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Berrigan brothers

(Encyclopedia) Berrigan brothersBerrigan brothersbĕrˈĭgən [key], American Catholic priests, writers, and social activists. Daniel Berrigan, 1921–2016, b. Syracuse, N.Y., was ordained in the Society…

Arval Brothers

(Encyclopedia) Arval BrothersArval Brothersärˈvəl [key], in Roman religion, college of 12 priests chosen from the most distinguished senatorial families. It was said that the original brothers were…

Smothers Brothers

(Encyclopedia) Smothers Brothers, American comedians, musicians, and TV hosts. Tom (b. February 2, 1937,as Thomas Smothers) and Dick (b. November 20,…

Limbourg brothers

(Encyclopedia) Limbourg brothersLimbourg brotherslăNb&oomacr;rˈ [key], fl. 1380–1416, family of Franco-Flemish manuscript illuminators. The Limbourg brothers, Pol, Jan, and Herman, were trained…

Nicholas II, pope

(Encyclopedia) Nicholas II (c.1010–61), pope (1058–61), a Roman named Gerard, b. Lorraine, France; successor to Pope Stephen IX. A strong proponent of papal reform, he issued (1059) the Papal…

Marx Brothers

(Encyclopedia) Marx Brothers, team of American movie comedians. The members were Julius (1890?–1977), known as Groucho; Arthur (1888?–1964), originally Adolph and known as Harpo; Leonard (1887?–1961…

Nicholas I, king of Montenegro

(Encyclopedia) Nicholas I, 1841–1921, prince (1860–1910) and king (1910–18) of Montenegro, successor of his uncle, Danilo II. In 1862, after a series of frontier incidents, Nicholas was forced into…

Grimald, Nicholas

(Encyclopedia) Grimald, Grimalde, or Grimoald, NicholasGrimald, Grimalde, or Grimoald, Nicholasall: grĭmˈôld [key], 1519?–1562?, English poet. He contributed 40 poems to the first edition (1557) of…

tap dance

(Encyclopedia) tap dance, theatrical dance form in which the dancer, wearing shoes with metal heel and toe taps, beats out complex, syncopated rhythms on the floor. After a slump in popularity in…

Staël, Nicholas de

(Encyclopedia) Staël, Nicholas deStaël, Nicholas denēkôläˈ də stäl [key], 1914–55, French painter, b. St. Petersburg, Russia. Reared in Brussels, he traveled extensively before settling in France in…