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61hand tool — any tool or implement designed for manual operation. * * * Introduction any of the implements used by craftsmen in manual operations, such as chopping, chiseling, sawing, filing, or forging. Complementary tools, often needed as auxiliaries to… …
62India — /in dee euh/, n. 1. Hindi, Bharat. a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950.… …
63Iran — /i ran , i rahn , uy ran /, n. a republic in SW Asia. 67,540,002; ab. 635,000 sq. mi. (1,644,650 sq. km). Cap.: Teheran. Formerly (until 1935), Persia. * * * Iran Introduction Iran Background: Known as Persia until 1935, Iran became an Islamic… …
64Pan Gu — /pun gooh /, Pinyin. See P an Ku. * * * or P an Ku In Chinese Daoist legend, the first man. He came forth from Chaos (an egg) with two horns, two tusks, and a hairy body. He used his knowledge of yin yang to separate heaven and earth, set the Sun …
65woodpecker — /wood pek euhr/, n. any of numerous climbing birds of the family Picidae, having a hard, chisellike bill that it hammers repeatedly into wood in search of insects, stiff tail feathers to assist in climbing, and usually more or less boldly… …
66Moore, Henry — born July 30, 1898, Castleford, Eng. died Aug. 31, 1986, Much Hadham English sculptor and graphic artist. The son of a coal miner, he was enabled to study at the Royal College of Art by a rehabilitation grant after being wounded in World War I.… …
67Callaeidae — ▪ bird family songbird family, order Passeriformes, collectively called wattlebirds (a name also applied to certain honeyeaters). Callaeids are found only in the deep forests of New Zealand. They are long tailed, strong footed, and weak… …
68Hammurabi — • The sixth king of the first Babylonian dynasty Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Hammurabi Hammurabi † …
69cheilectomy, chilectomy — 1. Excision of a portion of the lip. 2. Chiseling away bony irregularities at osteochondral margin of a joint cavity that interfere with movements of the joint. [cheil + G. ektome, excision] …
70Nándor Wagner — Nandor Wagner, (1964) in Sweden. Nandor Wagner (Hungarian: Wagner Nándor, 7 October 1922 15 November 1997, Mooka (Mouka, Mōka) (Japanese: 真岡), nearby Mashiko, Tochigi) was a Hungarian artist and sculp …
