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pie
pie meat, fish, fowl, fruit, or vegetables baked with a crust of pastry , or pastry shells filled with custard or pudding. The pies of the Romans, especially at banquets in the days of the empire, were often elaborate concoctions, such as the showpieces in which were enclosed live birds. In Englan... Read more
Pied Piper of Hamelin
Pied Piper of Hamelin legendary figure of Hameln, Germany. He rid the town of its rats and mice by charming them away with his flute playing. When the citizens refused to pay him the price they had agreed upon, he charmed away their children out of revenge. Allegedly this occurred in 1284. Among th... Read more
Nevil Shute
Nevil Shute (Nevil Shute Norway), 1899-1960, English novelist, b. Ealing, Middlesex, grad. Oxford, 1922. After serving in World War I, he was manager of a construction company until 1938. He fought also in World War II and emigrated to Australia in 1950. Shute wrote 26 novels and was one the best-s... Read more
currant
currant northern shrub of the family Saxifragaceae ( saxifrage family), of the same genus ( Ribes ) as the gooseberry bush. The tart berries of the currant may be black, white, or red; the white gooseberry becomes purple when mature. Both, especially the larger European species, are eaten fresh an... Read more
Walter de la Mare
Walter de la Mare , 1873-1956, English poet and novelist. For many years he worked in the accounting department of the Anglo-American Oil Company. Much of his verse and prose shows delight in imaginative excursions into the shadowed world between the real and the unreal. Included among his books of ... Read more
loquat
loquat , small ornamental evergreen tree ( Eriobotrya japonica ) and its fruit. It belongs to the family Rosaceae ( rose family) and is probably indigenous to China. It has been grown from antiquity in Japan and N India and is cultivated also in Indochina, the Mediterranean region, and to some exte... Read more
pastry
pastry general name for baked articles of food made of paste or having paste as a necessary ingredient. The name is also used for the paste itself. The essential elements of paste are flour, liquid (usually milk or water, sometimes beaten egg), and shortening. The making of pastry was known to the ... Read more
Mack Sennett
Mack Sennett , 1884-1960, American movie director and producer, b. Danville, Que. In 1909 he began working for D. W. Griffith at the Biograph Company, and in 1912 he organized his own Keystone Company. Sennett's films, rarely more than one or two reels long, were slapstick comedies noted for their... Read more
stilt
stilt common name for some members of the family Recurvirostridae, shore birds including the avocet . Stilts, as their name implies, have the longest legs of any bird except the flamingo. They frequent open marshes and shallow water, wading with long strides and probing the mud for food with their... Read more
Kepler's laws
Kepler's laws three mathematical statements formulated by the German astronomer Johannes Kepler that accurately describe the revolutions of the planets around the sun. Kepler's laws opened the way for the development of celestial mechanics, i.e., the application of the laws of physics to the motion... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Pied"

Pied Piper of Hamelin
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Pied Piper of Hamelin legendary figure of Hameln, Germany. He rid the town of its rats and mice by charming them away with his flute...
‘Pied Piper of Hamelin, The: A Child's Story’,
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature ‘Pied Piper of Hamelin, The: A Child's Story’, a poem by R. Browning, included in Dramatic Lyrics .
Grebes
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science ...Podiceps taczanowskii ) of Lake Junin in Peru, and the giant pied-billed grebe ( Podilymbus gigas ) of Lake Atitlan in Guatemala...Podiceps caspicus ), breeds in southwestern North America. The pied-billed grebe ( Podilymbus podiceps ) has the widest distribution...
Oystercatchers
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science ...variable oystercatcher ( H. unicolor ) of New Zealand is the only oystercatcher with black and pied color morphs. The black morph is black overall, while the pied morph has a white breast, back, belly, and wingbar. There are also intermediate morphs...
Monarch Flycatchers
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science ...Both parents share the duties of rearing the young birds. The pied flycatcher ( Ficedula hypoleuca ) is a widespread species in...Asia, migrating to Africa for the non-breeding season. Male pied flycatchers are striking, black-and-white birds, while...
Stilts and Avocets
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science ...agricultural uses or for residential or tourism development. The pied or black – winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus) is...stilt (Cladorhynchus leucocephalus) occurs in Australia. The pied avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) occurs in parts of Eurasia...
Loi Cadre
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa ...s ministry. Though a redrafted Loi Cadre eventually passed during F é lix Gaillard's ministry, the extension of pied-noir power in the planned territorial assemblies impaired its reforming intent. When Charles de Gaulle came to power, his...
Benedict IX (ca. 1021-ca. 1054)
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology ...follow him over hill and dale, through forests and across rivers, by the charm of his magic, as though he were a sort of Pied Piper. Benedict was finally driven from Rome by the Marquis of Tuscany in July 1048. He died a few years later.
Polio
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Children and Childhood in History and Society ...young children and its outcome was paralysis of the affected muscles. Both the little crippled boy who could not follow the Pied Piper of Hamelin and Tiny Tim in Charles Dickens' classic A Christmas Carol, were probably victims of infantile paralysis...
Hopkins, Gerard Manley
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature ...remarkable series of sonnets including ‘The Windhover’, ‘Spring’, and ‘Pied Beauty’. Aesthetic and moral questions intensify in subsequent poems such as ‘Henry Purcell’...

