You take a material like silver and put it in a glass case and that's the definition of a meter.

你拿某种材料,比如银,把它放进玻璃柜里,那是一米的定义

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"We are presenting all of this as history, " says Adrian Himmelreich, the building's curator, standing by a glass case containing a copy of the original treaty.

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At its center is a striking columnar glass case that pays homage to the brand's heritage by showcasing vintage Moynats.

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Displayed in a glass case along the wall, Tom Ford's snakeskin boot in autumn-leaf browns (Gucci, 2000) so supple that it seems to slither invokes the serpent and his insinuating seduction of Eve.

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