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"text": "The Kaleidoscope (from καλος beautiful, ειδος a form, and σκοπεω to see) is an instrument for creating and exhibiting an infinite variety of beautiful forms, and is constructed in such a manner as either to please the eye, by an ever-varying succession of splendid tints and symmetrical forms, or to enable the observer to render permanent such as may appear most appropriate for any of the numerous branches of the ornamental arts.",
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"text": "Detractors saw the kaleidoscope as an expression of a mass consumer culture that could be all too easily distracted by the shiniest new baubles and sensations. […] The revolution that Steve Jobs triggered in 2007 with the launch of the iPhone means that most of us now have a modern day kaleidoscope in our pockets.",
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"text": "The chip smells like nothing, but tastes like a smörgåsbord that's both confusing and arousing, like Steve Buscemi. Flecks of spring green – the kind generated from radioactive waste – coat the unwieldy triangles. The seasoning is a kaleidoscope of Day-Glo dust particles that perishes under saliva and tongue.",
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"links": [
[
"move",
"move#Verb"
],
[
"shifting",
"shifting#Adjective"
],
[
"attractive",
"attractive"
],
[
"colourful",
"colourful"
],
[
"patterns",
"pattern#Noun"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(intransitive) To move in shifting (and often attractive or colourful) patterns."
],
"tags": [
"intransitive"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/kəˈlaɪdəskəʊp/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/kəˈlaɪdəˌskoʊp/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
{
"audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-kaleidoscope.wav",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/10/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-kaleidoscope.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-kaleidoscope.wav.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/10/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-kaleidoscope.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-kaleidoscope.wav.ogg",
"tags": [
"Southern-England"
],
"text": "Audio (Southern England)"
}
],
"word": "kaleidoscope"
}
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