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    A fly-whisk (or fly-swish) is a tool that is used to swat flies. A similar device is used as a hand fan in hot tropical climates, sometimes as part of...
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    related to Whisks. Look up whisk in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Mixer (cooking) Pastry blender fly-whisk: for brushing away flies "whisk, v.". Oxford...
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    provide satisfactory answers on 29 April 1827, the dey struck him with his fly whisk. Charles X used this slight against his diplomatic representative to first...
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  • Commons has media related to Fly swatters. Look up fly-killing device in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Fly-whisk Fly spray Mosquito control Venus flytrap...
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  • with the handle of a fly-whisk that was in his hands. According to another version, Hussein Dey simply wanted to hit a disturbing fly and accidentally hit...
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  • Li Mochou (section Fly Whisk)
    Serpent" (赤練神掌), the "Silver Needles of Freezing Soul" (冰魄銀針), and the "Fly Whisk" (塵拂), she became unhinged in her killings, targeting anyone with the...
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  • When riding in a palanquin, chiefs hold a fly-whisk in one hand and a ceremonial sword in the other. The fly-whisk is made of animal hair. The ceremonial...
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    satisfactory answers on 29 April 1827, the dey struck Deval with his fly whisk. Charles X used this slight against his diplomatic representative to first...
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  • Egypt Future University in Egypt Fuerteventura Airport, in Spain A Samoan fly-whisk Fue Lee (born 1991), American politician Masato Fue (born 1973), Japanese...
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    towards the hoist charged with a bald eagle clutching a war club and fly-whisk, with dark blue upper and lower triangles. Adopted in April 1960 to replace...
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  • whisk in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A whisk is a kitchen utensil Whisk may also refer to: Fly-whisk, used as a flyswatter or as regalia Whisk broom...
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    Elective monarchy. A diplomatic incident in 1827, the so-called Fan Affair (Fly Whisk Incident), served as a pretext to initiate a blockade against the port...
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    [self-published source] Raf, Mohh. "The Fly Whisk Incident". gloriousalgeria.dz. Retrieved 1 September 2024. Raf, Mohh. "Fly Whisk Incident (1827)". encyclopedia...
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    of Law in the eight auspicious symbols. Instead of the Dharmachakra, a fly-whisk may be used as one of the Ashtamangala to symbolize Tantric manifestations...
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    polish, although this persisted for some time after the empire fell. The fly-whisk (chauri) is held in the right hand whereas the left hand is broken. The...
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    yak) or hemp wielded by a Zen Buddhist priest. Often described as a "fly whisk" or "fly shooer", the stick is believed to protect the wielder from desire...
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    The i-Roi is a fly-whisk used particularly amongst the high ranking chiefs (Ratu) in Fiji. Used for ceremonial purposes, the i-Roi has been a key part...
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    chapters as a fierce deity, holding kartrī (knife), khaḍga (sword), chamara (Fly-whisk) or indivara (lotus) and a single matted braid over her head. She is dark...
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    or a fenghuang to accompany her. She may also carry a bamboo ladle or fly-whisk. In the television show Jackie Chan Adventures, He Xiangu was shown to...
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    atumpan), Akan nomenclature, umbrellas used for kings, adinkra symbols, fly whisk, ivory trumpets, head gears, swords of the nation. Bonos perform many...
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    god. The symbolism of the flail is more uncertain with shepherd's whip, fly-whisk, or association with the god Andjety of the ninth nome of Lower Egypt...
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    Coin from 1747 CE depicting Guru Nanak with his two disciples, Bhai Mardana and Bhai Bala waving a chaur (fly-whisk) as a mark of respect....
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    elder son of Guru Nanak and founder of the Udasi sect, with a visitor and fly-whisk attendants, circa early-19th century. Head of Udasi sect Preceded by Position...
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  • Kuniyoshi, The courtesan Jigoku-dayu seated on a throne, holding a Buddhist fly-whisk Utagawa Kunisada, from the picture album "Toyokuni Nishiki-e shu" Tsukioka...
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    legacy. Ruyi Jingu Bang is a name for the magic staff of Sun Wukong. Fly whisks appear as weapons of immense magical potency, especially wielded by Daoists...
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    of bhagat Kabir (seated near the centre of the frame), his son Kamal (fly-whisk attendant; standing to the right), and two of his disciples Surat Gopal...
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    outburst of anger, Hussein Dey waved his fan (fly whisk) at the consul, becoming known as the Fly Whisk Incident. Charles X used this as an excuse to...
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    branches were used in offering rituals to esoteric forms of Guanyin. Fly whisk Lotus bloom Common Buddhist symbol of purity. Rice sheaths Fertility,...
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    chanting the Japji Sahib in the presence of Guru Angad with Bhai Bala to side with a fly-whisk, circa 19th century. The Mul Mantar is inscribed to the left....
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    1827, when the Dey of Algiers supposedly struck the French consul with a fly whisk. Three years following this event, France began the invasion of Algeria...
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