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64- Papyrus: a tall plant like a grass that grows in or near
water, especially in North Africa, or paper made from this
plant, especially by ancient Egyptians.

65- Frond = palm leave: a long leaf of a palm tree which has
an edge divided into lots of thin parts.

66- Straw: the dried yellow stems of crops such as wheat,
used as food for animals or as a layer on the ground for
animals to lie on, and for making traditional objects.

67- Hay: grass which is cut, dried and used as animal food or
as covering material

68- Leather: animal skin treated in order to preserve it, and
used to make shoes, bags, clothes, equipment.

69- Patent leather: leather that has a very shiny surface.
70- Ivory: the hard yellowish-white substance that forms the

tusks of some animals such as elephants, used especially in
the past to make decorative objects.
71- Bead: a small coloured often round piece of plastic, wood,
glass, etc. with a hole through it. It is usually put on a string
with a lot of others to make jewellery.
72- Sequin: a small shiny metal or plastic disc sewn onto
clothes for decoration.
73- Glass: a hard transparent material which is used to make
windows, bottles and other objects.
74- Metal: a chemical element, such as iron or gold, or a
mixture of such elements, such as steel, which electricity and
heat can travel through and which is generally hard and
strong.
75- Heavy metal: a dense and usually poisonous metal, such
as lead.