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51Verger — A verger (or virger , so called after the staff of the office) is a person, usually a layperson, who assists in the ordering of religious services, particularly in Anglican churches. HistoryThe Office of the Verger has its roots in the early days …
52Green Man — Readers will seek in vain for any mention of The Green Man in pre war folklore collections and studies, for the present day use of the phrase to designate a *foliate head was only invented in 1939 (see below), and the various authentic uses of …
53frightened — adjective 1. made afraid (Freq. 7) the frightened child cowered in the corner too shocked and scared to move • Syn: ↑scared • Similar to: ↑afraid 2. thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation …
54panic-stricken — adjective thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation (Freq. 1) became panicky as the snow deepened felt panicked before each exam trying to keep back the panic stricken crowd the terrified horse bolted • Syn: ↑panicky, ↑panicked …
55panic-struck — adjective thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation became panicky as the snow deepened felt panicked before each exam trying to keep back the panic stricken crowd the terrified horse bolted • Syn: ↑panicky, ↑panicked, ↑panic stricken …
56panicked — adjective thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation (Freq. 1) became panicky as the snow deepened felt panicked before each exam trying to keep back the panic stricken crowd the terrified horse bolted • Syn: ↑panicky, ↑panic …
57panicky — adjective thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation became panicky as the snow deepened felt panicked before each exam trying to keep back the panic stricken crowd the terrified horse bolted • Syn: ↑panicked, ↑panic stricken, ↑pani …
58terrified — adjective thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation (Freq. 4) became panicky as the snow deepened felt panicked before each exam trying to keep back the panic stricken crowd the terrified horse bolted • Syn: ↑panicky, ↑panicked …
59France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… …
60performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical. The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …
