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candelabrum
candelabrum , primarily a support for candles, designed in the form of a turned baluster or a tapered column, also a branched candlestick or a lampstand. Though most used and developed during the Renaissance, the candelabrum originated in Etruria and Rome. Candelabra found in Etruscan and Pompeiian... Read more |
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cameo
cameo , small relief carving, usually on striated precious or semiprecious stones or on shell. The design, often a portrait head, is commonly cut in the light-colored vein, and the dark one is left as the background. Glass of two colors in layers may be cameo-cut; a famous Roman example is the ... Read more |
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dry ice
dry ice Solid carbon dioxide. It is used in cloud seeding to cool air in super-cooled clouds by sublimation at low temperatures. This can generate many ice crystals for further ice nucleation.... Read more |
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Guided by Voices
Guided by Voices Rock band “I Thought It Was Cool Read more |
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L.L. Cool J
L.L. Cool J Rap musician In the turbulent climate of rap music, careers are often brief moments of success crested atop long stretches of obscurity. For L.L. Cool J, this is not so, as he has both helped lay down the groundwork for rap during the genre's early days as well as... Read more |
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Cooling-Off Period
COOLING-OFF PERIOD An interval of time during which no action of a specific type can be taken by either side in a dispute. An automatic delay in certain jurisdictions, apart from ordinary court delays, between the time when divorce papers are filed and the divorce hearing takes place. An amount of... Read more |
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Cool Papa Bell
James "Cool Papa" Bell 1903-1991 American baseball player Negro league baseball lore is full of colorful tales, several of which revolve around the exploits of speedster James "Cool Papa" Bell. Teammate Satchel Paige once claimed that Bell was so fast that he could switch the light in their... Read more |
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heatstroke
heatstroke profound disturbance of the heat-regulating mechanism of the body, also known as sunstroke. It is characterized by extremely high body temperatures and sometimes by convulsions and coma. The skin is usually hot and dry because the body-cooling process of sweating has ceased. In some... Read more |
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mor
mor A type of surface humus horizon that is acid in reaction, lacking in microbial activity except that of fungi, and composed of several layers of organic matter in different degrees of decomposition. It forms beneath conifer forest and on open heath and moorland in cool, moist climates and is very... Read more |
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Right-Angle Candelabra LED Bulbs from LEDtronics.(PRODUCTS: LITERATURE &...
...ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] LEDtronics announced its S6 Right-Angle Candelabra LED Bulbs that beautifully light up many different types of...These $6 LED bulbs operate using only 0.935 W. The $6 cool white uses 8000 K LEDs and puts out 13,000 MCD at 17 deg... |
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Auckland's Ponsonby: So Boho
...Ponsnobby" -- can't deny that the area's a cool little slice of Kiwiana. New Zealanders adore their...as an Italian restaurant, is the undisputed King of Cool, with candelabra lighting, dark and naughty nooks and a fun-loving... |
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STRING ALONG WITH THE FUTURE NEW LIGHTS BURN LONGER AND COOLER.(Home Front)
...selling holiday light sets is cool to the touch and will burn...Broadway. "The LEDs are cool and the chance of causing fires...hours. Indoor/outdoor use. Candelabras These incandescent lights offer...plastic covered lights are cool to the touch. 35 lights on...miniatures for a brighter light; ... |
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Cool holiday tricks.(cosmo life: At Your Place)(Brief article)
...Minute Centerpiece Create a seasonal candelabra using a thick evergreen or birch-tree...will make your tree look modern and cool. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Chocolate...like snow. Stick one big bunch in a cool vase on your table. |
 "The Mirror (London, England)")
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Birthday honours: M's 100 wonderwomen; Yipee, it's our 100th issue... What...
Lauren Bacall Legend. Cool, sassy, clever and in charge...Judi Dench Bond's boss. How cool do you want to get? Oh and...smarmy imbecile. Sue Townsend Cool woman, great writer. Jane...that insane attacker with a candelabra. Kate Adie Flak-jacket chic... |
 "The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)")
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THE COOL SOUNDS OF SUMMER JAZZ AT TANGLEWOOD
...Festival, Lenox, Saturday evening. LENOX - It was an elegant, cool and imperfect ending for another summer jazz season. There...the wine glasses, and, as at least one person did, the candelabra, one more time. Setting the tone for the evening, Brubeck... |
 "Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)")
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CACTUS COOLER; SAGUARO NATIONAL PARK HOLDS ITS OWN AGAINST THE PRESS OF TUCSON
...the better times to visit - when daytime temperatures are cooler, dry breezes rake the arroyos, and the desert flora begins...cactus (pronounced "saw-WAR-oh"), a prickly, ribbed candelabrum that can tower as tall as 50 feet, has become the defining... |
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CACTUS COOLER SAGUARO NATIONAL PARK HOLDS ITS OWN AGAINST THE PRESS OF...
...the better times to visit - when daytime temperatures are cooler, dry breezes rake the arroyos, and the desert flora begins...pronounced ``saw-WAR-oh''), a prickly, ribbed candelabrum that can tower as tall as 50 feet, has become the defining... |
 "The Evening Standard (London, England)")
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Winter welcomes the blues; Shades of aqua fill London's cool interiors this...
...are so snug and warm with central heating and insulation, cool colours can be savoured without a shiver. There's a mass...Provencal shapes, offset by plain white linen, and lit by huge candelabra with a subtle verdigris finishes. "Not every Christmas table... |
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Winter welcomes the blues; Shades of aqua fill London's cool interiors this...
...are so snug and warm with central heating and insulation, cool colours can be savoured without a shiver. There's a mass...Provencal shapes, offset by plain white linen, and lit by huge candelabra with a subtle verdigris finishes. "Not every Christmas table... |
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