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Dome of the Rock

(Encyclopedia) Dome of the Rock: see Islamic art and architecture.

Presley, Elvis

(Encyclopedia) Presley, Elvis (Elvis Aaron Presley), 1935–77, American popular singer, b. Tupelo, Miss. Exposed to gospel music…

maple

(Encyclopedia) maple, common name for the genus Acer of the Aceraceae, a family of deciduous trees and shrubs of the Northern Hemisphere, found mainly in temperate regions and on tropical mountain…

Bancroft

(Encyclopedia) Bancroft, village, SE Ont., Canada, on the York River. Its industries include milling, quarrying, dairying, lumbering, and tourism. The…

Duroc swine

(Encyclopedia) Duroc swineDuroc swinedŭˈrŏk, d&oomacr;ˈ– [key], breed originating during the 1800s in the NE United States from crosses among a number of red strains existing in that region. One…

alizarin

(Encyclopedia) alizarinalizarinəlĭzˈərĭn [key], or 1,2-dihydroxyanthraquinone, mordant vegetable dye obtained originally from the root of the madder plant (Rubia tinctorum), in which it occurs as a…

Irish terrier

(Encyclopedia) Irish terrier, a breed of hardy working terrier developed in the British Isles and believed to be one of the oldest terriers. It stands about 18 in. (46 cm) high at the shoulder and…