to remain in seclusion
1Western Africa — ▪ region, Africa Introduction region lying south of the Sahara and east and north of the Atlantic Ocean. It is latitudinally divided into two parallel belts of land: the western portion of the Sudan, a geographic area that stretches across… …
2Shia Islam — Shia redirects here. For other uses, see Shia (disambiguation) …
3List of Claymore characters — The Claymore anime and manga series features a diverse cast of characters created by Norihiro Yagi. The series is set in a medieval world where humans coexist with creatures called yoma, sentient monsters that feed on human innards. A highly… …
4Roshanara Begum — For|Hindustani classical singer|Roshan Ara BegumRoshanara Begum (Urdu: شاهزادی روشن آرا بیگم ) was the second oldest daughter of the Mughal ruler, Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal. Born on September 3, 1617, Roshanara was a brilliant woman, talented… …
5Flowers in the Attic — infobox Book | name = Flowers in the Attic title orig = translator = image caption = author = V. C. Andrews illustrator = cover artist = country = United States language = English series = Dollanganger series genre = Gothic horror Family saga… …
6Raymond of Peñafort — Infobox Saint name= Saint Raymond of Peñafort birth date=c. 1175 death date=1275 feast day= January 7 January 23 (General Roman Calendar, 1671 1969) venerated in= Roman Catholic Church imagesize= 200px caption= birth place=Vilafranca del Penedès …
7hibernate — /ˈhaɪbəneɪt / (say huybuhnayt) verb (i) (hibernated, hibernating) 1. to spend the winter in close quarters in a dormant condition, as certain animals. 2. to withdraw into or remain in seclusion. 3. Computers (of a personal computer) to shut down… …
8HIMMELSTEIN, LENA — (Lane Bryant Malsin; 1881–1951), U.S. chain store founder. Born in Lithuania, Himmelstein was taken to the United States at the age of 16. After the death of her first husband, David Bryant, she opened a small dressmaking shop in uptown New York… …
9japan — japanner, n. /jeuh pan /, n., adj., v., japanned, japanning. n. 1. any of various hard, durable, black varnishes, originally from Japan, for coating wood, metal, or other surfaces. 2. work varnished and figured in the Japanese manner. 3. Japans,… …
10Japan — /jeuh pan /, n. 1. a constitutional monarchy on a chain of islands off the E coast of Asia: main islands, Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku. 125,716,637; 141,529 sq. mi. (366,560 sq. km). Cap.: Tokyo. Japanese, Nihon, Nippon. 2. Sea of, the… …
