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  • 51Adust — A*dust , a. [L. adustus, p. p. of adurere: cf. F. aduste.] 1. Inflamed or scorched; fiery. The Libyan air adust. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Looking as if or scorched; sunburnt. [1913 Webster] A tall, thin man, of an adust complexion. Sir W. Scott …

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  • 52yellow — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English yelwe, yelow, from Old English geolu; akin to Old High German gelo yellow, Latin helvus light bay, Greek chlōros greenish yellow, Sanskrit hari yellowish Date: before 12th century 1. a. of the color yellow b …

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  • 53Grand Duke Constantine Nikolaevich of Russia — Infobox Person name = Grand Duke Constantine Nicholaievich of Russia image size = 200px caption = birth date = birth date|1827|9|9|mf=y birth place = St. Petersburg death date = death date and age|1892|1|13|1827|9|9|mf=y death place = Pavlovsk… …

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  • 54Santo Daime Hymns — Sacred music and dance form a basic part of the Santo Daime religion The earliest hymns are those of the founder, Mestre Irineu. Today, hundreds of Daimistas from Brazil and other countries have contributed music to this growing genre. The hymns… …

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  • 55Isabella de Coucy — Isabella Plantagenet, also known as Dame Isabella de Coucy (16 June 1332 either April 1379 or 1382), was the daughter of Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault and the wife of Enguerrand VII of Coucy. Early years Isabella was the royal… …

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  • 56mealy — mealiness, n. /mee lee/, adj., mealier, mealiest. 1. having the qualities of meal; powdery; soft, dry, and crumbly: mealy potatoes; a mealy stone. 2. of or containing meal; farinaceous: baked fish with a mealy crust. 3. covered with or as if with …

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  • 57yellow — yellowly, adv. yellowness, n. /yel oh/, n., adj., yellower, yellowest, v. n. 1. a color like that of egg yolk, ripe lemons, etc.; the primary color between green and orange in the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 570 …

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  • 58Apocalypse —     Apocalypse     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Apocalypse     Apocalypse, from the verb apokalypto, to reveal, is the name given to the last book in the Bible. It is also called the Book of Revelation.     Although a Christian work, the Apocalypse… …

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  • 59Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of Russia — Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich Spouse Princess Alexandra of Saxe Altenburg Issue Grand Duke Nikolay Konstantinovich Olga, Queen of the Hellenes Vera, Duchess Eugen of Württemberg Grand Duke Konstanti …

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  • 60List of Dickensian characters — This is a list of characters in the works of Charles Dickens. Contents: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | …

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