a sprig of the nobility

  • 1sprig — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a small branch or shoot. 2 an ornament resembling this, esp. on fabric. 3 usu. derog. a youth or young man (a sprig of the nobility). v.tr. (sprigged, sprigging) 1 ornament with sprigs (a dress of sprigged muslin). 2 (usu. as… …

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  • 2Beauty and the Beast — (French: La Belle et la Bête ) is a traditional fairy tale (type 425C search for a lost husband in the Aarne Thompson classification). The first published version of the fairy tale was a rendition by Madame Gabrielle Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve …

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  • 3Lipka Tatars — The Lipka Tatars (also known as Lithuanian Tatars , Belarusian Tatars , Lipkowie or Muślimi ) are a group of Tatars living on the lands of the former Grand Duchy of Lithuania since the 14th century. They followed Sunni branch of Islam and their… …

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  • 4Šubić — The Šubić were one of the twelve tribes which constituted Croatian statehood in the Middle Ages; they held the county of Bribir (Varvaria) in inland Dalmatia.OriginsToday Bribir is an archaeological site in inland Dalmatia. It is located on a… …

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  • 5List of Irish counties' coats of arms — The following is a list of Irish counties coats of arms. In the majority of cases these are arms assigned to county councils created by the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898 or later legislation, either by the Chief Herald of Ireland in what is …

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  • 7Propaganda Due — Part of a series of articles on Freemasonry Core Articles Freemasonry · Grand Lodge · Masonic Lodge · Masonic Lodge Officers · Grand Master · Prince Hall Freemasonry · Regular Masonic jurisdictions · Continental Fre …

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  • 8Scottish clan — Clan map of Scotland Scottish clans (from Gaelic clann, progeny ), give a sense of identity and shared descent to people in Scotland and to their relations throughout the world, with a formal structure of Clan Chiefs recognised by the court of… …

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  • 9Angus Lewis Macdonald — Infobox President name = Angus L. Macdonald caption = order2 = 21st Premier of Nova Scotia term start2 = September 8, 1945 term end2 = April 13, 1954 predecessor2 = Alexander S. MacMillan successor2 = Harold Connolly order1 = 19th Premier of Nova …

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  • 10List of Samurai Shodown characters — This is a list of characters appearing in the Samurai Shodown series. Characters included into the list are characters exclusive to the fighting games and not the spin offs or mobile games. Contents 1 3D series characters 2 Characters 2.1 Shiro… …

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