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(Encyclopedia) enchantment: see magic.square, magic
(Encyclopedia) square, magic: see magic square.The Devil's Dictionary: Magic
by Ambrose Bierce MAGDALENEMAGNETMAGIC -n. An art of converting superstition into coin. There are other arts serving the same high purpose, but the discreet lexicographer does not name…Thomas and the Magic Railroad
Director/Writer:Britt AllcroftDestination Films; G; 89 minutesRelease:7/00Cast:Alec Baldwin, Peter Fonda, Mara Wilson Thomas and the Magic Railroad will be familiar to anyone who has seen PBS…Brewer's: Magic Garters
Made of the strips of a young hare's skin saturated with motherwort. Those who wear these garters excel in speed. Were it not for my magic garters ... I should not continue the business…Brewer's: Magic Rings
This superstition arose from the belief that magicians had the power of imprisoning demons in rings. The power was supposed to prevail in Asia, and subsequently in Salamanca, Toledo, and…Brewer's: Magic Wand
In Jerusalem Delivered the Hermit gives Charles the Dane and Ubaldo a wand which, being shaken, infused terror into all who saw it. In the Faërie Queene the palmer who accompanies Sir…Earvin (Magic) Johnson
Earvin (Magic) JohnsonBorn: Aug. 14, 1959Basketball G led Michigan St. to NCAA title in 1979 and was Final 4 MOP; All-NBA 1st team 9 times; 3-time MVP (1987,89-90); led LA Lakers to 5 NBA…Houdin, Jean Eugène Robert
(Encyclopedia) Houdin, Jean Eugène Robert or Jean Eugène Robert-HoudinHoudin, Jean Eugène RobertzhäN özhĕnˈ rōbĕrˈ &oomacr;dăNˈ [key], 1805–71, French conjurer and magician. Originally a…magic realism
(Encyclopedia) magic realism, primarily Latin American literary movement that arose in the 1960s. The term has been attributed to the Cuban writer Alejo Carpentier, who first applied it to Latin-…Trending
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