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Sir Christopher Hatton Sir Christopher Hatton
Sir Christopher Hatton 1540-91, English courtier. He became a favorite of Queen Elizabeth I, from whom he received offices, honors, and lands. Knighted in 1578, he acted as Elizabeth's spokesman in the House of Commons and, although not a lawyer, was lord chancellor from 1587 until his death. He... Read more
Kingsley Amis Kingsley Amis
Kingsley Amis Kingsley Amis (1922-1995) became one of Britain's most daring and acclaimed new writers with the 1954 publication of his debut novel, Lucky Jim. Amis went on to write nearly two dozen more novels, as well as scores of other works, including discourses on science fiction, the detective... Read more
growth ring growth ring
growth ring (annual ring) Any of the rings that can be seen in a cross-section of a woody stem (e.g. a tree trunk). It represents the xylem formed in one year as a result of fluctuating activity of the vascular cambium. In temperate climates pale soft spring wood, characterized by large xylem... Read more
Christopher Fry Christopher Fry
Christopher Fry 1907-2005, English dramatist, b. Bristol as Christopher Fry Harris. Like his friend and mentor, T. S. Eliot , he was one of the few 20th-century dramatists to write successfully in verse. Fry's first major success was The Lady's Not for Burning (1949), a wry comedy set in the... Read more
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garden balsam common name for the species Impatiens balsamina, a member of the jewelweed family. ... Read more
Shyam Selvadurai Shyam Selvadurai
Selvadurai, Shyam 1965–PersonalBorn 1965, in Colombo, Sri Lanka; immigrated to Canada, 1984. Education: York University (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), B.F.A.AddressesHome—Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Agent—Westwood Creative Artists, 94 Hurbord St., Toronto M5S 1G6, Canada.CareerNovelist, essayist, and... Read more
agony agony
agony extreme mental or physical suffering.agony column originally (in the mid 19th century) the column of a newspaper containing special advertisements, particularly those for missing relatives or friends, and thus containing evidence of great distress. Later (the current meaning), it became a... Read more
mantid mantid
mantid or mantis, name applied to the large, slender, slow-moving, winged insects of the family Mantidae in the order Mantodea. Predatory insects, mantids have strong, elongate, spiny front legs, used for grasping prey. While lying in wait for its prey, a mantid holds its front legs in an... Read more
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puck , in Germanic folklore, generic name for various malevolent spirits. The medieval English pouke was often identified with the devil. However, the Puck of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream is a mischievous but friendly fairy.... Read more
William Warburton William Warburton
William Warburton 1698-1779, English bishop and author. Ordained in 1727 and serving successively in several rectories, he became chaplain to Frederick Louis, prince of Wales, in 1738, preacher to Lincoln's Inn in 1746, and chaplain to George II in 1754. He was made prebendary of Durham in 1755,... Read more

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