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rue

(Encyclopedia) rue, common name for various members of the family Rutaceae, a large group of plants distributed throughout temperate and tropical regions and most abundant in S Africa and Australia.…

Italicization

Italicize the following (or underline if writing by hand or using a typewriter):The titles of books, plays, book-length poems, magazines, and newspapers: War and Peace TIME magazine Twelfth…

Valentine

Director: Jamie Blanks Writers: Gretchen Berg, Aaron Harbart, Donna Powers, Wayne Powers Warner Bros.; R; 105 minutes Release: 2/01 Cast: Denise Richards, Jessica Capshaw,…

Brewer's: Albano Stone

Alba′no or Peperino used by the Romans in building; a volcanic tufa quarried at Albano. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894AlbanyAlbanian Hat A B C D E F G…

Brewer's: Albati

Alba′ti The white brethren. Certain Christian fanatics of the fourteenth century, so called because they dressed in white. Also the recently baptised. (Latin.) Source: Dictionary of…

Brewer's: White Moments of Life

(The). The red-letter days or happy moments of life. The Romans used to mark unlucky days, in their calendars, with black chalk, and lucky ones with…