Schiaparelli

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(skē-äp′ə-rĕl′ē, skăp′-, shăp′-, skyäp′ä-rĕl′lē), Elsa 1890-1973.

Italian-born fashion designer noted for her use of brilliant colors and synthetic materials in haute couture designs.

Schia·pa·rel·li

(skē-äp′ə-rĕl′ē, skăp′-, shăp′-, skyäp′ä-rĕl′lē), Giovanni Virginio 1835-1910.

Italian astronomer who first observed lines on the surface of Mars, which he described as canals.

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Schiaparelli

(Italian skjapaˈrɛlli)

1. (Biography) Elsa (ˈelsa). 1896–1973, Italian couturière, noted esp for the dramatic colours of her designs

2. (Biography) Giovanni Virginio (dʒoˈvanni virˈdʒiːnjo). 1835–1910, Italian astronomer, who discovered the asteroid Hesperia (1861) and the so-called canals of Mars (1877)

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Schia•pa•rel•li

(ˌskyɑ pəˈrɛl i or, esp. for 1, ˌskæp əˈrɛl i, ˌʃæp-)

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1. Elsa, 1890–1973, French fashion designer, born in Italy.

2. Giovanni Virginio, 1835–1910, Italian astronomer.

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Noun	1.	Schiaparelli - Italian astronomer who first noted lines (which he called canals) on the surface of Mars (1835-1910) Giovanni Virginio Schiaparelli
	2.	Schiaparelli - fashion designer born in Italy who was noted for her use of synthetic materials and brilliant colors (1896-1973) Elsa Schiaparelli

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Men like Schiaparelli watched the red planet--it is odd, by-the-bye, that for count- less centuries Mars has been the star of war--but failed to interpret the fluctuating appearances of the markings they mapped so well.

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Summary: Paris [France], July 3 (ANI): Shattering the fashion statute, legendary singer Celine Dion dazzled her way across the Schiaparelli Fall Winter show, wearing eccentric and ill-fitted pair of shoes, with insoles peering out of them.

Celine Dion makes style statement; dazzles in ill-fitted shoes

The fashion world has been head over heels with hot pink since the legendary Italian designer Elsa Schiaparelli made it her signature colour in the 1930s.

In the pink

Gemma Chan looked like fashion fairy in frothy fuchsia Valentino, Dame Helen Mirren was sublime a long-sleeved Schiaparelli design and

oscars back in the pink

Mirren, 73, wore layers of tulle and accordion pleats by Schiaparelli, in various shades of the pink spectrum, including the house's signature color, 'shocking pink.'

The Oscars are over, but we still see pink

Farida Khelfa (far-right) just returned to the runway in a Schiaparelli show.

Farida Khelfa returns to the runway for Schiaparelli

28), both Schiaparelli's and Flammarion's maps have it in the same place, just where it is on modern maps.

Martian Greenwich

Bloom: A Story of Fashion Designer Elsa Schiaparelli

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Comeback Style

AN ELECTRONIC dizzy spell caused by spinning too fast led the European Space Agency (Esa) probe Schiaparelli to crash land on Mars, an investigation has concluded.

Mars crash land for probe

The ExoMars spacecraft, launched in March 2016, originally consisted of two parts - the TGO, and the Schiaparelli Entry, Descent and Landing demonstrator module.