sumptuary laws
121Osteria — Typische venezianische Osteria Osteria ist die Bezeichnung für eine Gaststätte in Italien, in der man hauptsächlich Wein und kleinere Speisen serviert. Inhaltsverzeichnis …
122Athens — /ath inz/, n. 1. Greek, Athenai. a city in and the capital of Greece, in the SE part. 885,136. 2. Greater, a metropolitan area comprising the city of Athens, Piraeus, and several residential suburbs. 2,530,000. 3. a city in N Georgia. 42,549. 4.… …
123cuisine — /kwi zeen /, n. 1. a style or quality of cooking; cookery: Italian cuisine; This restaurant has an excellent cuisine. 2. Archaic. the kitchen or culinary department of a house, hotel, etc. [1475 85; < F: lit., kitchen < VL *cocina, for L coquina; …
124culture — /kul cheuhr/, n., v., cultured, culturing. n. 1. the quality in a person or society that arises from a concern for what is regarded as excellent in arts, letters, manners, scholarly pursuits, etc. 2. that which is excellent in the arts, manners,… …
125mercantilism — mercantilist, n., adj. mercantilistic, adj. /merr keuhn ti liz euhm, tee , tuy /, n. 1. mercantile practices or spirit; commercialism. 2. See mercantile system. [1870 75; < F mercantilisme. See MERCANTILE, ISM] * * * Economic theory and policy… …
126pottery — /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… …
127Bunka-Bunsei period — ▪ Japanese history also called Ōgosho Period, in Japanese history, the era from 1804 to 1829, which witnessed an urban cultural scene unmatched since the Genroku period (1688–1704). The austere reforms and sumptuary laws passed under… …
128North, Sir Dudley — ▪ English economist born May 16, 1641, Westminster, England [now in London] died December 31, 1691, London English merchant, civil servant, and economist, an early advocate of what later came to be called laissez faire. North entered… …
