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| has gloss | eng: A Bermuda kite is a kite made using traditional, geometric designs, quite colorful, and is an art form as much as a recreational tool. They are traditionally flown in Bermuda only at Easter. The kites are typically hexagonal, though larger examples, particularly, may be octagonal, or have even more sides. They are constructed from flat sticks arrayed like spokes of a wheel, with a nail at the axis. A string passes around the ends of the sticks, marking out the edges, and concentric strings are arranged inside of this, all contributing to the rigidity of the structure. Colored tissue paper is glued into the spaces created between strings and sticks. Using different colors, patterns are created. The kite has a single stick secured at one end to the axis, and rising at a shallow angle from the plane created by the other sticks. |
| lexicalization | eng: Bermuda kite |
| instance of | (noun) plaything consisting of a light frame covered with tissue paper; flown in wind at end of a string kite |
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| media:img | Bermuda Kite 01.jpg |
| media:img | Bermuda Kite Construction 01.jpg |
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