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  • 111Shakespeare, William — (1564 1616)    Dramatist and poet, b. at Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire, on 22nd or 23rd, and baptised on 26th April, 1564. On his father s side he belonged to a good yeoman stock, though his descent cannot be certainly traced beyond his… …

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  • 112wrap — [c]/ræp / (say rap) verb (wrapped or wrapt, wrapping) –verb (t) 1. Also, wrap up. to enclose, envelop, or muffle in something wound or folded about. 2. Also, wrap up. to enclose and make fast (an article, bundle, etc.) within a covering of paper… …

  • 113gift-wrap — verb wrap (a gift) attractively • Derivationally related forms: ↑gift wrapping • Hypernyms: ↑wrap, ↑wrap up • Verb Frames: Somebody s something * * * gift wrapper, n …

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  • 114upwrap — upˈwrap noun (geology) An anticline • • • Main Entry: ↑up * * * upwrap, wrapt, wreathing etc.: see up 4, 5, 6 …

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  • 115em|brace — em|brace1 «ehm BRAYS», verb, braced, brac|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to fold in the arms to show love or friendship; hold in the arms; hug: »The mother embraced her baby. 2. Figurative. to take up; take for oneself; accept: »She eagerly embraced the… …

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