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  • 1Sieve analysis — A sieve analysis is a practice or procedure used to assess the particle size distribution of a granular material. The size distribution is often of critical importance to the way the material performs in use. A sieve analysis can be performed on… …

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  • 2The Witch (fairy tale) — The Witch is a Russian fairy tale. Andrew Lang included it in The Yellow Fairy Book .A version of the tale, under the title The Twins and the Snarling Witch , appears in A Book of Witches , by Ruth Manning Sanders.ynopsisA poor widower with twin… …

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  • 3The Spinning-Woman by the Spring — or The Kind and the Unkind Girls is a wide spread, traditional folk tale, known all over Europe, in large parts of Asia, and in Indonesia too. The tale is catalogued as AT 480 in the international Folktale catalogue.ynopsisTwo step sisters are… …

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  • 4Teeny-Tiny and the Witch-Woman — is a story written by Barbara K. Walker based on an old Turkish folk tale. The story was first published in 1975 by Pantheon Books and an animated short based on the story was produced by Weston Woods in 1980.Plot Teeny Tiny and the Witch Woman… …

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  • 5turkey — /terr kee/, n., pl. turkeys, (esp. collectively) turkey. 1. a large, gallinaceous bird of the family Meleagrididae, esp. Meleagris gallopavo, of America, that typically has green, reddish brown, and yellowish brown plumage of a metallic luster… …

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  • 6Turkey — /terr kee/, n. a republic in W Asia and SE Europe. 63,528,225; 296,184 sq. mi. (767,120 sq. km). (286,928 sq. mi. (743,145 sq. km) in Asia; 9257 sq. mi. (23,975 sq. km) in Europe). Cap.: Ankara. Cf. Ottoman Empire. * * * Turkey Introduction… …

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  • 7Wasser — 1. Alle kleinen Wasser laufen in die grossen. – Simrock, 11227; Körte, 6528; Braun, I, 4928. »Die kleinen Wasser allgemein laufen in die grossen hinein.« Die Russen: Das Wasser, was die Ladoga der Newa gibt, gibt die Newa dem Finnischen Meerbusen …

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  • 8Daughters of Danaus — The Danaides (1903), a Pre Raphaelite interpretation by John William Waterhouse In Greek mythology, the Daughters of Danaus or Danaids (also Danaides or Danaïdes; Greek: Δαναΐδες; English pronunciation: /dəˈneɪɪdiːz/) were the fifty da …

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  • 9Schnee — 1. An den alten Schnee denkt man nicht meh. Schwed.: Fram faren snö är snart glömder. – Seent tala om den snön som i fjol föll. (Grubb, 646.) 2. Aus Schnee wird nichts als Wasser. Holl.: Van sneeuw kan niet dan water voortkomen. (Harrebomée, II,… …

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  • 10waste — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Gradual loss or decay Nouns 1. waste, wastage; dissipation; dispersion; ebb; leakage, loss; wear and tear; extravagance, wastefulness, prodigality, conspicuous consumption; waste of time; jeunesse dorée; …

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