faro
faro [for Pharaoh, from an old French card design], gambling game played with a pack of 52 cards. First played in France and England, faro was especially popular in U.S. gambling houses in the 19th cent. Players bet against a banker (dealer), who draws two cards-one that wins and another that loses-from the deck (or from a dealing box) to complete a turn. Bets-on which card will win or lose- are placed on each turn.
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"Black Tom": Sir Thomas Fairfax and the English Revolution.(Book review)
Magazine article from: Renaissance Quarterly; 9/22/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...Hopper. "Black Tom": Sir Thomas Fairfax and the English...New Model Army, it was Thomas Fairfax, not Cromwell...undoubted "star of the north," and it is therefore...s "Black Tom": Sir Thomas Fairfax and the English...
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BRITISH ENDEAVOURS: The strange geometry of faith As a 16th-century Catholic, Sir Thomas Tresham was forced to conceal his faith. So he made the intriguing decision to build a triangular folly... By Benedict Le Vay
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 6/17/2000; ; 700+ words
; GEOMETRY WRIT large: Sir Thomas Tresham's Triangular...authorities. Of these Sir Thomas Tresham, whose coat of...passionate faith in stone. Sir Thomas's Triangular Lodge at...triangular gables. On the north face - the face of God...
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Should Sir Thomas Bouch really have been the only fall guy for the infamous Tay bridge disaster?
Magazine article from: Professional Engineering; 9/5/2007; ; 700+ words
; Should Sir Thomas Bouch really have been the...disaster? * Battle for the North: The Tay and Forth Bridges...expand the rail network in the north of England and Scotland...afterwards. And what of Sir Thomas Bouch, the engineer at the...
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Sir Thomas Fairfax Bridge spans the Weaver
Magazine article from: Concrete; 10/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; The Sir Thomas Fairfax Bridge is the latest crossing over the River Weaver...required by arch bridges. The bridge has been named after Sir Thomas Fairfax, a famous soldier from the north of England, who led the victorious parliamentarian forces...
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Sir Thomas Fairfax Bridge, Nantwich, Cheshire
Magazine article from: Concrete; 11/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; The Sir Thomas Fairfax bridge at Kingsley...year, it won the prestigious North West Institution of Civil...best small structure in the North West. It was described as...by Macrete in Belfast. Sir Thomas Fairfax Bridge Nantwich...
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Adjudicator publishes decisions on an objection to the admission arrangements of Sir Thomas Boteler C of E High School, Warrington.
M2 Presswire; 7/16/2008; 604 words
; ...to the admission arrangements of Sir Thomas Boteler C of E High School, Warrington...the increase in admission number of Sir Thomas Boteler Co of E High School from...Schools Adjudicator by COI News and PR North East. Mowden Hall Staindrop Road...
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Everything's coming up ; COME RAIN, COME SHINE THE CROWDS HEAD TO SIR THOMAS AND LADY DIXON PARK FOR THE annual FLOWER SHOW...
Newspaper article from: Belfast Telegraph; 7/22/2009; 578 words
; ...thunder and lightning storm batters Sir Thomas and Lady Dixon Park. As with most...enjoying it greatly. I live on the north coast and have travelled down to...CAPTION: CAPTION: Summer treat -- Sir Thomas and Lady Dixon Park is blooming lovely...
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Flattery in Shakespeare's Othello: the relevance of Plutarch and Sir Thomas Elyot.
Magazine article from: Comparative Drama; 3/22/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...demonstrated a profound interest in Plutarch's historical work, the parallel Lives, in the edition translated by Sir Thomas North from the French of Jacques Amyot. It is therefore easy to imagine that he would have been extremely interested in...
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WHEN IN SIERRA LEONE ; The Prime Minister cut an uncomfortable figure this week when he donned a colourful ceremonial robe on his visit to the African country. But he is not the first VIP to enter into the spirit of a state visit. By Jerome Taylor and Kate Thomas ++ Suits you, sir! ++ OR (VIETNAM, OR INDIA, OR INDONESIA, OR TUVA ...)
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 6/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...George Bush and Vladimir Putin look so uncomfortable in their matching paintbox- blue versions. They may not have agreed on North Korea's nuclear ambitions, but they were united in embarrassment. Fans of Mr Bush's costume dramas await September's...
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Taking the road to success; Peter Thomas meets the man who has enjoyed 37 years as travelling head lad to Sir Michael Stoute after making the 'right choice' to stop going down the mines.(Sports)
Newspaper article from: The Racing Post (London, England); 7/13/2009; 700+ words
; Byline: Peter Thomas THE lot of the stable...travelling head lad to Sir Michael Stoute, he has...the young claimer went north to Malton, where he spent...many years off being a Sir. It was a long, hard...you called everybody sir and madam, but I think...
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Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles (1781-1826) was an English colonial administrator...without a struggle. Gen. Janssens retreated to Semarang on the north-central coast of Java; in September he capitulated to the British...
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Beecham, (Sir) Thomas
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music
Beecham, (Sir) Thomas ( b St Helens, 1879; d London, 1961...backing of his father, the industrialist Sir Joseph Beecham, staged season of opera...1909), Songs of Sunset (1911), North Country Sketches (1915), Cynara (1929...
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Sir Thomas North
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Sir Thomas North 1535?-1601?, English translator. He is famous for his translation of Plutarch, entitled Lives of the Noble Grecians and...
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North, Sir Thomas
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature
North, Sir Thomas (1523–?1601), is famous for his translations, which include the Diall of Princes from Guevara's El Relox de...
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Sir William Johnson
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Sir William Johnson British...England and the Indians in North America. William Johnson...Sources Flexner, James Thomas, Lord of the Mohawks...1979. Flexner, James Thomas, Mohawk baronet: a...Lakemont, N.Y.: North Country Books, 1975...
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