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111branchiopod — /brang kee euh pod /, n. 1. any crustacean of the class (or subclass) Branchiopoda, having flattened, footlike appendages that bear respiratory organs. adj. 2. Also, branchiopodous /brang kee op euh deuhs/. belonging or pertaining to the… …
112Maitland, Hants County, Nova Scotia — Maitland in Nova …
113feature — /ˈfitʃə / (say feechuh) noun 1. any part of the face, as the nose, chin, etc. 2. (plural) the face. 3. the form or cast of the face: of fine feature. 4. a prominent or conspicuous part or characteristic. 5. the main film in a cinema program. 6. a …
114ground — I. /graʊnd / (say grownd) noun 1. the earth s solid surface; firm or dry land: fall to the ground. 2. earth or soil: stony ground. 3. land having a special character: rising ground. 4. (often plural) a tract of land occupied, or appropriated to a …
115Geocoin — A 2004 USA Geocoin A geocoin is a metal or wooden coin minted in similar fashion to a medallion, token coin, military challenge coin or wooden nickel, for use in geocaching. The first geocins were developed by Jon Stanley (aka moun10bike) as a… …
116Lymond Chronicles — The Lymond Chronicles is a series of six novels, written by Dorothy Dunnett, which were first published between 1961 and 1975. The series is set in mid sixteenth century Europe and the Mediterranean and tells the story of a young Scottish… …
117Monument to Nicholas I — Russian: Памятник Николаю I Current state (2004) Location St Isaac s Square in Saint Petersburg, Russia Designer …
118History of cartography — The Fra Mauro map, one of the greatest memorial of medieval cartography, was made around 1450 by the Venetian monk Fra Mauro. It is a circular world map drawn on parchment and set in a wooden frame, about two meters in diameter Cartography (from… …
119Industrial radiography — is the use of ionizing radiation to view objects in a way that cannot be seen otherwise. It is not to be confused with the use of ionizing radiation to change or modify objects; radiography s purpose is strictly viewing. Industrial radiography… …
120split hairs — 1. noun Tedious details; minutiae. The Microsoft trial had been in danger of slipping out of the public eye. Its endless procession of less than riveting economics professors and forgetful executives, mixed with scads of legal and technical split …
