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Brewer's: Occasion

A famous old hag, quite bald behind. Sir Guyon seized her by the forelock and threw her to the ground. Still she railed and reviled, till Sir Guyon gagged her with an iron lock; she then…

Brewer's: Archimago

[Hypocrisy ]. In Spenser's Faëric Queene (ii. 1). He assumes the guise of the Red Cross Knight, and deceives Una; but Sansloy sets upon him, and reveals his true character. When the Red…

Men's Olympic Freestyle Skiing

AerialsYear Points1994 Andreas Schoebaechler, SWI234.671998Eric Bergoust, USA255.642002Ales Valenta, CZR257.022006Xiaopeng Han, CHN250.772010Alexei Grishin, BLR248.412014Anton Kushnir,…

Liberty, Statue of

(Encyclopedia) Liberty, Statue of, statue on Liberty Island in Upper New York Bay, commanding the entrance to New York City. Liberty Island, c.10 acres (4 hectares), formerly Bedloe's Island (renamed…

Winchester, cities, United States

(Encyclopedia) WinchesterWinchesterwĭnˈchĕˌstər, wĭnˈchĭstər [key]. 1 Town (1990 pop. 11,524), Litchfield co., NW Conn., in the Litchfield Hills; settled 1732, inc. 1771. It includes Winsted (1990…

1962 Grammy Awards

Record of the Year“I Left My Heart in San Francisco,” Tony BennettAlbum of the YearThe First Family, Vaughn Meader (Cadence)Song of the Year“What Kind of Fool Am I,” Leslie Bricusse and…

Amundsen, Roald

(Encyclopedia) Amundsen, Roald (Roald Engelbregt Grauning Amundsen)Amundsen, Roaldrōˈäl äˈm&oobreve;nsən [key], 1872–1928, Norwegian polar explorer; the first person to reach the South Pole. He…

1990–1991 Emmy Awards

Outstanding Drama SeriesL.A. Law (NBC)Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama SeriesJames Earl Jones, Gabriel's FireOutstanding Lead Actress in a Drama SeriesPatricia Wettig,…