or perhaps

  • 71Etham —    Perhaps another name for Khetam, or fortress, on the Shur or great wall of Egypt, which extended from the Mediterranean to the Gulf of Suez. Here the Israelites made their third encampment (Ex. 13:20; Num. 33:6). The camp was probably a little …

    Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • 72HIRED GUNS —    Perhaps the most common villain in Westerns is the gunslinger who works for hire, usually at the behest of a wealthy patron who needs to clean out some undesirables. The Wild Bunch (1969) and The Magnificent Seven (1960) represent films in… …

    Westerns in Cinema

  • 73THE THREE MESQUITEERS —    Perhaps the most famous Trigger Trio of the B Western era, the Three Mesquiteers series was produced by Republicfrom 1935 to 1950, interchanging actors throughout. The concept for the series gives a Western twist to Alexander Dumas’s Three… …

    Westerns in Cinema

  • 74GREEN ARCHITECTURE —    Perhaps the most current of architectural movements today, Green architecture refers to ecologically sensitive construction that takes into account new environmental concerns and the psychological needs of people, who are seen as increasingly… …

    Historical Dictionary of Architecture

  • 75level factor amortization — Perhaps the best method of accounting for MBS premiums and discounts is the change in factor or level factor amortization method. Under the change in factor method, the amount of monthly premium amortization or discount accretion is calculated to …

    Financial and business terms

  • 76wax, wane — Perhaps because these once popular words are now used infrequently, they are often misunderstood or confused. Wax means to grow gradually larger, to increase in strength or size. Wane means the exact opposite: to decrease, to decline. Both terms… …

    Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • 77Bicheno — Perhaps not surprisingly there are many alternative spellings recorded of this ancient heraldic name, which derives from the Flemish Bechenhove itself a developed form of the German Becher and the French Bichet . In both cases the name is… …

    Surnames reference

  • 78Bitcheno — Perhaps not surprisingly there are many alternative spellings recorded of this ancient heraldic name, which derives from the Flemish Bechenhove itself a developed form of the German Becher and the French Bichet . In both cases the name is… …

    Surnames reference

  • 79Burndred — Perhaps two thirds of all surnames are effectively variants of proven standard names. Burndred is one of these, although less obvious than most. It derives from the habitational Old English baernet hrycg , to translate as one who lived at the… …

    Surnames reference

  • 80Cuddy — Perhaps not surprisingly this famous Irish surname is recorded in many spellings. Deriving from the ancient Gaelic pre 10th century Mac giolla Chuda , which translates as the son of the follower of St Mochda , these spellings include… …

    Surnames reference