mazer
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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mazer (hist.) hard (? maple) wood XII; bowl or goblet, orig. of mazer wood XIV. — OF.
masere (of Gmc. orig.; in modF.
madré veined, variegated, like maple-wood), perh. reinforced from MDu.
maeser maple = OHG.
masar (G.
maser) excrescence on a tree, † maple, ON.
mǫsurr maple.
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Original spin: how lurid sex fantasies gave us "America." (letters of Amerigo Vespucci)
Magazine article from: Washington Monthly; 3/1/1993; ; 700+ words
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Letters from a New World: Amerigo Vespucci's Discovery of America.
Magazine article from: Renaissance Quarterly; 6/22/1994; ; 700+ words
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Magazine article from: Biography; 9/22/2007; ; 522 words
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Magazine article from: History Today; 3/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...named by mistake. The claim that Amerigo Vespucci discovered the mainland of the...historian Samuel Eliot Morison called Vespucci 'the most controversial character...son of a notary named Nastagio Vespucci, and his relatives included the...
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Interview: Rodney Broome discusses the possibility that the Americas were named for Richard Amerike rather than Amerigo Vespucci
Transcript from: NPR All Things Considered; 10/8/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...Richard Amerike rather than Amerigo Vespucci Host: ROBERT SIEGEL Time...named for the Italian explorer, Amerigo Vespucci. But Rodney Broome has a different...would have made its way back to Amerigo Vespucci. Mr. BROOME: It's a supposition...
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IT ALL GOES BACK TO AMERIGO VESPUCCI.(Editorial)(Letter to the Editor)(Editorial)
Newspaper article from: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY); 10/27/2001; 500 words
; ...In 1497, Italian seaman Amerigo Vespucci claimed he discovered the...America) in 1491. In 1501, Vespucci made a second voyage to the...Martin Waldseemullen gave Amerigo (or Americas) Vespucci credit for discovering the...
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Amerigo Vespucci, Corporate Strategy and Human Circuses
Newspaper article from: The Journal Record; 5/6/1993; ; 700+ words
; ...Gave Us `America' "), claims Amerigo Vespucci was "a dweeb"; his immortality...to name the area we call home, Vespucci's titillating reports happened...So the wobbly tale goes, from Vespucci's time to ours. But surely our...
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Amerigo Vespucci Society Still Active Since 1800's
Newspaper article from: Italian Voice, The; 7/10/2003; 517 words
; ...to incorporate a society which was later named the Amerigo Vespucci Society of Mutual Aid. It was approved by Law in...long as they are of good moral character. SOCIETA - AMERIGO VESPUCCI 286 Willow Avenue Long Branch, N.J. 07740 Founded...
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Florence-Amerigo Vespucci.(passenger numbers)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Airports International; 3/1/2004; 377 words
; Florence-Amerigo Vespucci saw a 7.3% increase in December's passenger numbers over December 2002, helping take passenger numbers to 1388,704 for 2003 as a whole, a 0.3% increase over 2002.
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Onore de Amerigo Vespucci ceremony. (People & Places).(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Travel Agent; 5/27/2002; 511 words
; Caption: The first Onore de Amerigo Vespucci ceremony, sponsored by Traveling Times Inc., honored Carnival Corp. Chairman and CEO Micky Arison; Warren Titus, chairman...
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Vespucci, Amerigo
Encyclopedia entry from: U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography
Amerigo Vespucci Born: March 9, 1451Florence, ItalyDied...and pilot major of Castile, Spain, Amerigo Vespucci, for whom America is named, played...New World. Childhood The father of Amerigo Vespucci was Nastagio Vespucci, and his uncle...
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Amerigo Vespucci
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Amerigo Vespucci A Florentine navigator and pilot major of Castile, Amerigo Vespucci (1454-1512), for whom America...remains controversial. The father of Amerigo Vespucci was Nastagio Vespucci, and his uncle...
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Vespucci, Amerigo (1454–1512)
Book article from: The Renaissance
Vespucci, Amerigo (1454 – 1512) Italian navigator...whose name was given to the New World. Vespucci was a merchant of Florence who was hired...Ojeda reached South America; he and Vespucci separated and Vespucci sailed south from...
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Reconnaissance: The New Continents and Their Place in the World
Book article from: American Eras
...the service of foreign monarchs. Amerigo Vespucci sailed alternatively in the service...that distinction fell instead upon Vespucci. The naming of the two continents...following the deaths of Columbus and Vespucci in 1506 and 1512, respectively...
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America, Naming of
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
...the discoveries was Amerigo Vespucci's account of his voyages...The etymology of "Amerigo" derives from the old...Florence Invented America: Vespucci, Verrazzano, and Mazzei...Miller, Roscoe R. Amerigo and the Naming of America...
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