corpulent
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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corpulent †material, gross; bulky of body. XIV. — L.
corpulentus, f.
corpus; see next and
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At the heel of the boot. (Apulia, Italy)
Magazine article from: National Review; 2/22/1985; ; 700+ words
; ...short, I found amenities of every kind in Apulia, the heel of the boot-shaped country...as Florence, Venice, and Rome are. Apulia, once the inaccessible and forgotten...up to modern life, that is, because Apulia has known more overlords than I care to...
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Vacationing in Apulia offers 300 sunny days a year
News Wire article from: The Hindustan Times; 11/2/2007; 700+ words
; ...jams on the hiking paths - why not flee to the calm of Apulia? Apulia, the heel of Italy's boot, was dubbed "Finis Terrae...Even more faithful line the pews, lost in prayer. Apulia's churches bear witness to the region's moving history...
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Apulia: rustic fabulousness in Italy's heelThe tourist infrastructure has improved markedly in the past five years, but the region still offers a quiet kind of charm.
Newspaper article from: International Herald Tribune; 5/5/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...was in the southern Italian region of Apulia, which I had known to be an inconvenient...also a barometer of what was happening in Apulia.The Bari airport that I flew into this...had been, say, five years earlier. Apulia was entering that instantly recognizable...
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 "The Birmingham Post (England)")
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TRAVEL The culture club of the deep south; The remote Apulia region of southern Italy is a worthwhile discovery. Carol Howland enjoyed peeling off the layers of history.
Newspaper article from: The Birmingham Post (England); 7/31/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...there is a war just across the Adriatic. Apulia has not been inundated by Kosovan refugees...cannot sling missiles across the Adriatic, Apulia's tourism industry is suffering, bookings...by sixty per cent (from a low base). Apulia has remained relatively undiscovered...
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ZINFANDELS FROM APULIA, ITALY, AND CROATIA GETTING ATTENTION.(Lifestyle)
Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA); 8/18/1999; 700+ words
; ...Croatia and particularly the region of Apulia in southern Italy are poised to capitalize...known as plavac mali, and in Italy's Apulia region, where it goes by the name of primativo. It is in Apulia where zinfandel is having the greatest...
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 "The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)")
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APULIA FRIENDS TO MAKE LEWIS AND CLARK JOURNEY; APULIA FRIENDS TO SET OUT ON LEWIS AND CLARK JOURNEY.(Local)(Column)
Newspaper article from: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY); 7/17/2005; 700+ words
; ...the southern Onondaga County hamlet of Apulia to the Pacific Ocean, and back. Figure...they leave their home on Route 80, Apulia, in a 2004 Chevy Malibu for a road trip...children each they bought an old farmhouse in Apulia and joined two families under the roof...
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The region of Apulia organizes workshop for travel agents and tour operators from around the world.
PR Newswire; 4/8/1987; 700+ words
; ...as the "Mezzogiorno," the region of Apulia organized a workship on April 3-4 for...Airline), BIT Milano and the Region of Apulia, "Tour Info BIT" combined tourism initiatives...Convention Center on April 3, in Bari, Apulia's head of tourism, Giuseppe Affatato...
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Effect of Chitosan on the Rheological and Sensorial Characteristics of Apulia Spreadable Cheese
Magazine article from: Journal of Dairy Science; 11/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...rheological and sensorial properties of Apulia spreadable cheese during storage time...possibility of the addition of chitosan in Apulia spreadable cheese was investigated. The...lactic acid bacteria evaluation of the Apulia spreadable cheese during the storage period...
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Italian TerniEnergia buys three Apulia-based solar companies.
News Wire article from: ADP News Italy; 9/10/2009; 500 words
; ...Newcoenergy and Investimenti Infrastrutture, based in Nardo, Apulia, TerniEnergia said Wednesday. The acquisitions are aimed at developing 15 new industrial-sized photovoltaic (PV) plants in Apulia with a combined capacity of 13 MWp. The construction works...
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COUNTY TO REPLACE BRIDGES ON APULIA ROAD.(Neighbors)(TOWNS AND VILLAGES)(Column)
Newspaper article from: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY); 6/18/2009; 700+ words
; ...road that links LaFayette with Jamesville. The bridges are on Apulia Road, one at Weller Road over a tributary of Butternut Creek...replacement," the county said in documents provided by DeMore. The Apulia Road bridge at Colton Road was built even earlier, in 1907...
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Apulia
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Apulia , Ital. Puglia, region (1991 pop. 4...Taranto provs. (named for their capitals). Apulia is mostly a plain; its low coast, however...water has long been an acute problem in Apulia, and it is necessary to carry drinking...
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Robert Guiscard
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...adventurer Robert Guiscard, Count and Duke of Apulia (1016-1085), was the most famous...year, the forces of Norman-controlled Apulia crushed the armies of Pope Leo IX and...Robert's brother Humphrey, Count of Apulia, died, and Robert, by now the most...
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Nicola Pisano
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...1268) that he executed refer to him as Nicola d'Apulia (Nicholas of Apulia, in southern Italy) rather than the more common...Byzantine styles. If Nicola had been a native of Apulia and trained in the sculptural workshops of the Emperor...
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Roger II
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...Guiscard, the greatest Norman ruler of Apulia and Sicily. In 1101 Roger's father...the death of his cousin Duke William of Apulia in 1127, Roger claimed the mainland inheritance...1128 he was formally invested as Duke of Apulia by Pope Honorius II at Benevento. By...
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Bohemund I
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...from his half brother, Roger, the successor to the fiefs in Apulia and Calabria. In 1096 Bohemund joined the French contingent...vassal for Antioch. The crusader returned to Italy and died in Apulia in 1111. Bohemund was a skillful military commander—...
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