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AaliyahLionel AbelLarry AdlerMortimer AdlerAffirmedTommie AgeeMichele AlboretoStephen AilesBlaise AlexanderGreat AlzanaJorge AmadoA. R. AmmonsPoul AndersonFrank AnnunzioJoe AndrewsEarl…Brewer's: Knuckle Under
(To). To kneel for pardon. Knuckle here means the knee, and we still say a “knuckle of veal or mutton,” meaning the thin end of the leg near the joint. Dr. Ogilvie tells us there was an…Brewer's: Drôle
“C'est un drôle, ” or “C'est un drôle d'homme” (he is a rum customer). “Un joyeux drôle ” means a boon companion. “Une drôle de chose” means a queer thing; something one can make neither…Brewer's: Curmudgeon
(3 syl.). A grasping, miserly churl. Dr. Johnson gives the derivation of this word thus, “coeur mechant, unknown correspondent.” Dr. Ash, in his dictionary, says, “coeur, unknown; merchant…Brewer's: Fraserian
One of the eighty-one celebrated literary characters of the 19th century published in Fraser's Magazine (1830-1838). Amongst them are Harrison Ainsworth, the countess of Blessington,…Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)
In the late 19th century, colleges for Black students were started in box cars (Atlanta University) and church basements (Spelman College). Mary McLeod Bethune, one of the nation's foremost Black…Jane Seymour Biography
Jane Seymour(Joyce Penelope Wilhelmina Frankenberg)actressBorn: 2/15/1951Birthplace: Hillingdon, England Seymour was unable to leverage a promising start as a Bond girl in Live and Let Die (1973)…Ebola Fact Sheet
Facts and stats about the virus 2014 West Africa Ebola Virus Outbreak Map Related Links Ebola FAQs Common Infectious Diseases Worldwide Medical Advances Timeline World…Biographies: Selected Golfers
Selected Golfers Tiger Woods See also Tiger Woods Timeline People in the NewsRecent Obituaries Related Links Golf Summary Biographies by CategoryCotton, Henry,…2001 Pacific Coast League<br/>All-Star Team
As selected by the league's managers and media representatives.Pos.Name, Team (Affiliate)CRamon Castro, Calgary (Marlins)1BTodd Betts, Tacoma (Mariners)2BChad Meyers, Iowa (Cubs)3BJose…Trending
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