seraphim
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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1996
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seraphim the living creatures with six wings of Isaiah 6, in early Christian interpretation taken to be a class of angels. OE., ME.
seraphin, later
seraphim (XVI) — biblical L.
seraphim,
-in ( = Gr.
seraphím,
-pheím) — Heb.
serāphīm, pl. of
sārāph.
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Poles apart ; Some communities worry about danger, blight posed by long-term use of makeshift double utility poles
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 10/11/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...six, some even eight double poles on them," Caulfield said...them all." Once up, double poles can exist in a community for...utility companies for each double pole that is not removed within 90...tied. "In terms of double poles, that's been the bane of our existence," said North Andover ...
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 "Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, CA)")
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Pole dancing for exercise is heating up: Walnut Creek resident opens her own studio in Lafayette to get in on the up-and-coming fitness trend.
Newspaper article from: Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, CA); 3/21/2007; 700+ words
; ...classes. Before long, she bought her own pole and started thinking about teaching...on anything else," she said. "The poles only cost $250." Durable enough to hold more than 200 pounds, the poles are also removable. If the location doesn...she said. That won't change, but pole dancing might go the ...
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POLE POSITION
Newspaper article from: Sun Publications (IL); 7/9/2000; 700+ words
; ...a state-caliber pole vaulter in high school...will be a senior at North Central in the fall...attended Winder's pole vault camp the summer...May, as a member of North Central's track...does in this camp. Pole vaulting is the one...vaulter I have at North Central. Go
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 "Doings, The (Clarendon Hills, IL)")
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Peace poles send message of hope from school lawns and church gardens
Newspaper article from: Doings, The (Clarendon Hills, IL); 9/20/2007; ; 683 words
; ...Hinsdale. He had a pole made for the memorial...said the first peace pole went up in Japan in...of thousands of peace poles have been dedicated...of countries. Peace poles can be found on the North Pole, at the pyramids in...
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Poles on the move. (magnetic poles)
Magazine article from: Yachting; 10/1/1985; 700+ words
; ...located at the geographic poles but are quite distant from them. The North Magnetic Pole resides, today, on...than 700 miles from the North Geographic Pole. The...result, the Celestial Poles are moving in a circle...now, Polaris is the Pole Star because it is about one degree ...
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Totem poles stand tall in Indian lore.
Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald; 2/26/1998; ; 673 words
; ...based on a collection of old poles from abandoned sites. The most...original, unrestored totem poles are kept inside museums including...Ketchikan features two totem pole collections - one at Totem Bight State Historical Park 10 miles north of town, and the other at Saxman...copies of the Lincoln ...
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Walking poles give knees a break on the trail
Newspaper article from: Sunday Gazette-Mail; 3/12/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...hiked the Grand Canyon from the North Rim. "She didn't believe...maximized. Using a pair of hiking poles, vs. a single staff, is...Swix and Excel are three ski-pole companies that also make trekking poles. Most poles are made of aluminum...rhythmic stride. The same ski-pole ...
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MAGNETIC POLES KEEP SCIENCE ON THE MOVE.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 11/19/2002; 700+ words
; ...north geographic poles. While doing survey...fly them to the north magnetic pole, allegedly a fertile...career tracking the north magnetic pole. But because the...moving the magnetic poles. The new survey shows that the north magnetic pole, which used to...
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MAGNETIC POLE REMAINS AN ATTRACTION.(MAIN)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 12/1/2002; 700+ words
; ...north geographic poles. While doing survey...fly them to the north magnetic pole, allegedly a fertile...career tracking the north magnetic pole. But because the...moving the magnetic poles. The new survey shows that the north magnetic pole, which used to...
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 "St. Louis Post-Dispatch (St. Louis, MO)")
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Walking poles will give your body a break and help keep you on the trail longer.
Newspaper article from: St. Louis Post-Dispatch (St. Louis, MO); 2/24/2006; 700+ words
; ...hiked the Grand Canyon from the North Rim. "She didn't believe...maximized. Using a pair of hiking poles, versus a single staff, is...Swix and Excel are three ski-pole companies that also make trekking poles. Most poles are made of aluminum...rhythmic stride. The same ski-pole ...
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Poles, Magnetic and Geographiac
Book article from: Mathematics
...interesting north poles include the instantaneous north pole, the north pole...locating these various poles. Polar Exploration The north geographic pole lies in the Arctic...same rate as the north magnetic pole. Other Poles Earth rotates on...
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pole
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
...x220E; short for ski pole . ∎ a wooden...propel (a boat) by pushing a pole against the bottom of a river...lake. PHRASES: under bare poles Sailing with no sail set. pole 2 • n. either of the two locations ( North Pole or South Pole ) on the...
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Geographic and Magnetic Poles
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...pattern that shifts the poles approximately six meters...shifting polar ice, the North Pole (geographic pole) is...would point straight up or pole. The magnetic poles are not stationary. The north magnetic pole migrates about 6 mi...
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Liberty Poles
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
...Wilkes holding a liberty pole topped with a liberty...political liberty. Liberty poles with various banners...destroyed the liberty pole erected by the Sons of...liberty holding a liberty pole and cap, and it also...seals of New Jersey, North Carolina, and Arkansas...the raising of liberty ...
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Poles
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures
Poles ETHNONYMS: Polacy, Polak...Lithuania and the Baltic Sea on the north, the independent republics...Belarus, and Ukraine on the north and east, the Czech and Slovak...drainage to the Baltic in the north. The north consists of the...
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