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William Ronald
Ronald, William ( William Ronald Smith) (1926– ). Canadian-American painter and radio and television presenter, a leading figure in the development and acceptance of abstract art in Canada. He was born in Stratford, Ontario, and studied under Jock Macdonald at Ontario College of Art,... Read more |
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astern
astern, backwards, behind. It is a word employed in two senses in maritime use. (1) In movement, that of a ship going backwards. (2) In direction, directly behind a ship. As an order given to the engine room of a ship for the movement of its engines, it indicates that they must be made to revolve... Read more |
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altarpiece
altarpiece. A picture, sculpture, screen, decorated wall, or combination of any of these, standing on or behind an altar in a Christian church. Altarpieces vary enormously in size and conception, from tiny portable pictures to huge structures embracing the arts of architecture, sculpture, and... Read more |
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squall
squall, a sudden gust of wind of considerable strength. Squalls usually follow the passage of a low-pressure system, when the barometer begins to rise from its lowest point. This is because the barometer gradient is almost always steeper in the wake of such a system than ahead of its centre. A line... Read more |
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gable
gable, gavel. Wall (gable-end), of a building, closing the end of a pitched roof: its top may be bounded by the two slopes of the roof forming parged verges or overhangs with barge-boards, or it may be a parapet following (more or less) the slopes of the roof behind. Thus Romanesque gables were... Read more |
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Exophthalmos
Exophthalmos Definition When there is an increase in the volume of the tissue behind the eyes, the eyes will appear to bulge out of the face. The terms exophthalmos and proptosis apply. Proptosis can refer to any organ that is displaced forward, while exophthalmos refers just to the... Read more |
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Corbin Bleu
Corbin Bleu1989— Actor, singer By the age of eighteen, when most young adults are just starting to focus on career possibilities, Corbin Bleu already had a substantial body of work behind him as both an actor and a recording artist. Best known for his role in the phenomenally successful Disney... Read more |
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Spike Lee
Spike Lee (Shelton Jackson Lee), 1957-, American filmmaker, b. Atlanta, Ga. He gained recognition as a student at New York Univ. with his graduation film, Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads (1982). His films usually celebrate the richness of African-American culture and address such problems... Read more |
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E. McKnight Kauffer
Kauffer, E. McKnight (1890–1954). American designer and painter, active mainly in England. After studying in San Francisco, Chicago, and Paris, he settled in London in 1914. He was a member of Group X and of the Cumberland Market Group, but he virtually abandoned easel painting in 1921 and is... Read more |
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