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Robert Clive Baron Clive of Plassey
Robert Clive, Baron Clive of Plassey , 1725-74, British soldier and statesman. He went to India in 1743 as a clerk for the British East India Company and entered the military service of the company in 1744; he soon distinguished himself in the fighting against the French. Clive's brilliant capture... Read more |
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crank
crank mechanical linkage consisting of a bar attached to a pivot at one of its ends in such a way that it is capable of rotating through a complete circle about the pivot. One of the principal uses of a crank is to turn reciprocating, or back and forth, motion into rotary motion or vice versa. A... Read more |
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Sihon
Sihon , in the Bible, king of the Amorites, who attacked Israel. He became a figure for the mighty fallen.... Read more |
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C.S. Lewis
Clive Staples Lewis The British novelist and essayist Clive Staples Lewis (1898-1963) was an established literary figure whose impact is increasingly recognized by scholars and teachers. On November 29, 1898, Clive Staples Lewis was born in Belfast, Ireland. He was the son of A. J. Lewis, a... Read more |
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cobra
cobra name for African and Asian snakes of the family Elapidae that are equipped with inflatable neck hoods. The family also includes the African mambas , the Asian kraits, the New World coral snakes and a large number of Australian snakes. All members of the family are poisonous and have short,... Read more |
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Clive
Clive ♂ Transferred use of the surname, in origin a local name from any of the various places (e.g. in Cheshire, Shropshire) so called from Old English clif ‘cliff, slope, bank’. As a given name it seems to have been originally chosen in honour of ‘Clive of India’... Read more |
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Louis Comfort Tiffany
Louis Comfort Tiffany 1848-1933, American artist, decorative designer, and art patron, b. New York City; son of Charles Lewis Tiffany. He studied painting with Inness and in Paris and painted oils and watercolors in Europe and Morocco. Later he established the interior-decorating firm in New York... Read more |
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Biltmore Theatre
Biltmore Theatre (New York). This problem‐plagued theatre on West 47th Street was nearly lost after years of flops and neglect but in 2003 became the latest restored Broadway house. It was built in 1925 by the speculating Chanin Brothers, but because the Herbert J. Krapp–designed... Read more |
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