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has gloss | eng: Well dressing is a custom practised in rural England in which wells, springs or other water sources are decorated with designs created from flower petals. The custom is most closely associated with the Peak District of Derbyshire in the English Midlands. |
lexicalization | eng: well dressing |
lexicalization | eng: Well-dressing |
instance of | (noun) a deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine well |
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media:img | Hayfield well dressing detail 1694059426 b8892c1d6e o.jpg |
media:img | Holymoorsidewelldressing.jpg |
media:img | Stoney Middleton well dressing.JPG |
media:img | Well Dressing Wirksworth 1860s.jpg |
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