Word: clothe
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...modest brown and green construction that Ông Ngoai had built himself. He weaved chutes of bamboo together for the walls; he bound thatch together for the roof. The floor was smoothed dirt covered by scratchy mats and the bed was flattened bamboo draped with scraps of cloth. A black and white picture of him sat on the altar to the left of his bed, his image blurred by burning incense, his dark eyes staring out at my sister and me. He had a fat nose that looked like a chicken’s foot. His wide, prominent cheekbones...
...Traditional Cirebon abound with wearable art that sells for a tiny fraction of the prices tourists pay in Bali or Jakarta, including silk shawls so delicate they are virtually transparent. Both stores welcome visitors to adjoining workshops to watch batiks slowly take form. Patterns are drawn or stamped on cloth using melted wax. Dyes are applied, the waxed areas resist the new color and retain their original hue. The process is repeated dozens of times, creating complex, colorful designs...
Lynn (Shu Qi) rests her head against the high back of her porcelain bathtub and reminisces about her happy days of youth?before she became a cold-blooded killer. Her sister Sue (Zhao Wei), clad in terry cloth hot pants and a skimpy tank top, comes in to ask for career advice. She isn't satisfied being the computer genius of the criminal duo, and wants to do some killing too. Lynn scoffingly kicks her with a long, soapy leg, setting off a wet kung fu fight that is saved from going soft-porn only by judicious editing...
...street was destroyed during the Afghan civil wars that raged from 1992 to 1996. Khalil and his family fled after the first rocket hit and a succession of marauders looted everything in their home: furniture, windows, doors, roofing, wiring, tiles. "For Afghans, it is a shame to touch the cloth of another man's wife," he says. "But they even took my wife's clothing...
Skyways has a comfortable, cozy ambiance accentuated by tiny, cloth-covered tables. It's the perfect place to grab a cup of coffee and watch the world go by. Apart from eat-in meals, they also offer delicious fresh-baked cakes and bread. And it seems the locals are catching on to the wonders of European baking as well. On my most recent visit, a lone Chinese woman came into the shop and ordered a slice of Black Forest cake, tiramisu and a glass of cold milk. Moments later she was forking her way through her plate of dessert with...