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  • 61George Carter (footballer born 1900) — George Carter (19 October 1900 1981 ) was an English footballer who played as an half back.Born in West Ham, London, Carter played for West Ham Boys, then his works team, Green Silley Weir of the London Munitions League, before moving to West Ham …

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  • 62HMS Greyhound (1900) — HMS Greyhound was a Greyhound class destroyer of the Royal Navy [http://www.battleships cruisers.co.uk/greyhound class.htm] . A three funnelled destroyer of the 30 knotter turtle back type, she was ordered on 30 March 1899 from R. L. Hawthorn,… …

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  • 63hearken back — intransitive verb Date: 1900 hark back …

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  • 64comb back — a Windsor chair back in which the vertical spindles are surmounted by a broad, carved crest rail resembling a comb. [1900 05] * * * …

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  • 65Watteau back — a loose, full back of a woman s gown, formed by wide box pleats hanging from a high shoulder yoke and extending to the hem in an unbroken line. [1895 1900; after a type of gown depicted in paintings by WATTEAU] * * * …

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  • 66comb back — a Windsor chair back in which the vertical spindles are surmounted by a broad, carved crest rail resembling a comb. [1900 05] …

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  • 67Imperial Records (1900) — The earliest Imperial Records was a short lived United States based company of the first decade of the 1900s, producing single sided lateral cut gramophone records. Issues included ragtime banjo music, operatic solos, and Hebrew songs. As the… …

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  • 68flat back — 1. a book spine presenting a completely flat surface. 2. a book bound with such a spine. [1900 05] * * * …

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  • 69clip — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. cut, snip, scissor, trim, shorten; prune, mow; dock; slang, gyp, fleece. See shortness, deception. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. snip, crop, trim, cut off; see cut 1 , decrease 2 . III (Roget s 3… …

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  • 70frock — was originally a male garment, especially the mantle of a monk or priest. Discarded by men, the word came back into favour in the 19c as a synonym of gown or dress for women or girls. Fowler described it as a vogue word used ‘especially for a… …

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