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1Hard Head — and Hard Head 2 were two mid 80s arcade platform scrolling video games made by SunA corporation.The original Hard Head , released in 1988, was also converted to the NES and was a classic platform game. Although the game contained some original… …
2Grand Duke Boris Vladimirovich of Russia — Infobox Person name = Grand Duke Boris Vladimirovich of Russia image size = 200px caption = birth date = birth date|1877|11|24|mf=y birth place = |1858 Tsarskoye Selo death date = death date and age|1943|11|9|1877|11|24|mf=y death place = Paris… …
3aigrette — noun /ˈeɪɡɹɪt/ a) The lesser white heron; the egret. His turban, furled in many a graceful fold, / An emerald aigrette, with Haidées hair int, / Surmounted as its clasp [...]. b) A feather or plume, or feather shaped item, used as an adornment or …
4globes — obsolete the breasts of an adult female Of obvious derivation and doubtful taste: The Graceful peak where beauty sits, The swelling globes, the pouting teats. (Pearsall, 1969, quoting a verse from 1860) …
5Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …
6pottery — /pot euh ree/, n., pl. potteries. 1. ceramic ware, esp. earthenware and stoneware. 2. the art or business of a potter; ceramics. 3. a place where earthen pots or vessels are made. [1475 85; POTTER1 + Y3] * * * I One of the oldest and most… …
7HEBREW LANGUAGE — This entry is arranged according to the following scheme: pre biblical biblical the dead sea scrolls mishnaic medieval modern period A detailed table of contents precedes each section. PRE BIBLICAL nature of the evidence the sources phonology… …
8BIBLE — THE CANON, TEXT, AND EDITIONS canon general titles the canon the significance of the canon the process of canonization contents and titles of the books the tripartite canon …
9Hymnody and Hymnology — • Hymnody means exactly hymn song , but as the hymn singer as well as the hymn poet are included under (hymnodos), so we also include under hymnody the hymnal verse or religious lyric. Hymnology is the science of hymnody or the historico… …
10publishing, history of — Introduction an account of the selection, preparation, and marketing of printed matter from its origins in ancient times to the present. The activity has grown from small beginnings into a vast and complex industry responsible for the… …
