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jolly-boat, possibly from the Dutch and German Jolle, Swedish jol, a small bark or boat, though this may be the derivation of the English yawl. It is more likely to be a perversion of gellywatte, a small ship's boat of the 18th and 19th centuries, which was used for a variety of purposes such as... Read more
Genre painting Genre painting
GENRE PAINTING GENRE PAINTING focuses on the mundane, trivial incidents of everyday life, depicting people the viewer can easily identify with employed in situations that tell a story. These anecdotal works became popular in the United States around 1830, when the country grew prosperous enough... Read more
Jolly Roger Jolly Roger
Jolly Roger, the name popularly given to a flag flown by pirate ships as seen through the eyes of writers of piracy stories. It was supposed to be a white skull on a black ground, sometimes with crossed bones below the skull. There is, however, no evidence that such a flag was ever flown by a... Read more
Lyubov Orlova Lyubov Orlova
ORLOVA, Lyubov Nationality:Russian. Born:Zvenigorod, Russia, 29 January 1902. Education:Studied music at the Moscow Conservatory. Family:Married to Grigoriy Aleksandrov (film director). Career:Stage actress, 1926–1934; worked in cinema and on stage... Read more
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father Father Christmas an imaginary figure said to bring presents for children on the night before Christmas Day. He is conventionally pictured as a jolly old man from the far north, with a long white beard and red garments trimmed with white fur, an image which is comparatively recent. In late... Read more
Marchese Guglielmo Marconi Marchese Guglielmo Marconi
Guglielmo Marconi, Marchese , 1874-1937, Italian physicist, celebrated for his development of wireless telegraphy (see radio ). In the field of electromagnetic waves he correlated and improved inventions of H. R. Hertz , Édouard Branly, and other scientists and invented a practical antenna.... Read more
Christmas Christmas
Christmas [Christ's Mass], in the Christian calendar, feast of the nativity of Jesus, celebrated in Roman Catholic and Protestant Churches on Dec. 25. In liturgical importance it ranks after Easter , Pentecost , and Epiphany (Jan. 6). The observance probably does not date earlier than AD 200... Read more
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silenus , in Greek mythology, part bestial and part human creature of the forests and mountains. Part of Dionysus' entourage, the sileni are usually represented as aged satyrs—drunken, jolly, bald, fat, bearded, and possessing horse ears. According to some myths they were prophets; but... Read more
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FRENCH FRIES FRENCH FRIES. In the United States, potatoes cut into long strips and fried in deep fat have been known as french fried potatoes, then french fries, and now just "fries." French fried potatoes are a favorite food in countries around the world. What makes them so popular? Perhaps it... Read more

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