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  • 31Wood — /wood/, n. 1. Grant, 1892 1942, U.S. painter. 2. Leonard, 1860 1927, U.S. military doctor and political administrator. * * * I Hard, fibrous material formed by the accumulation of secondary xylem produced by the vascular cambium. It is the… …

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  • 32Wood Lawn — Wood Lawn, also known as Woodlawn, is a Planter s home built in 1836 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Located convert|1|mi|km|sing=on north of Davidson, North Carolina, the house is a fine example of the Federal Greek… …

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  • 33House signs — have been used since ancient times to personalise a dwelling, turning a house into a home. [Miles, J.: Owl s Hoot: How People Name Their Houses , John Murray, 29 June 2000] TypestoneHaving already been around for half a billion years, stone signs …

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  • 34Wood finishing — refers to the process of embellishing and/or protecting the surface. The process starts with surface preparation, either by sanding by hand (typically using a sanding block or power sander), scraping, or planing. Imperfections or nail holes on… …

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  • 35Wood Lane — (A219, formerly A40) is a street in London. It runs north from Shepherd s Bush, under the Westway (A40) past Wormwood Scrubs where it meets Scrubs Lane. The road is wholly in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham (W12 postal district). It… …

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  • 36House of Harmony — Directed by Marco Serafini Produced by Lim Suat Yen, Jason Lai Written by Barbara Wood Starring …

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  • 37WOOD —    Wood has always been used most commonly in the construction of domestic structures that do not require the same level of durability as temples and funerary monuments, which are more typically constructed from brick or stone. Timber became more …

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  • 38wood — W2S2 [wud] n ↑goggles, ↑saw, ↑wood [: Old English; Origin: wudu] 1.) [U and C] the material that trees are made of →↑wooden, woody ↑woody ▪ Put some more wood on the fire. ▪ …

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  • 39Wood Gundy — Inc. was a Canadian stock brokerage established in Toronto, Ontario in 1905 by George Herbert Wood and James Henry Gundy. The firm first specialized in the distribution and underwriting of government and municipal bonds. The firm first… …

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  • 40wood — [ wud ] noun *** 1. ) uncount the substance that forms the main part of a tree and is used for making things such as furniture: a piece of wood the polished dark wood of an antique table cut/chop wood: They stopped encouraging people to cut wood… …

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