks, Bols, DeKuyper (in two varieties), Verpoorten and Croatian Darna Ovo Liker.

thumb|Portrait of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire by [[Thomas Gainsborough. Lady Georgiana Cavendish, (1757–1806), an English socialite from the late 18th century]] A socialite is a person, typically a woman from a wealthy or aristocratic background, who is prominent in high society. A socialite generally spends a significant amount of time attending various fashionable social gatherings, instead of having traditional employment.

brand of liquor

Irish tradition symbol

type of auction which begins with a high asking price, and lowers it

companion of Saint Nicholas in the folklore of Germany

configuration of mast and rigging for a type of sailboat

right|thumb|Grace Kelly portrayed Tracy Samantha Lord in the 1956 American romantic comedy musical film High Society. Kelly is pictured with [[Louis Armstrong on the film set.]]right|thumb|American Samantha Smith (1972–1985) is pictured during her goodwill tour of the Soviet Union in July 1983. Samantha is an English feminine given name in use since the 17th century that is of uncertain derivation. It is now in popular use worldwide due to various popular culture influences.

thumb|Tontine Hotel sign, Ironbridge, Shropshire, UK A tontine () is an investment linked to a living person which provides an income for as long as that person is alive. Such schemes originated as plans for governments to raise capital in the 17th century and became relatively widespread in the 18th and 19th centuries.

burgonet with a long neck guard

thumb|Detail of a mid-19th-century kimono decorated using , with white [[cotton threads on an indigo-dyed plain weave background (Metropolitan Museum of Art)]] thumb|upright=2|Child's sleeping mat (), late 1800s. The stitches are decorative, but also functional; they hold the pieced cotton rags together

playing card

resource extraction industry

long strip of fine cloth wound around the neck and tied in front into a bow or knot

right|thumb|230px|Guinguette atmosphere in the Luncheon of the Boating Party|Déjeuner de Canotiers of [[Auguste Renoir]] thumb|230px|La guinguette, Vincent van Gogh.

belief that the Christian New Testament was originally written in Aramaic