Dictionary entries related to "Pied"

Pied Piper
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English Pied Pip·er / ˈpī...x12B;pər / the hero of The Pied Piper of Hamelin , a poem by Robert Browning...citizens. ∎  [as n. ] ( a Pied Piper ) a person who entices people to follow...
pied
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English pied / pīd / • adj. having two or more different colors: pied dogs from the Pyrenees.
pied-à-terre
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English pied-à-terre / pēˌyād ə ˈter / • n. ( pl. pieds-à-terre pronunc. same) a small apartment, house, or room kept for occasional use.
pied en l'air
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music pied en l'air (Fr.). Foot in the air. A particular motion in the galliard .
Reiniger, Lotte
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...theatrical film) 1958 The Seraglio (theatrical film) 1960 The Pied Piper of Hamelin (interlude for theatrical performance) 1961...for intertitles); Der Rattenfänger von Hameln (The Pied Piper of Hamelin ) (Wegener) (silhouettes for intertitles...
Demy, Jacques
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Rochefort (The Young Girls of Rochefort ) 1969 The Model Shop (+ pr) 1971 Peau d'ane (Donkey Skin ) 1972 The Pied Piper of Hamelin (The Pied Piper ) 1973 L'Évènement le plus important depuis que l'homme a marché sur...
Enchantment
Dictionary entry from: Allusions--Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary ...underworld. [Ger. Opera: Gluck, Orpheus and Euridyce , Westerman, 72] Pied Piper charms children of Hamelin with music. [Children ’ s Lit.: “ The Pied Piper of Hamelin ” in Dramatic Lyrics , Fisher, 279 –...
Cassini De Thury, CéSar-François (Cassini III)
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...measures there were 12 lignes in the pouce [inch], 12 pouces in the pied [foot], and 6 pieds in the toise [fathom]; although not quite equal to the English foot, the pied du roi was of the same order of magnitude.) But the return of the...
Preminger, Otto
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Junie Moon (+ pr) 1971 Such Good Friends (+ pr) 1975 Rosebud (+ pr) 1980 The Human Factor (+ pr) Other Films: 1942 The Pied Piper (role); They Got Me Covered (role) 1945 Where Do We Go from Here (role) 1953 Stalag 17 (Wilder) (role as camp...
Tavernier, Bertrand
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...feu à Mexico (Freda) (sc) 1968 Capitaine Singrid (Leduc) (sc) 1977 Le Question (Heynemann) (pr) 1979 Rue du pied de Grue (Grandjouan) (pr); Le Mors aux dents (Heynemann) (pr) 1993 Des demoiselles ont en 25 ans (The Young Girls Turn...

Thesaurus entries related to "Pied"

pied
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus pied • adjective  a lovely little pied pony synonyms : parti-colored, multicolored, variegated, black and white, brown and white, piebald, skewbald, dappled, brindle, spotted, mottled, speckled, flecked, pinto, calico, tabby.
dappled
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English dappled • adjective  dappled leaves | a dappled horse synonyms : spotted, marked, mottled, flecked, blotched, blotchy, variegated, parti-colored, pied, piebald, brindled, pinto.
piebald
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus piebald • adjective  See pied.
apartment
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...accommodations. Apartments bachelor apartment/pad bachelorette apartment/pad efficiency (apartment/unit) flat garden apartment in-law apartment loft maisonette nanny suite penthouse pied-à-terre studio apartment suite walk-up
waterfowl
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...whistling swan whooper Loons Arctic loon common loon Pacific loon red-throated loon yellow-billed loon Grebes eared grebe helldiver horned grebe pied-billed grebe red-necked grebe Western grebe See also tables at seabird and shorebird.
mottled
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English mottled • adjective   synonyms : blotched, blotchy, splotchy, speckled, spotted, streaked, marbled, flecked, freckled, dappled, stippled, variegated, piebald, pied, brindled.
spotted
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English spotted • adjective   1. a spotted dog/horse synonyms : dappled, mottled, pied, piebald, speckled.   2. a spotted dress synonyms : polka-dot, flecked.
place
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...literary clime.   3. a place of her own synonyms : home, house, flat, apartment; accommodations, property, pied-à-terre; rooms, quarters; informal pad, digs; formal residence, abode, dwelling (place), domicile, habitation...
ballet
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...xE9; battement batterie bourreée brisé cabriole cambré chaîné changement de pied chassé ciseaux couru déboîté dégagé demi-plié demi-pointe...

