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The Devil's Dictionary: Critic
by Ambrose Bierce CREMONACROSSCRITIC -n. A person who boasts himself hard to please because nobody tries to please him. There is a land of pure delight, Beyond the Jordan's flood…Earl Hanley BESHLIN, Congress, PA (1870-1971)
BESHLIN Earl Hanley , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Conewango Township, Warren County, Pa., April 28, 1870; graduated from Warren High School, Warren, Pa.; lawyer, private practice…octopus
(Encyclopedia) octopus, cephalopod mollusk having no shell, eight muscular arms or tentacles, a pouch-shaped body, and two large, highly developed eyes. The prey (crabs, lobsters, and other shellfish…brine shrimp
(Encyclopedia) brine shrimp, common name for a primitive crustacean that seldom reaches more than 1&fslsh;2 in. (1.3 cm) in length and is commonly used for fish food in aquariums. Brine shrimp,…tapeworm
(Encyclopedia) tapeworm, name for the parasitic flatworms forming the class Cestoda. All tapeworms spend the adult phase of their lives as parasites in the gut of a vertebrate animal (called the…Amy Lowell: Afternoon Rain in State Street
Afternoon Rain in State StreetCross-hatchings of rain against grey walls, Slant lines of black rain In front of the up and down, wet stone sides of buildings. Below, Greasy, shiny, black,…locust, in zoology
(Encyclopedia) locust, in zoology, name for certain migratory members of the short-horned grasshopper family (Acrididae). Like other members of this family, locusts have antennae shorter than their…blue crab
(Encyclopedia) blue crab, common name for a crustacean, Callinectes sapidus, found on the S Atlantic and Gulf coasts of North America. The blue crab is a member of the family of swimming crabs known…Battenberg
(Encyclopedia) BattenbergBattenbergbătˈənbûrg [key], German princely family, issued from the morganatic union of Alexander, a younger son of Louis II, grand duke of Hesse-Darmstadt, and Countess…Entertainment News from August 2001
3Heartthrob actor Ben Affleck announces that he has checked himself into the Promises rehabilitation center for alcohol abuse. Robert Downey, Jr. and Paula Poundstone are also undergoing…Trending
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