gilt
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gilt gilt-edged relating to or denoting stocks or securities (‘paper’) that are regarded as extremely reliable investments; gilt-edged was originally used literally of writing-paper or the pages of books.
take the gilt off the gingerbread strip something of its attractions;
gingerbread, cake made with treacle or syrup and flavoured with ginger, was traditionally made in decorative forms which were then gilded.
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gild,
gilded.
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Pope built bridges between religions
Newspaper article from: Pasadena Star-News; 4/3/2005; ; 700+ words
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News Wire article from: University Wire; 2/8/2006; ; 700+ words
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News Wire article from: University Wire; 4/4/2005; ; 700+ words
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Pope's life touched many here
Newspaper article from: Deerfield Review (IL); 4/7/2005; ; 700+ words
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Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 10/4/1995; ; 700+ words
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Pope John Paul II's Fight for His Life
News Wire article from: AP Online; 4/3/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...at the Vatican, after the announcement of the pope's death, Saturday April 2, 2005. Pope John Paul II, the Polish pontiff who led the Roman...Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) A timeline of Pope John Paul II's deterioration in the period leading...
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Magazine article from: National Catholic Reporter; 2/14/1997; ; 700+ words
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24 popes, some good, in years leading up to first millennium.
Magazine article from: National Catholic Reporter; 3/17/1995; ; 700+ words
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Newspaper article from: San Francisco Chronicle; 4/20/2005; ; 700+ words
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Pope John Paul II Visits the United States
Book article from: American Decades
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Pope, Alexander (1688–1744)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World
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Alexander Pope
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
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John Russell Pope
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
John Russell Pope The American architect John Russell Pope (1874-1937) was the major exemplar of the classical...Baltimore, and the New York City area being major centers. John Russell Pope was born in New York City on April 24, 1874. His...
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John XXII, Pope (ca. 1244-1334)
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology
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