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(Encyclopedia) fraternity and sorority, in American colleges, a student society formed for social purposes, into which members are initiated by invitation and occasionally by a period of trial known…Masereel, Frans
(Encyclopedia) Masereel, FransMasereel, Fransfräns mäsārālˈ [key], 1889–1972, Belgian painter and illustrator. Essentially self-taught, Masereel is famous for his many series of satiric,…Valdés, Juan de
(Encyclopedia) Valdés, Juan deValdés, Juan dehwän ᵺā väldāsˈ [key], c.1500–1540, Spanish reformer, b. Cuenca. Suspected by the Inquisition, he went soon after 1530 to Naples, where he became the…Karfiol, Bernard
(Encyclopedia) Karfiol, BernardKarfiol, Bernardkärˈfēŏl [key], 1886–1952, American painter, b. Budapest of American parents; educated in Brooklyn, N.Y. He studied at the National Academy of Design in…pyrotechnics
(Encyclopedia) pyrotechnicspyrotechnicspīˌrōtĕkˈnĭks, pīˌrə– [key], technology of making and using fireworks. Gunpowder was used in fireworks by the Chinese as early as the 9th cent., and it was they…Cuzco
(Encyclopedia) Cuzco or Cusco Cuzco both: k&oomacr;ˈskō [key], city, alt. 11,207 ft (3,416 m), capital of Cuzco…Notre Dame Bay
(Encyclopedia) Notre Dame Bay, arm of the Atlantic Ocean, c.40 mi (60 km) long and 50 mi (80 km) wide, NE Newfoundland, N.L., Canada. The Exploits River empties into it. The bay has an irregular…bee fly
(Encyclopedia) bee fly, name for the small- to medium-sized flies of the family Bombyliidae, many of which resemble bees in appearance and behavior. This mimicry provides bee flies with some measure…Greenwich, town, United States
(Encyclopedia) Greenwich Greenwich grĕnˈĭch [key], residential town (2020 pop. 63,518), Fairfield co., SW Conn., on…Kali
(Encyclopedia) KaliKalikäˈlē [key] [Hindi,=the Black One], important goddess in popular Hinduism and Tantra. Known also as Durga [the Inaccessible] and as Chandi [the Fierce], Kali is associated with…Trending
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