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  • 1comfortable — adjective Date: 1769 1. a. affording or enjoying contentment and security < a comfortable income > b. affording or enjoying physical comfort < a comfortable chair > < was too comfortable to move > 2 …

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  • 2comfortable — adjective /ˈkʌm.ftɚ.bəl,ˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bəl/ a) Amply sufficient, satisfactory. he was going to make away himself; but meeting by chance his master Plotinus, who, perceiving by his distracted looks all was not well, urged him to confess his grief;&#8230; …

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  • 3comfortable — /ˈkʌmftəbəl / (say kumftuhbuhl), /ˈkʌmfətəbəl / (say kumfuhtuhbuhl) adjective 1. producing or attended with comfort or ease of mind or body. 2. being in a state of comfort or ease; easy and undisturbed. 3. giving comfort, support, or consolation …

  • 4Olivia Shakespear — Photograph of Olivia Shakespear published in the 1897 Literary Yearbook Olivia Shakespear, (born Olivia Tucker; 17 March 1863 – 3 October 1938), was an English novelist, playwright, and patron of the arts. She wrote six books that are described&#8230; …

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  • 5Netley Abbey — This article is about the ruins of the abbey in Netley, Hampshire, England. For the village sometimes known as Netley Abbey, see Netley. Netley Abbey Ruins of the church at Netley Abbey Monastery information Full Name …

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  • 6com´fort|a|bly — com|fort|a|ble «KUHMF tuh buhl, KUHM fuhr », adjective, noun. –adj. 1. giving comfort or ease: »A soft, warm bed is comfortable. SYNONYM(S): snug, cozy. 2. in comfort; at ease: »The warm fire made him feel comfortable after a cold day outdoors. I …

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  • 7com´fort|a|ble|ness — com|fort|a|ble «KUHMF tuh buhl, KUHM fuhr », adjective, noun. –adj. 1. giving comfort or ease: »A soft, warm bed is comfortable. SYNONYM(S): snug, cozy. 2. in comfort; at ease: »The warm fire made him feel comfortable after a cold day outdoors. I …

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  • 8com|fort|a|ble — «KUHMF tuh buhl, KUHM fuhr », adjective, noun. –adj. 1. giving comfort or ease: »A soft, warm bed is comfortable. SYNONYM(S): snug, cozy. 2. in comfort; at ease: »The warm fire made him feel comfortable after a cold day outdoors. I feel&#8230; …

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  • 9HISTORY — For Prehistory see archaeology ; for Biblical and Second Temple periods, see history . Destruction of the Second Temple until the Arab Conquest (70–640 C.E.) THE EFFECTS OF THE WAR OF 66–70 C.E. The Jewish war against the Romans, which lasted&#8230; …

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  • 10Van Dyck, Sir Anthony — born March 22, 1599, Antwerp, Belg. died Dec. 9, 1641, London, Eng. Flemish painter. Son of a well to do silk merchant, he was apprenticed to an Antwerp painter at 10. He soon came under the influence of Peter Paul Rubens, for his early works are …

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