tail
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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tail1 posterior extremity of an animal OE.; in various transf. senses from XIII. OE.
tæġ(e)l = MLG.
tagel twisted whip, rope's end, OHG,
zagal, ON.
tagl tail, Goth.
tagl hair of the head, of the camel :- Gmc. *
tazlaz.
Hence
tail vb. in many (esp.) specialized senses from XVI.
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Michael Aram, Nature, redefined.
Magazine article from: Home Accents Today; 11/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...young New Yorker by the name of Michael Aram took a break from his life as an artist...objects and tools. Unable to communicate, Aram drew a shoehorn design in the dirt and the craftsman created it for him. Aram began watching and working with the craftsmen...
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Aram Manougian Museum Planned in Yerevan
Newspaper article from: Armenian Reporter, The; 6/3/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...Armenian Reporter, The 06-03-1995 Aram Manougian Museum Planned in Yerevan. A museum is being planned at the historic Aram Manougian residence in Yerevan according to a press release issued by the Aram Manougian Foundation. Aram Manougian...
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Aram Arzoumanian, Scientist, Engineer, Inventor, Passes Away December 14, 2005 in California
Newspaper article from: Armenian Reporter, The; 1/14/2006; 700+ words
; Armenian Reporter, The 01-14-2006 Aram Arzoumanian was born March 16, 1917 in...Sarkis Arzoumanian. At the age of two, Aram's mother passed away from the 1919 influenza...father. His father eventually remarried and Aram's youngest sister, Vartouhi, was born...
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DESIGNER ARAM FORGES AHEAD IN HOME DECOR.
Magazine article from: HFN The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network; 8/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...substantial growth, metalware designer Michael Aram is expanding into other home categories...and would like to have my own Michael Aram retail stores." These might sound like lofty dreams for some, but Aram is confident after having watched his...
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ARAM Certifies Ultera Mirage Data Recorder For Use with ARAM Aries Systems.
Business Wire; 1/30/2008; 700+ words
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Interiors Special: Chair leader THE IMPRESARIO ZEEV ARAM; Long before most of us started chucking out our chintz, Zeev Aram was bringing style to the semi. Now, 38 years later, he's doing it all again. Marcus Field talks to the original modern man
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 4/21/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...for a few Eames things," remembers Zeev Aram, a young interior designer at the time...studio and a floor for a shop below." Aram's beginnings were modest, but his timing...which was to open soon." The first items Aram showed in his shop were tubular- steel...
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ION Agrees to Acquire ARAM Systems Ltd.
Newspaper article from: Investment Weekly News; 7/21/2008; 700+ words
; ...acquire all of the outstanding shares of ARAM Systems Ltd., a Canadian-based provider...stated, "Over the last several years, ARAM has demonstrated a clear ability to gain...based land seismic recording systems. ARAM's reputation for engineering and supply...
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Man of steel From his workshop in India, artist Michael Aram hammers out striking pieces.(Home & Garden)
Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); 6/20/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...cheese-shaped server. But to Michael Aram, these are much more: a chance to preserve the ancient craftsmanship of India. Aram, an American educated as an artist, visited...working on what he calls his Delhi campus. Aram will visit Bloomingdale stores in Skokie...
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Aram as the Enemy Friend: The Ideological Role of Aram in the Composition of Genesis-2 Kings
Magazine article from: The Catholic Biblical Quarterly; 10/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; CARL-JOHAN AXSKJOLD, Aram as the Enemy Friend: The Ideological Role of Aram in the Composition of Genesis-2 Kings (ConBOT 45...produced the Hebrew Bible. Axskjold focuses upon Aram. He explores every possible mention of Aram in the...
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Interview: Amir Aram discusses Iran's future under its new presidential leadership
Transcript from: NPR Special; 8/3/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...Special 08-03-2005 Interview: Amir Aram discusses Iran's future under its new...Iranian who voted in that election. Amir Aram(ph) is a college student and English...and he joins us from Tehran. And, Mr. Aram, welcome to the program. Mr. AMIR ARAM...
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Aram Ilich Khachaturian
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Aram Ilich Khachaturian Soviet composer Aram Ilich Khachaturian (1903-1978) is best known for two works...the folk tunes of his native Armenia and other parts of Russia. Aram Khachaturian was born on June 6, 1903, in the Armenian community...
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Eugene Aram
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Eugene Aram , 1704-59, English philologist, b. Yorkshire. A self-taught linguist, Aram was the first to identify the Celtic languages...inspired Thomas Hood's poem The Dream of Eugene Aram, and Bulwer-Lytton's novel Eugene Aram.
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Padan-aram
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Padan-aram , in the Bible, that part of Aram that lay in the Euphrates valley; it was the homeland of the Patriarchs. It also appears as Padan and, in the title of Psalm 60, Aram-naharaim.
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Aram
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Aram , ancient country and people centered in Damascus in S Syria between the 11th and 8th cent. BC The Bible records constant contacts between the Hebrews and Aram. The Aramaeans spoke Aramaic, which is a term that refers to a family of languages...
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Ḥaram
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
Ḥaram (Arab., not to be confused with ḥarām ). A sacred...being set apart and hallowed for purposes of pilgrimage. The ḥaram at Mecca is the supreme example. In a wider sense, it is the term used...
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