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Dargan, Olive Tilford

Dargan, Olive Tilford[1869-1968](1)Born in Grayson County, Ky., and educated at the University of Nashville and at Radcliffe College. She became a teacher and was connected with various…

Brewer's: Olive Branches

Children of a parent. It is a Scripture term: “Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine ... thy children like olive plants round about thy table” (Psalm cxxviii. 3.). Source: Dictionary of…

Oliver Hardy Biography

Oliver Hardy(Norvell Hardy)actorBorn: 1/18/1892Birthplace: Harlem, Georgia The portly half of the Laurel and Hardy comedy team, he and Stan Laurel made more than 110 films together over some twenty…

Oliver Stone Biography

Oliver Stonedirector, writerBorn: 9/15/1946Birthplace: New York City Academy Award-winning director and writer known for his controversial historical films. His films include Born on the Fourth of…

Pax

(Encyclopedia) PaxPaxpăks [key], in Roman religion, goddess of peace. Vespasian erected a temple to her at Rome. Her attributes were similar to those of the Greek Irene, the olive branch and the horn…

water moccasin

(Encyclopedia) water moccasin or cottonmouth, highly venomous snake, Ancistrodon piscivorus, of the swamps and bayous of the S United States. Like the closely related copperhead, it is a pit viper…

jasmine

(Encyclopedia) jasminejasminejăsˈmĭn, jăz– [key] or jessaminejessaminejĕsˈəmĭn [key], any plant of the genus Jasminum of the family Oleaceae (olive family). The genus, which includes shrubs and…

Bitonto

(Encyclopedia) Bitonto Bitonto bētônˈtō [key], city, Apulia, S Italy. It is an agricultural market and is noted…