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	Orris Dance Orris may refer to: People Peter Orris Orris C. Herfindahl Orris Pratt Places Adam Orris House Orris Baragwanath Pass Other uses Orris, a gold lace Orris root Orris root (''Rhizoma iridis''; etymology possibly an alteration of ''iris (plant), iris'') is the root of ''Iris germanica'' and ''Iris pallida''. It had the common name of Queen Elizabeth Root. It is commonly used as a fixative (perfumery), fi ... Orris oil {{disambiguation, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Peter Orris Peter Orris (born 1945 in Los Angeles, California) is an American political activist, Medical Doctor and Professor and Chief of Occupational and Environmental Medicine at the University of Illinois at Chicago Hospital and Health Sciences System. Raised in New York City by his parents, Trudy and Leo Orris, Orris was involved with the civil rights movement from age eleven. While known for his work in the field of medicine, Orris is also known for his work in the Civil Rights Movement. American Civil Rights Movement Raised by Trudy and Leo Orris, Orris was involved in several aspects of the Civil Rights Movement during his youth. His first activism within the Civil Rights Movement started at age eleven, where he participated in the Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom, a nonviolent march which recognized the ''Brown v. Board of Education'' Supreme Court's decision, making segregation in schools illegal. As a child, Orris also participated in a political activist group called Students ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Orris C Orris may refer to: People Peter Orris Orris C. Herfindahl * Orris Pratt Places * Adam Orris House Orris Baragwanath Pass Other uses Orris, a gold lace Orris root Orris root (''Rhizoma iridis''; etymology possibly an alteration of ''iris (plant), iris'') is the root of ''Iris germanica'' and ''Iris pallida''. It had the common name of Queen Elizabeth Root. It is commonly used as a fixative (perfumery), fi ... Orris oil {{disambiguation, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Orris Pratt Orris Pratt was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, serving one term. Born in Michigan, he moved to Wisconsin as a child with his family. He followed his father into farming and politics. Biography Orris Pratt was born on September 18, 1837, in White Pigeon, Michigan. His parents were Samuel Pratt and his wife. The family moved to Wisconsin, where they settled in what became Spring Prairie, and his parents developed a farm. Samuel Pratt was elected as a member of the Assembly and of the Wisconsin State Senate The Wisconsin Senate is the upper house of the Wisconsin State Legislature. Together with the Wisconsin State Assembly they constitute the legislative branch of the state of Wisconsin. The powers of the Wisconsin Senate are modeled after those o .... The younger Pratt followed his father into farming. He married and had a family, and farmed in Spring Prairie. Political career Pratt was elected as a member of the Assembly from Spring Prairie in 1883. Previously, h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Adam Orris House Adam Orris House is a historic home located at Mechanicsburg in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. It was built about 1887, and is a three-story, rectangular brick building in the Second Empire style. It features a tin mansard roof, projecting three-story bay, corner tower, and full-width front porch. Also on the property is a contributing carriage house, also built about 1887. ''Note:'' This includes It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ... in 1987. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Orris, Adam, House Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Second Empire architecture in Pennsylvania Houses completed in 1887 Houses in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania National Register of Historic Pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Orris Baragwanath Pass Orrie Baragwanath Pass is situated in the Limpopo Province on the road between Ofcolaco and Lebowakgomo (South Africa). Part of the road is numbered as the R37. The pass has a steep paved ascent from the east up the slopes of the far northern Drakensberg The Drakensberg (Zulu language, Zulu: uKhahlamba, Sotho language, Sotho: Maloti, Afrikaans: Drakensberge) is the eastern portion of the Great Escarpment, Southern Africa, Great Escarpment, which encloses the central South Africa#Geography, Sout ... mountains to a height of 1370 m above sea level. From the west there is an equally steep but unpaved ascent with a fairly flat unpaved section of approximately 10 kilometers along the summit between the two approaches. Although most of the pass is located in Lekgalameetse Provincial Park, it is nevertheless a public road with free access. An access fee is payable if entering the pass from the Lekgalameetse entrance gate. References Mountain passes of Limpopo {{Limpopo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Metal Lace Metal lace describes a type of lace made from metal or metallic threads, such as gold, silver, or copper. The designs can be worked on a textile ground, or the lace can completely be made from metallic threads. It is mainly used as an embellishment for military uniforms, fashionable, ceremonial and theatrical dress, and ecclesiastical textiles. Gold lace Lace made using gold wire has been produced since antiquity, with examples of gold netting found in Egyptian and Assyrian tombs from 1500 to 1000 BCE. It was mainly produced as an embellishment for religious vestments and high status garments. Metal lace, including gold and silver point de Venise, was produced in Italy until the 15th century, when high taxation and sumptuary laws led to textile threads such as linen replacing the use of metal. To avoid these costs, the production of metal lace moved to France, where a high demand by royalty and the French aristocracy led to Arras, Aurillac and other locations becoming renown ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Orris Root Orris root (''Rhizoma iridis''; etymology possibly an alteration of ''iris (plant), iris'') is the root of ''Iris germanica'' and ''Iris pallida''. It had the common name of Queen Elizabeth Root. It is commonly used as a fixative (perfumery), fixative and note (perfumery), base note in perfumery and as a botanical in gin. Constituent chemicals The most valued component of orris root is orris oil, oil of orris (0.1–0.2%), a yellow-white mass containing myristic acid. Oil of orris is sometimes sold as orris butter. Other components include fat, resin, starch, mucilage, bitter extractive, and a glucoside called iridin or irisin. Uses Once important in western herbal medicine, it is now used mainly as a fixative (perfumery), fixative and note (perfumery), base note in perfumery; it is the most widely used fixative for potpourri. Orris is also an ingredient in many brands of gin,T. K. Lim including Bombay Sapphire. Fabienne Pavia, in her book ''L'univers des Parfums'' (1995, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]