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Antique canvas is a late twentieth century term given to brown or beige coloured canvas.

The Aids Memorial Quilt is a long-term project to make a vast commemorative quilt for Americans who died of HIV/aids. The Project was launched in 1987 by gay rights activists in San Francisco, California, when the disease’s stigma resulted in some American funeral parlours refusing to accept the bodies of aids victims.

See aida.

Also written acu pictura. This is a medieval Latin term meaning ‘painting with a needle,’ referring to embroidery.

Acupictor (pl. acupictores) is a medieval Latin term for embroiderer. The Latin word literally means ‘painter with a needle'. This term should not be confused with ‘ACU pictures’ – this term stands for Army Combat Uniforms and refers to USA army uniforms (this term appears when googling).