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Fruitcake
Fruitcake Background The fruitcake bears the brunt of many holiday jokes in forums as varied as the Sunday funny pages and boxes of greeting cards. One entrepreneur manufactures fruitcakes—and sells them for use as doorstops. Yet the fruitcake has historical associations... Read more |
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spinning
spinning the drawing out, twisting, and winding of fibers into a continuous thread or yarn. From antiquity until the Industrial Revolution, spinning was a household industry. The roughly carded fiber was at first held in one hand and drawn out and twisted by the other hand. The earliest tools were... Read more |
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Alphonse Mucha
Alphonse Mucha , 1860-1939, Czech artist. Mucha's art nouveau style, characterized by twisting, swirling flower and hair motifs, set the style for poster art for a generation. He created celebrated posters for Sarah Bernhardt and designed sets and costumes for her plays. In his later works,... Read more |
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contrapposto
contrapposto. Term (Italian: ‘set against’) applied to poses in which one part of a figure twists or turns away from another part. It was originally applied, during the Renaissance, to a relaxed asymmetrical pose characteristic of much Greek and Roman sculpture in which the body's... Read more |
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Seymour Lipton
Seymour Lipton 1903-86, American sculptor, b. New York City. Self-taught as a sculptor, Lipton worked directly in sheet metals and molten alloys, creating organically twisting forms with richly brazed textural effects. During the 1940s he sculpted heavy jagged shapes suggesting spiritual conflict.... Read more |
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Martial
Martial (Marcus Valerius Martialis) , c.AD 40-c.AD 104, Roman epigrammatic poet, b. Bilbilis, Spain. After AD 64 he lived in Rome for many years, winning fame by his wit and poetic gifts. He enjoyed the patronage of Domitian, Titus, and Pliny the Younger and the friendship of Juvenal and... Read more |
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Rope
Rope Background A rope is a bundle of flexible fibers twisted or braided together to increase its overall length and tensile strength. The use of ropes for hunting, carrying, lifting, and climbing dates back to prehistoric times. Ropes were originally made by hand using... Read more |
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Cunning
146. Cunning (See also Trickery.) Adler, Irene cleverly foiled Sherlock Holmes and the King of Bohemia. [Br. Lit.: Doyle “A Scandal in Bohemia” in Sherlock Holmes ] Artful Dodger nickname for the sly pickpocket, John Dawkins. [Br. Lit.: Oliver Twist ] Asmodeus clever,... Read more |
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Bridget Jones lives here; The farmers' market is exciting, and so are the new...
...disused film set, with redundant...opened. The historic riverfront...trail from Tower Bridge to Tate Modern and beyond...circular glass towers rise out of...building - a modern twist that works...bays of the ... |
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WHERE HISTORY LIVES: Home tour lets you get to know the Sam Hughes neighborhood
...Lowell Neighborhood Historic Adobe Home Tour, set for Saturday. Then...neighborhood with a modern twist with the Sam Hughes Historic Neighborhood 2005...because Sam Hughes Historic Neighborhood - which...Egyptian Revival ... |
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TRAVEL: 48 HOURS IN THESSALONIKI.(Features)
...electrahotels.gr) which adds a modern twist to classic Greek cooking...Start at the White Tower, at the eastern end...where a double will set you back about pounds...Don't miss the historic White Tower; On top of ... |
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Drinks with a view: break out your sunglasses and toast June's long summer...
...watch the sun set over Mt. Veeder...SANTA FE Bell Tower Bar THE VIEW From the roof of historic La Fonda on the...9 BOISE The Modern Bar THE VIEW...midcentury-modern hotel (transformed...Parker, the Modern's ... |
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Our guide to going al fresco; the best places to eat and drink outdoors in...
...TownsBISTRO CONWY For a modern twist on traditional...filledpots. Set against the ancient...right inside a tower, watching the...pub's domino set for a bit of old...gateway to the Eagle Tower, whichPrince...t leave this ... |
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HALLOWEEN TRIPS FULL OF TRICKS AND TREATS.(TRAVEL)
...served up with a historic twist in Westchester...cult faves and modern-day flicks...surrounding the historic property also...McCullough Historic House in North...3. It's set so that participants...Castle, Clock ... |
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Weekend Pass
...is the great, historic capital of Andalusia...double had two sets of windows...products, was modern and sophisticated...with the odd modern twist. It's rich...artistic and historic quarter. Think...and the Giralda ... |
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Kings of the castle; MALCOLM HANDLEY IS CONQUERED BY A FORTRESS WITH A TA STE...
...Peckforton. The turrets, towers, chapel and gatehouse entrance set the tone and it is little...couples wanting a grand and historic backdrop for their wedding...options, some classic with a modern twist others as full of imagination... |
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I'm the King of the castle.
...Peckforton. The turrets, towers, chapel and gatehouse entrance set the tone and it is little...couples wanting a grand and historic backdrop for their wedding...options, some classic with a modern twist others as full of imagination... |
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To be king of the castle; Peckforton's varied delights just invite a lengthy...
...Peckforton. The turrets, towers, chapel and gatehouse entrance set the tone and it is little...couples wanting a grand and historic backdrop for their wedding...options, some classic with a modern twist, others as full of imagination... |
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