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A sword of ice-brook temper. Of the very best quality. The Spaniards used to plunge their swords and other weapons, while hot from the forge, into the brook Salo [Xalon], near Bilbilis, in…Río Cuarto
(Encyclopedia) Río CuartoRío Cuartorēˈō kwärˈtō [key], city (1991 pop. 138,996), Córdoba prov., central Argentina, in the W Pampa, on the Río Cuarto. It is the commercial center for a large…rondo
(Encyclopedia) rondorondorŏnˈdō, rŏndōˈ [key], instrumental musical form in which the opening section is repeated after each succeeding section containing contrasting thematic material. The complex…Starling, Ernest Henry
(Encyclopedia) Starling, Ernest Henry, 1866–1927, English physiologist, b. India. He was professor (1899–1923) at University College, London. He was an authority on heart action and circulation. With…Slevogt, Max
(Encyclopedia) Slevogt, MaxSlevogt, Maxmäks slāˈfôkht [key], 1868–1932, German painter. Slevogt, together with Max Liebermann and Lovis Corinth, was among the principal exponents of German…Ranters
(Encyclopedia) Ranters, name given to the adherents of an antinomian movement in England about the time of the Commonwealth and Protectorate (1649–59). Its principal teaching was pantheistic, that…Red Guards
(Encyclopedia) Red Guards, in Chinese history, politically active students of the Cultural Revolution (1966–69), who organized units to carry out Mao Zedong's aim of rerevolutionizing Chinese society…poltergeist
(Encyclopedia) poltergeistpoltergeistpōlˈtərgīst [key] [Ger.,=knocking ghost], in spiritism, certain phenomena, such as rapping, movement of furniture, and breaking of crockery, for which there is no…Krochmal, Nachman
(Encyclopedia) Krochmal, NachmanKrochmal, Nachmannäkhˈmän krôkhˈmäl [key], 1785–1840, Jewish secular historian and writer, b. Galicia. He was a leader in the movement of the Jewish enlightenment and…motion sickness
(Encyclopedia) motion sickness, waves of nausea and vomiting experienced by some people, resulting from the sudden changes in movement of a vehicle. The ailment is also known as seasickness, car…Trending
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