diapering
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right|thumb|Arabesque (European art)|Arabesque-like diapering on the field of the shield of the See of Worcester: Argent, ten torteaux four, three, two, and one thumb|Detail of Chinese carved lacquer snuff bottle with Children at Play, and three types of diaper backgrounds, representing ground, water and sky. 18th century Diaper is any of a wide range of decorative patterns used in a variety of works of art, such as stained glass, heraldic shields, architecture, and silverwork. Its chief use is in the enlivening of plain surfaces.
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right|thumb|Arabesque (European art)|Arabesque-like diapering on the field of the shield of the See of Worcester: Argent, ten torteaux four, three, two, and one thumb|Detail of Chinese carved lacquer snuff bottle with Children at Play, and three types of diaper backgrounds, representing ground, water and sky. 18th century Diaper is any of a wide range of decorative patterns used in a variety of works of art, such as stained glass, heraldic shields, architecture, and silverwork. Its chief use is in the enlivening of plain surfaces.
==Etymology== For the full etymology, see "". The Oxford dictionary gives the Greek dia for "cross" as in "diamond" or "diagonal"; and aspros, Greek for "white". A white diamond or white cloth is used on the diagonal, hence the diagonal lattice or reticulation in patterning.
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