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bow
bow , implement used in playing stringed instruments. Its name originated from the fact that in its early form it resembled an archer's bow, but by the 17th cent. the European bow had gradually become flat. The violin bow received its definitive form during the period from 1775 to 1781 at the hands ... Read more
pizzicato
pizzicato , in music, the technique of plucking the strings of an instrument that is usually bowed. Directions for playing pizzicato are found in early 17th-century music. Paganini introduced left-hand pizzicato, making it possible to play bowed tones and pizzicato tones simultaneously or in alterna... Read more
double bass
double bass bowed stringed musical instrument, the contrabass of the modern orchestral string section. It originated as a double-bass viol , an instrument described as early as 1566. A true double-bass violin appeared during the 18th cent. but was rejected as unwieldy and of poor tonal quality. ... Read more
hydroplane
hydroplane small, high-powered racing boat designed to skim along the surface of the water. Its hull is so shaped that at high speeds the bow is tilted up out of the water, reducing the effect of frictional drag. Hydroplanes are commonly powered by outboard motors. ... Read more
Giuseppe Tartini
Giuseppe Tartini , 1692-1770, Italian violinist, the greatest violin master of his day. In 1728 he founded at Padua a school of the violin that became known throughout Europe. Tartini altered the shape of the bow, revised bowing technique, and was probably the first to discover the difference tone (... Read more
archery
archery sport of shooting with bow and arrow , an important military and hunting skill before the introduction of gunpowder. England's Charles II fostered archery as sport, establishing in 1673 the world's oldest continuous archery tournament, the Ancient Scorton Arrow Contest. Clubs mushroomed th... Read more
James Dunwoody Brownson De Bow
James Dunwoody Brownson De Bow , 1820-67, American editor and statistician, b. Charleston, S.C. He became (1844) editor of the Southern Quarterly Review. In 1846 he went to New Orleans, where he began publishing the monthly De Bow's Review. He was an ardent secessionist, and his magazine helped ... Read more
Penelope
Penelope , in Greek mythology, wife of Odysseus and the mother of Telemachus. In Homer's Odyssey she is pictured as a chaste and faithful wife. When Odysseus was away, she was surrounded by suitors who tried to persuade her that he would never return. She agreed to choose another husband when she ... Read more
baritone
baritone or barytone , male voice , in a lighter and higher range than a bass but lower than a tenor. The term also designates a bass stringed instrument, fretted, with six or seven bowed strings, and up to 20 sympathetic (i.e., unplayed but freely vibrating) strings. Haydn wrote many works for... Read more
Elizabeth
Elizabeth (1900–2002) ( Queen Mother) British Queen Consort of George VI, b. Lady Bowes-Lyon. Elizabeth married George in 1923. They had two children, Elizabeth (later Elizabeth II) and Margaret (1930–2002). In 1936 she unexpectedly became Queen when George's elder brother, Edwar... Read more

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Flappers
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Children and Childhood in History and Society ...exposed to certain elements of flapper style in Sears Roebuck catalogs sported some of that look. While movie actresses like Clara Bow and personalities like Zelda Fitzgerald epitomized the flapper persona and philosophy, the flapper fad prevailed among... Read more
Gary Cooper
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...supposedly indicated Cooper's inclination to settle down after a series of torrid love affairs with such actresses as Clara Bow and Lupe Velez. But Cooper proved an unfaithful husband. He frequently had affairs with female costars and briefly separated... Read more

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Clara
Book article from: A Dictionary of First Names Clara ♀ Post-classical Latin name, from the feminine form of the adjective clarus ‘...regular English form Clare . It was made famous in the early 20th century by the singer Dame Clara Butt (1873–1936) and the silent film actress Clara Bow (1905–65), known as ‘the It ... Read more
it
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable ...Discoveries (1904). The usage was reinforced by the romantic novelist Elinor Glyn in her novel It (1927). The American actress Clara Bow (1905–65), who starred in the film of Glyn's novel, was subsequently known as the It Girl . The term came to be... Read more
Trevor, Claire
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Wild Gold (George Marshall) (as Jerry Jordan); Baby, Take a Bow (Lachman) (as Kay Ellison); Elinor Norton (MacFadden) (title...Rose Morgenstern) 1962 Two Weeks in Another Town (Minnelli) (as Clara Kruger) 1963 The Stripper (Schaffner) (as Helen Baird) 1965 How... Read more
Westmore Family, The
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...valet, then makeup artist for Rudolph Valentino (created the clean Latin look); and freelance artist for Gloria Swanson, Clara Bow, and Sonia Henie; worked for Selznick International Studios in late 1930s. Perc: worked at Maison Cesare from age 16... Read more
Indian Technology
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...of new grasses and sometimes to drive game animals toward hunters or to surround them. Hunting Technologies The sinew-backed bow, arrow straighteners, and arrows and spears with stone points are all examples of Native technology. On the Northwest Coast and... Read more

