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Brewer's: Dog

This long article is subdivided into eleven parts: 1. Dogs of note. 2. Dogs of noted persons. 3. Dogs models of their species. 4. Dogs in phrases. 5. Dogs used metaphorically, etc. 6. Dogs…

The Devil's Dictionary: W

by Ambrose Bierce VXW W (double U) has, of all the letters in our alphabet, the only cumbrous name, the names of the others being monosyllabic. This advantage of the Roman alphabet over the…

infantry

(Encyclopedia) infantry, body of soldiers who fight in an army on foot and are equipped with hand-carried weapons, in contradistinction originally to cavalry and other branches of an army. Infantry…

Mesolithic period

(Encyclopedia) Mesolithic periodMesolithic periodmĕzˌəlĭthˈĭk [key] or Middle Stone Age, period in human development between the end of the Paleolithic period and the beginning of the Neolithic…

drill, tool

(Encyclopedia) drill, tool used to create a hole, usually in some hard substance, by its rotary or hammering action. Many different tools make up the drill family. The awl is a pointed instrument…

Chemistry: This Stuff Is Really Fun!

This Stuff Is Really Fun!ChemistryWhy Study Chemistry?Why Do We Need Chemistry?What Have I Gotten Myself Into?This Stuff Is Really Fun!Who Invented Chemistry?Succeeding Where Others Have Failed…