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(Encyclopedia) cattail or reed mace, any plant of the genus Typha, perennial herbs found in almost all open marshes. The cattail (also called club rush) has long narrow leaves, sometimes used for…Finlay, Carlos Juan
(Encyclopedia) Finlay, Carlos JuanFinlay, Carlos Juankärˈlōs hwän fēnlī [key], or Charles John FinlayFinlay, Carlos Juanfĭnˈlē [key], 1833–1915, Cuban physician of Scottish and French descent;…shawm
(Encyclopedia) shawmshawmshôm [key], double-reed woodwind instrument used in Europe from the 13th through the 17th cent. The term denotes a family of instruments of different sizes. The shape and…Bullins, Ed
(Encyclopedia) Bullins, Ed, 1935-2021, American playwright, b. Philadelphia, Pa., as Edward Artie Bullins, Antioch Univ. of San Fransico (B.A., 1989…fescue
(Encyclopedia) fescuefescuefĕsˈky&oomacr; [key], any of some 100 species of introduced Old World grasses of the genus Festuca. Meadow fescue and tall, or reed, fescue are excellent forage crops…Warren, Whitney
(Encyclopedia) Warren, Whitney, 1864–1943, American architect, b. New York City, studied at the École des Beaux-Arts. He began practice in New York City in 1894. Later he joined with Charles D.…Hays, Anna Mae
(Encyclopedia) Hays, Anna Mae, 1920–2018, American general, b. Buffalo, N.Y., as Anna Mae Violet McCabe. Trained as a nurse (1941), she enlisted in the Army Nurse Corps (1942) and served in Assam,…saxophone
(Encyclopedia) saxophone, musical instrument invented in the 1840s by Adolphe Sax. Although it uses the single reed of the clarinet family, it has a conical tube and is made of metal. By 1846 there…musical instruments
(Encyclopedia) musical instruments are classified in various ways, but the system devised in 1914 by Kurt Sachs and E. M. von Hornbostel has been accorded recognition by both anthropologists and…Vonnegut, Kurt, Jr.
(Encyclopedia) Vonnegut, Kurt, Jr.Vonnegut, Kurt, Jr.vŏnˈəgət [key] 1922–2007, American novelist, b. Indianapolis. After serving in World War II, he worked as a police reporter and wrote short…Trending
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