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Santa Clara Elementary spared demolition.(Schools)(The school district bows to the wishes of citizens who want to try to buy the burned building for a community center)
Newspaper article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR); 8/27/2005; 588 words ; ...The Register-Guard What remains of Santa Clara Elementary School will escape the wrecking...remaining structure. But a group of Santa Clara neighbors who want to see the building...purchase plan. Members of the group Santa Clara Committee for Sensible Parks & Open Space... Read more
Ross Stretton bows out. (News).(quits contract with Royal Ballet)(Calendar)
Magazine article from: Dance Magazine; 12/1/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...Silicon Valley, San Jose Center for the Performing Arts, 255 Almaden Blvd, 408/288-2800 Santa Clara * Dec 14-15, Santa Clara Ballet Company, Santa Clara Convention Center, 5001 Great America Pkwy, 408/881-0879 Connecticut New London * Dec 20-21... Read more
Joining Bow Wow on scream tour IV are heartthrobs.(ENTERTAINMENT)
Magazine article from: Jet; 8/22/2005; 316 words ; ...The group, whose hits include All I Do and You Got Me, are signed to P. Diddy's Bad Boy Entertainment. They made a cameo in Clara's 1, 2 Step video. Omarion This man needs no introduction. As the former lead singer of B2K, Omarion has grown accustomed to... Read more
What the guys, and gals, go crazy for.(Columns)(In crowning the perfect chocolate shake, we are surprised to bow down to visiting royalty)(Column)
Newspaper article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR); 5/13/2005; 520 words ; ...fat smoothie!) We found that there are some darn good milkshakes out there. Baskin-Robbins - we stopped by the one at Santa Clara Square - concocted a fine shake out of the Chocolate Mousse Royale ice cream. It was so thick that it actually took a couple... Read more
Brittany Murphy.(Interview)
Magazine article from: Interview; 12/1/2002; ; 700+ words ; PART JANIS JOPLIN, PART CLARA BOW, THE MOVIES' NEWEST REASON TO GET EXCITED MAY JUST BE THE GUTSIEST...figure do you most identify with? BM: Oh, Jeez. I think I'll say Clara Bow. I'm looking at her right now. I have this old picture of her in... Read more
The ascension of Rose McGowan.(actress)(Interview)(Cover Story)
Magazine article from: Interview; 5/1/1999; ; 700+ words ; ...business needs It's apt that Rose McGowan hankers to play Clara Bow in a mooted biopic about the tragic '20s star. Bow was...gleam that's always in McGowan's eye, her equivalent of Clara Bow's flirtatious wink, suggests her exhibitionism is all a... Read more
The Misanthrope's Corner.(both liberals and conservatives have fear of law)(Brief Article)(Column)
Magazine article from: National Review; 9/27/1999; ; 700+ words ; It's been open season on The Oxford Psychiatric Dictionary since Bob Woodward invented the Clara Bow Syndrome to describe Monica Lewinsky, so I will now contribute my own original entry: LEXOPHOBIA, fear of law. Lexophobia is not... Read more
The breakups: split decisions.(10 HOTTEST COUPLES 2007)
Magazine article from: Ebony; 2/1/2007; 515 words ; ...Murphy to newly hooked-up hip-hoppers Clara and Bow Wow to the much talked-about split...finalized their divorce in 2005. CIARA AND BOW WOW Time together. 1 YEAR Children: None The facts: While Ciara and Bow Wow seemed like a match made in hip-h... Read more
Fame's brief candle.(attitudes)(Moira Shearer)
Magazine article from: Dance Magazine; 11/1/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...years publicists--particularly Hollywood publicists-have found special words for that special something that marks a star. Clara Bow was the It girl of the 1920s and another film actress, Ann Sheridan was, two decades later, that original lady with oomph... Read more
Nashville's new Nutcracker: Paul Vasterling gives the classic a hometown feel.(dance matters)
Magazine article from: Dance Magazine; 12/1/2008; ; 478 words ; ...upon a time, in 1897, a little girl named Clara attends the Tennessee Centennial and International...of the Wicked Queen in Snow White--join Clara, Fritz and their family in party dances...on American social dances of the period. Clara's post-party dream unfolds as usual: The... Read more