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2001–2002 Emmy Awards

Outstanding Drama SeriesThe West Wing (NBC)Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama SeriesMichael Chiklis, The ShieldOutstanding Lead Actress in a Drama SeriesAllison Janney, The West…

Brewer's: Symbols of Saints

SAINTS. SYMBOLS. Agatha Carrying her breasts in a dish. Agathon A book and crozier. Agnes A lamb at her side. Anastasia A palm branch. Andrew A saltire cross. Anne A book in her…

chipmunk

(Encyclopedia) chipmunk, rodent of the family Sciuridae (squirrel family). The chipmunk of the E United States and SE Canada is of the genus Tamias. The body of the common Eastern chipmunk, Tamias…

Mi'kmaq

(Encyclopedia) Mi'kmaq or Micmac, Native North Americans whose language belongs to the Algonquian branch of the Algonquian-Wakashan linguistic stock (see Native American languages). They inhabit Nova…

sawmill

(Encyclopedia) sawmill, installation or facility in which cut logs are sawed into standard-sized boards and timbers. The saws used in such an installation are generally of three types: the circular…

Price, Lloyd

(Encyclopedia) Price, Lloyd, 1933-2021, b. Kenner, La. Price began his first band at age 18 while also working in construction. Signed to Specialty…

Geoffrey

(Encyclopedia) GeoffreyGeoffreyjĕfˈrē [key], 1158–86, duke of Brittany (1171–86); fourth son of Henry II of England. Betrothed (1166) to Constance, heiress of Brittany, he was recognized as heir to…

Hippolytus, Saint

(Encyclopedia) Hippolytus, SaintHippolytus, Sainthĭpŏlˈĭtəs [key] [Gr.,=loosed horse], d. c.236, first antipope (c.217–235), theologian, and martyr. Probably a disciple of St. Irenaeus, he became the…

Smith, Jedediah Strong

(Encyclopedia) Smith, Jedediah Strong, 1799–1831, American explorer, one of the greatest of the mountain men, b. near Binghamton, N.Y. Early in 1824, Smith took a party through South Pass, beginning…