aba
/əˈbɑː/noun
Elementary
1
A coarse, often striped, felted fabric from the Middle East, woven from goat or camel hair.
2
A loose-fitting sleeveless garment, made from aba or silk, worn by Arabs.
3
An outer garment made of the above, very simple in form, worn by the Arabs of the desert. The illustration shows such an aba, made of two breadths of stuff sewed together to make an oblong about four by nine feet.
4
Such a garment that is specific to women.
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Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing