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  • 1Waterwork — Wa ter*work , n. 1. (Paint.) Painting executed in size or distemper, on canvas or walls, formerly, frequently taking the place of tapestry. Shak. Fairholt. [1913 Webster] 2. An hydraulic apparatus, or a system of works or fixtures, by which a… …

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  • 2waterwork — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: Middle English waterwerk, from water + werk, wurk, work work more at work 1. : something (as a tank, dock, canal lock, levee, or seawall) built in, for, or as a protection against water 2. : a mechanism …

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  • 3London water supply infrastructure — London s Water Supply Infrastructure has developed over the centuries in line with the expansion of London and now represents a sizeable infrastructure investment. For much of London s history, private companies supplied fresh water to various… …

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  • 4Threes Anna — (pseudonym of Threes Schreurs, born in Vlaardingen, The Netherlands, 1959) is a novelist, theatre and film maker.BiographyThrees Anna is trained as a visual artist. In 1985 Anna was engaged in theatre company Dogtroep, specialized in site… …

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  • 5Chatsworth House — across the River Derwent, with the Hunting Tower visible above Chatsworth House is a stately home in North Derbyshire, England, 3.5 miles (5.6 km) northeast of Bakewell and 9 miles (14 km) west of Chesterfield (GB Grid SK260700). It is… …

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  • 6Skaneateles (village), New York — Skaneateles is a village in Onondaga County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 2,616. The name is derived from the native term for the adjacent lake. The Village of Skaneateles is in the Town of …

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  • 7John Charles Haines — Infobox Politician name = John Charles Haines width = 150px height = 200px birth date = May 26, 1818 birth place = New York, United States death date = July 4, 1896 death place = Chicago, Illinois, United States (aged 78) residence = Chicago,… …

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  • 8Bruntál — Geobox | Settlement name = Bruntál other name = category = Town image caption = | flag border = 1 symbol = Bruntál Wappen.jpg etymology = official name = motto = nickname = country = Czech Republic country state = region = Moravian Silesian… …

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  • 9Smocza Jama — ( dragon s den ) is a limestone cave in the Wawel Hill in Kraków. Owing to its location in the heart of the former Polish capital and its connection to the legendary Wawel Dragon, it is the best known cave in Poland. Morphology Smocza Jama has… …

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  • 10The Idler (1758–1760) — This article is about the 18th century series of essays. For other publications called The Idler, see The Idler (disambiguation). The Idler was a series of 103 essays, all but twelve of them by Samuel Johnson, published in the London weekly the… …

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