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Morandi, Giorgio
(Encyclopedia) Morandi, GiorgioMorandi, Giorgiojôrˈjō môränˈdē [key], 1890–1964, Italian painter and etcher, b. Bologna. He studied at that city's Fine Arts Academy (grad. 1913) and from 1930 to 1954…monorail
(Encyclopedia) monorail, railway system that uses cars that run on a single rail. Typically the rail is run overhead and the cars are either suspended from it or run above it. Driving power is…Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence
(Encyclopedia) Mecklenburg Declaration of IndependenceMecklenburg Declaration of Independencemĕkˈlənbûrgˌ [key], resolution alleged to have been proclaimed at Charlotte, N.C., by the citizens of…life preserver
(Encyclopedia) life preserver, a personal flotation device (PFD) intended to keep the wearer afloat, particularly in case of shipwreck. A Type I PFD will keep even unconscious people afloat in a face…Accademia della Crusca
(Encyclopedia) Accademia della CruscaAccademia della Cruscaäk-kädĕˈmēä dĕlˈlä kr&oomacr;sˈkä [key] [Ital.,=academy of the chaff], Italian literary society founded in Florence in 1582 to maintain…navigable water
(Encyclopedia) navigable water, in the broadest sense, a stream or body of water that can be used for commercial transportation. When, as in the early common law, the term is restricted to waters…Ingermanland
(Encyclopedia) IngermanlandIngermanlandĭngˈgərmənlănd [key] or IngriaIngermanlandĭngˈgrēə [key], Finnish Ingerinta, historic region, NW European Russia, along the Neva River and on the east bank of…absinthe
(Encyclopedia) absintheabsintheăbˈsĭnth [key], an emerald-green liqueur distilled from wormwood and other aromatics, including angelica root, sweet-flag root, star anise, and dittany, which have been…Kiner, Ralph McPherran
(Encyclopedia) Kiner, Ralph McPherran, 1922–2014, American baseball player and sportscaster, b. Santa Rita, N. Mex. A right-handed slugger and outfielder, he played with the National League's…La Tour d'Auvergne, Théophile Malo Corret de
(Encyclopedia) La Tour d'Auvergne, Théophile Malo Corret deLa Tour d'Auvergne, Théophile Malo Corret detāōfēlˈ mälōˈ kôrāˈ də lä t&oomacr;r dōvĕrˈnyə [key], 1743–1800, French soldier. Although an…Trending
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