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  • 21mou|ton|née — «MOO tuh NAY», adjective. (of rocks) rounded like a sheep s back by glacial erosion. ╂[< French moutonnée,feminine past participle of moutonner to round like a sheep s back < Old French mouton sheep; see etym. under mutton (Cf. ↑mutton)] …

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  • 22To bring up any one with a round turn — Bring Bring, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Brought}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bringing}.] [OE. bringen, AS. bringan; akin to OS. brengian, D. brengen, Fries. brenga, OHG. bringan, G. bringen, Goth. briggan.] 1. To convey to the place where the speaker is or is to …

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  • 23One Hundred Ton and a Feather — Jonathan King (* 6. Dezember 1944 in London, England als Kenneth George King) ist ein britischer Sänger, Songschreiber, Produzent und Musikproduzent. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Leben 2 Diskografie (Jonathan King/60er Jahre) 2.1 Singles 2.2 …

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  • 24Bos·ton cream pie — /ˈbɑːstən / noun, pl ⋯ pies [count] US : a round cake that is filled with a custard or cream filling and usually frosted with chocolate …

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  • 25tondo — /ton doh/; It. /tawn daw/, n., pl. tondi / dee/. a round painting or relief. [1885 90; < It: plate, circle, round painting, deriv. of the adj.: round, by aphesis for rotondo, < L rotundus; see ROTUND] * * * ▪ art Italian“round” plural  tondi     …

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  • 26tondo — ton•do [[t]ˈtɒn doʊ[/t]] it. [[t]ˈtɔn dɔ[/t]] n. pl. di ( dē). fia a round painting or relief • Etymology: 1885–90; &LT; It: plate, circle, round painting, der. of the adj.: round, by aphesis from rotondo &LT; L rotundus; see rotund …

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  • 27tonsure — /ton sheuhr/, n., v., tonsured, tonsuring. n. 1. the act of cutting the hair or shaving the head. 2. the shaving of the head or of some part of it as a religious practice or rite, esp. in preparation for entering the priesthood or a monastic&#8230; …

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  • 28tonsil — ton|sil [ˈtɔnsəl US ˈta:n ] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: tonsillae tonsils ] your tonsils are the two small round pieces of flesh at the sides of your throat ▪ If you keep getting throat infections you might have to have your tonsils out&#8230; …

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  • 29tonsure — ton|sure [ˈtɔnʃə US ˈta:nʃər] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: tonsura, from tondere; TONSORIAL] a small round area on the top of someone s head where their hair has been removed because they are a priest or a ↑monk &GT;tonsured adj ▪ his&#8230; …

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  • 30Agriculture and Food Supplies — ▪ 2007 Introduction Bird flu reached Europe and Africa, and concerns over BSE continued to disrupt trade in beef. An international vault for seeds was under construction on an Arctic island. Stocks of important food fish species were reported&#8230; …

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