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Fair Isle

(Encyclopedia) Fair Isle, island, c.3 sq mi (7.8 sq km), off N Scotland, southernmost of the Shetland Islands. It is known for its traditional knitting in bright, multicolored designs and for its…

Fair Lawn

(Encyclopedia) Fair Lawn, borough (2020 pop. 34,927), Bergen co., NE N.J., across the Passaic River from Paterson; inc. 1924. It is residential with…

Rhinebeck

(Encyclopedia) Rhinebeck, village (1990 pop. 2,725), Dutchess co., SE N.Y., in the foothills of the Berkshire Mts. near the Hudson River; settled before 1700, inc. 1834. It is the site of Beekman…

Alfred Lord Tennyson: A Dream of Fair Women

A Dream of Fair WomenIn the 1833 volume the poem opened with the following four verses, suppressed after 1842. These Fitz Gerald considered made 'a perfect poem by themselves.' As when a man…

The Celtic Twilight: "And Fair, Fierce Women"

by W. B. Yeats Regina, Regina Pigmeorum, VeniEnchanted Woods"And Fair, Fierce Women" One day a woman that I know came face to face with heroic beauty, that highest beauty which Blake says…

electronic game

(Encyclopedia) electronic game, device or computer program that provides entertainment by challenging a person's eye-hand coordination or mental abilities. Made possible by the development of the…

Corelli, Marie

(Encyclopedia) Corelli, MarieCorelli, Mariekərĕlˈē [key], pseud. of Mary MackayCorelli, Marieməkīˈ [key], 1855–1924, English novelist. Her popular, highly moralistic books, written in flamboyant,…

Brewer's: Bel-a-faire-peur

A handsome, dare-devil of a fellow. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Bel EspritBejan A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y…