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Arezzo
Arezzo , city (1991 pop. 91,626), capital of Arezzo prov., Tuscany, central Italy. It is an agricultural trade center and has machine, clothing, gold, and jewelry industries. Arezzo was an Etruscan town, later became a Roman military station and colony, and was made (11th cent.) a free commune.... Read more |
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seamanship
seamanship, in its widest sense, is the whole art of taking a ship from one place to another at sea. It is an amalgam of all the arts of designing a ship and its motive power, whether sail, steam propulsion, or other means, of working it when at sea, and in harbour, and the science of navigation.... Read more |
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Tuscan Order
Tuscan Order. One of the five Roman Orders of architecture identified during the Renaissance, and the simplest, also sometimes called the Gigantic Order after Scamozzi, probably because a variety of Tuscan column was used for triumphal columns of the Antonine or Trajanic type in Antiquity. It... Read more |
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Broiling
GRILLING GRILLING. Grilling is a fast, dry method of cooking tender cuts of meat and vegetables with radiant heat directed from below or from above. Its chief benefit is that it provides for the maximum amount of browning. In addition, a well-seasoned grill imparts a distinct flavor of its own to... Read more |
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Tuscany
Tuscany , Ital. Toscana, region (1991 pop. 3,538,619), 8,876 sq mi (22,989 sq km), N central Italy, bordering on the Tyrrhenian Sea in the west and including the Tuscan Archipelago. Florence is the capital of the region, which is divided into the provinces of Arezzo, Florence, Grosseto, Livorno,... Read more |
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House of Lords
House of Lords Upper House of the British Parliament. In its legislative capacity, the Lords is completely subordinate to the House of Commons. The Parliament Acts of 1911 and 1949 checked virtually all its power, except to delay passage of a bill for one year. Members of the House of Lords include... Read more |
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fascism
fascism , totalitarian philosophy of government that glorifies the state and nation and assigns to the state control over every aspect of national life. The name was first used by the party started by Benito Mussolini , who ruled Italy from 1922 until the Italian defeat in World War II. However, it... Read more |
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Monemvasia
Monemvasía, Greece Minoa The name comes from the fact that the town is situated at the foot of a rock that is joined to the mainland by a causeway: thus, ‘Town with only one Entrance’ from moni embasis. Known to the English as Malmsey, it has given its name to a strong, sweet... Read more |
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Eminem
Eminem Rap musician, producer Although his message has not been popular with parents of teenagers across America, that has not stopped Eminem from earning sweeping popularity and building upon it. Though his lyrics can be gritty, racy, and loaded with violent overtones, fans of all races have... Read more |
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Sweet Honey in the Rock (Music group)
Sweet Honey In The Rock A cappella group Sweet as Honey Strong as a Rock Just the Beginning Selected discography Selected Writings Sources Sweet Honey In The Rock, the all-female Grammy Award-winning a cappella quintet, has uplifted and energized audiences from Australia to Zimbabwe with its... Read more |
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