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goat goat
goat ruminant mammal with hollow horns and coarse hair belonging to the genus Capra of the cattle family and closely related to the sheep. True wild goats, all of Old World origin, include the Persian bezoar goat, or pasan, possibly the ancestor of the domestic varieties; the several species of... Read more
Fourth Party Fourth Party
Fourth Party was the name given facetiously to a parliamentary ginger group in the Conservative Party in 1880 (the other three being Liberals, Conservatives, and Irish). It consisted of Lord Randolph Churchill, J. E. Gorst, Sir H. D. Wolff, and, at some distance, Arthur Balfour. The... Read more
Maradi Maradi
Maradi , town (1988 pop. 112,965), S Niger, near the border with Nigeria. It is the administrative and commercial center for an agricultural region that specializes in peanut growing and goat raising. A major road connects Maradi with Kano , Nigeria. The town has a technical college and a center... Read more
Baphomet Baphomet
Baphomet The goat idol of the Templars and the deity of the sorcerers' Sabbat. Some authorities hold that the Baphomet was a monstrous head, others that it was a demon in the form of a goat. One account of a veritable Baphometic idol describes it thusly: "A pantheistic and magical figure of... Read more
Capricornus Capricornus
Capricornus [Lat.,=the goat horn], inconspicuous southern constellation lying on the ecliptic (the sun's apparent path through the heavens) between Sagittarius and Aquarius; it is one of the constellations of the zodiac . Known as the Sea Goat, it has been depicted from earliest times either... Read more
Lupercalia Lupercalia
Lupercalia , ancient Roman festival held annually on Feb. 15. The ceremony of the festival was intended to secure fertility and keep out evil. Two male youths, clad in animal skin, ran around the city slapping passersby with strips of goat skin. Because the youths impersonated male goats (the... Read more
mohair mohair
mohair hair of the Angora goat or a large group of fabrics made from it, either wholly or in combination with wool, silk, or cotton. The Angora goat, native of Asia Minor for 2,000 years, is bred in other lands, e.g., the SW United States and South Africa. Mohair is cool, firm, and resistant to... Read more
Rocky Mountain goat Rocky Mountain goat
Rocky Mountain goat hoofed ruminant mammal, Oreamnos americanus, found in the high mountains of S Alaska, W Canada, and the extreme NW United States. Although it is not a true goat it belongs to the same family ( cattle family) and is goatlike in appearance, with a bearded chin, long face, and... Read more
cornucopia cornucopia
cornucopia , in Greek mythology, magnificent horn that filled itself with whatever meat or drink its owner requested. Some legends designate it as a horn of the river god Achelous, others as a horn of the goat Amalthaea. It is often represented as filled with fruits and flowers and has become the... Read more
Rayleigh Rayleigh
Rayleigh Essex. Ragheleia 1086 (DB). ‘Woodland clearing frequented by female roe-deer or by she-goats’. OE rǣge + lēah.... Read more

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