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Admirals Men
Admiral's Men theatrical company of players, officially designated the Admiral's Men in 1585. They were rivals of the Chamberlain's Men and performed at the theaters of Philip Henslowe . Their leading actor was Edward Alleyn .... Read more |
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ranks
ranks. In this book, the rank as given in the headword of those servicemen who have a biographical entry is the highest they achieved during the course of the war. SS ranks have their equivalent British rank in brackets after them: a full list appears in the SS entry. The very highest ranks are,... Read more |
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Jan Fyt
Jan Fyt , 1611-61, Flemish animal and still-life painter and etcher. A pupil of Frans Snyders, Fyt spent 10 years in France and Italy. Returning to Antwerp in 1641, he enjoyed considerable success. He is admired for his realistic textural and lighting effects. The Metropolitan Museum has four of his... Read more |
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James Wilson Morrice
James Wilson Morrice , 1865-1924, Canadian painter, b. Montreal. Abandoning law, he went to Paris, where he studied painting. He visited Venice, Trinidad, Tunis, and periodically returned to Canada. Admired for his subtle coloring and delicate rendering of landscapes, Morrice greatly influenced... Read more |
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flotsam
flotsam. 1. Cargo or goods lost from a ship which has sunk or otherwise perished which is found floating on the sea's surface. In Britain flotsam was originally a part of the perquisites of the Lord High Admiral, but today comes under the legal definition of wreck and, if recovered, must be... Read more |
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Myra
Myra ♀ Invented in the 17th century by the poet Fulke Greville (1554–1628). It is impossible to guess what models he had consciously or unconsciously in mind, but it has been variously conjectured that the name is an anagram of Mary; that it is a simplified spelling of Latin myrrha... Read more |
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