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61Widow's Palace, Plön — The old Widow s Palace in Plön The ducal Widow s Palace (German: Witwenpalais) in Plön in the north German state of Schleswig Holstein was the widow s seat of the Duchess Dorothea Christina (Dorothea Christine). During its history the building… …
62Widow's Exemption — In general terms, a widow s exemption refers to the amount that can be deducted from taxable income by a widow, thereby reducing her tax burden. In the U.S., it usually refers to the amount exempt from state inheritance taxes on a widow s share… …
63widow — /ˈwɪdoʊ / (say widoh) noun 1. a woman whose husband has died and who has not married again. 2. (used in combination) a woman whose husband is often absent, devoting his attention to some sport or other activity: a golf widow. 3. Cards an… …
64Widow's Son Bun Ceremony — Hanging from the ceiling of the Widow s Son pub in East London is a bundle of about 200 dust covered, shrivelling *hot cross buns. Every year, on *Good Friday, a sailor adds another. The story is that a widow s house previously stood on the… …
65widow — A widow is no longer addressed by this term, though an examination of Shakespeare’s plays will show that it was common as a vocative in the seventeenth century. It occurs many times in Henry the Sixth Part Three (3:ii), the scene in which… …
66Widow's peak — A widow s peak (widow s brow) is a descending V shaped point in the middle of the hairline (above the forehead). The trait is inherited genetically and is dominant. A dominant trait is the observed trait. [cite book|last=Campbell|first=Neil|… …
67Widow's Weeds (album) — Infobox Album | Name = Widow s Weeds Type = studio Artist = Tristania Released = 1998 Recorded = Genre = Gothic metal Length = 53:06 Label = Napalm Records Producer = Reviews = Last album = Tristania (1997) This album = Widow s Weeds (1998) Next… …
68Widow's Allowance — An allowance of funds and/or personal property received by a widow after her husband s death to meet her immediate requirements. The amount of the allowance is decided by statute or court and is meant to protect the widow and family of a deceased …
69widow-and-orphan stock — A stock paying high dividends with a low beta and noncyclical business, that is an extremely safe investment. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * widow and orphan stock widow and orphan stock ➔ stock1 * * * widow and orphan stock UK US noun [C… …
70widow — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. survivor (of a husband), relict, dowager; divorcée, grass widow. See divorce. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. surviving wife, relict, dowager, husbandless wife, dead man s wife, widow woman*, sod widow*,… …
