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vorticism vorticism
vorticism , short-lived 20th-century art movement related to futurism . Its members sought to simplify forms into machinelike angularity. Its principal exponent was a French sculptor, Gaudier-Brzeska . The movement, however, had its largest following in England, where Wyndham Lewis, Ezra Pound,... Read more
Hazleton Hazleton
Hazleton , city (1990 pop. 24,730), Luzerne co., E Pa., on a mountain top in an anthracite-coal region; inc. as a borough 1856, as a city 1892. Manufactures include apparel; foods; asphalt; and metal, fiberglass, and plastic products. The city is also a distribution center. Hazleton was settled... Read more
witch hazel witch hazel
witch hazel common name for some members of the Hamamelidaceae, a family of trees and shrubs found mostly in Asia. The family includes the large genus ( Corylopsis ) of winter hazels, and the witch hazels (genus Hamamelis ), sweet gums ( Liquidambar ), and witch elders ( Fothergilla ), the latter... Read more
the Curragh the Curragh
the Curragh , undulating plain or common, 4,885 acres (1,977 hectares), Co. Kildare, E Republic of Ireland. It has been a military camp since 1646. The Curragh racecourse is Ireland's most famous horse-racing center. The region gave its name to the Curragh Incident or "Mutiny," in which many... Read more
Benjamin Marshall Benjamin Marshall
Marshall, Benjamin (1768–1835). English sporting painter, one of the best followers of Stubbs. He was briefly a pupil of the portrait painter L. F. Abbott, but from c.1792 he turned to animal painting. In 1812 he settled at Newmarket, famous for its racecourse, but he returned to London in... Read more
Yggdrasill Yggdrasill
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Diadochus Diadochus
Diadochus According to Marbodaeus (1035-1123), this gem resembled the beryl in its properties and was most valuable in divination. It served for the invocation of spirits, and oracular responses could be discovered in it. Albertus Magnus called it "diacodos," and it is possibly to this stone... Read more
Afghan hound Afghan hound
Afghan hound , breed of tall, swift hound originating about 5,000 years ago in ancient Egypt. Its modern ancestors were perfected in the northern part of Afghanistan and introduced into England after World War I. The Afghan hound stands between 24 and 28 in. (61-71.1 cm) high at the shoulder and... Read more
Juno Juno
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Wee Free Wee Free
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