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Hopkins's PIED BEAUTY.(Gerard Manley Hopkins)(Brief Article)(Critical Essay)
Magazine article from: The Explicator; 6/22/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...Hopkins Through the use of various poetic devices in "Pied Beauty," Gerard Manley Hopkins causes the words of...form, Hopkins makes his poem itself an example of pied beauty: it is pied, ordered and beautiful, and is an imitation of the...
Cout energetique de la course a pied lors de l'enchainement specifique d'un duathlon.(RESEARCH CONTRIBUTIONS)
Magazine article from: Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism; 10/1/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...variation du cout energetique de la course a pied (Cr) lors d'un duathlon experimental realise...duathlon etait compose de 5 km de course a pied, de 30 km de cyclisme, et de 5 km de course a pied. Le principal resultat est l'absence de...
Monaco RV Dealerships Ranked Highest By 2007 Pied Piper Prospect Satisfaction Index(SM).
PR Newswire; 7/9/2007; 700+ words ; ...ranked highest in the newly released 2007 Pied Piper Prospect Satisfaction Index(SM...independent study uses the patent-pending Pied Piper PSI(SM) process to evaluate and...positive reaction we have received from Pied Piper PSI clients in other motor-vehicle...
Paramount Home Entertainment Presents ``It's the Pied Piper, Charlie Brown''; The Latest PEANUTS Special is Available on Videocassette and DVD on September 12.
Business Wire; 6/13/2000; 700+ words ; ...fairy tale, Snoopy stars in IT'S THE PIED PIPER, CHARLIE BROWN, premiering on VHS...creator Charles M. Schulz, IT'S THE PIED PIPER, CHARLIE BROWN explores the age...Priced to own, the video of IT'S THE PIED PIPER, CHARLIE BROWN will be available...
Sur le Cou-de-Pied.(ballet technique)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Dance Magazine; 2/1/2000; 700+ words ; ...Balanchine Technique SUR LE COU-DE-PIED is often overlooked, although it is not...movements from fifth flat sur le cou-de-pied. The technique for reaching it requires...and effort. Getting to sur le cou-de-pied and returning to fifth correctly was an...
The Pied Piper of Hamelin - Germany's Mystery of Missing Children.
Magazine article from: World and I; 8/1/2000; ; 700+ words ; The Pied Piper saga is perhaps unique among the world...according to the Brothers Grimm--the Pied Piper was an itinerant ratcatcher whom the...River, where they all drowned. When the Pied Piper came to collect his reward, he was...
Ducati Dealers Pass All Other Brands to Achieve Highest Ranking in 2009 Pied Piper Prospect Satisfaction Index.
Newspaper article from: Biotech Week; 5/20/2009; 700+ words ; ...ranked highest in the newly released 2009 Pied Piper Prospect Satisfaction Index(R...dealerships treat motorcycle shoppers (see also Pied Piper Management Company, Llc). Following...said Fran O'Hagan, President of Pied Piper Management Co., LLC (PPMC...
'PIED PIPER' PIPES BALLET INTO DIGITAL FUTURE
News Wire article from: United Press International; 6/12/2001; 700+ words ; ...United Press International 06-12-2001 'Pied Piper' pipes ballet into digital future...Press International via COMTEX) -- "The Pied Piper," David Parsons' new work for...s concerto for flute and orchestra, "Pied Piper Fantasy," was conceived as a children...
Harley-Davidson Dealers Keep Highest Ranking in 2008 Pied Piper Prospect Satisfaction Index(R).
PR Newswire; 4/14/2008; 700+ words ; ...ranked highest in the newly released 2008 Pied Piper Prospect Satisfaction Index(R...the top ranking first awarded in the 2007 Pied Piper PSI(R) study, and despite retreating...said Fran O'Hagan, President of Pied Piper Management Co., LLC. Many aspects...
Mercedes-Benz Dealers Achieve Highest Ranking in 2009 Pied Piper Prospect Satisfaction Index.
Newspaper article from: Biotech Week; 7/29/2009; 700+ words ; ...ranked highest in the newly released 2009 Pied Piper Prospect Satisfaction Index[R...dealerships treat car shoppers (see also Pied Piper Management Company, Llc). The...buying," said Fran O'Hagan, CEO of Pied Piper Management Co., LLC. "The tough...