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  • 1Old English — For other uses, see Old English (disambiguation). Old English Ænglisc, Anglisc, Englisc Spoken in England (except the extreme southwest and northwest), parts of modern Scotland south east of the Forth, and the eastern fringes of modern Wales …

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  • 2Old master print — The Three Crosses, etching by Rembrandt, 1653, State III of IV An old master print is a work of art produced by a printing process within the Western tradition (European or New World). A date of about 1830 is usually taken as marking the end of… …

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  • 3СТАРЫЙ ВОРОБЕЙ — кто Очень опытный, бывалый. Подразумевается, что кто л., побывав в разных переделках и трудных ситуациях, приобрёл горький опыт и стал осторожен и хитёр. Имеется в виду, что лицо, реже группу лиц (Х) трудно застать врасплох, испугать, обмануть… …

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  • 4СТРЕЛЯНЫЙ ВОРОБЕЙ — кто Очень опытный, бывалый. Подразумевается, что кто л., побывав в разных переделках и трудных ситуациях, приобрёл горький опыт и стал осторожен и хитёр. Имеется в виду, что лицо, реже группу лиц (Х) трудно застать врасплох, испугать, обмануть… …

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  • 5Red Auerbach — Infobox Celebrity name = Arnold Jacob Red Auerbach caption = Auerbach speaking after being honored with the Lone Sailor Award on October 25, 2006 birth date = birth date|mf=yes|1917|9|20|mf=y birth place = Brooklyn, New York, U.S. death date =… …

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  • 6History of the Boston Celtics — This is a history of the Boston Celtics. The Boston Celtics are an American basketball team currently playing in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Over the years, the Celtics have won 17 …

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  • 7fly — 1 verb past tense flew past participle flown PLANE 1 (I) to travel by plane: You can fly direct from London to Tokyo in under 12 hours now. | fly on (=continue flying to another place): The first stop is San Francisco, and from there we re flying …

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  • 8Drawings by Douglas Hamilton — There are at least two hundred and twelve detailed drawings by Douglas Hamilton of South Indian landscapes, game animals and forestry operations. Eighty seven of Hamilton s careful drawings of the Annaimalai Hills, Palani Hills and Shevaroy Hills …

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  • 9veteran — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. old man, elder, patriarch, graybeard, oldster (inf.), old timer (inf.), codger (inf.), gaffer (inf.); grandfather, grandmother; old campaigner, seasoned or old soldier, ex soldier; octogenarian,… …

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  • 10A Matter of Honor — ST episode name = A Matter of Honor series = TNG ep num = 34 prod num = 134 date = February 6, 1989 writer = Burton Armus (teleplay) Wanda M. Haight, Gregory W. Amos, Burton Armus (story) director = Rob Bowman guest = John Putch, Christopher… …

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