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William Falconer
William Falconer , 1732-69, Scottish poet. The victim of a shipwreck off Greece, he described his ordeal in a long, didactic poem, The Shipwreck (1762). He also wrote (1769) a source book on shipping and naval practices.... Read more |
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falconry
falconry , sport of hunting birds or small animals with falcons or other types of hawks; eagles are used in some parts of the world. It was known to the ancient Chinese, Persians, and Egyptians. Falconry probably spread from Asia to Eastern Europe and then to Western Europe. It became one of the... Read more |
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the Usurer Tortesa
Tortesa, the Usurer (1839), a play by Nathaniel Parker Willis. [National Theatre, 6 perf.] The usurer Tortesa ( James W. Wallack) so loves Isabella ( Virginia Monier), the daughter of Count Falcone ( Mr. T. Matthews), that he buys up and gives Falcone all the mortgages on the Count's lands.... Read more |
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Aniello Falcone
Aniello Falcone , 1607-56, Italian baroque painter of the Neapolitan school. He is known primarily for his battle pieces. There are examples in the National Museum, Naples; the Prado; and the Louvre.... Read more |
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falcon
falcon common name for members of the Falconidae, a heterogeneous family of long-winged birds of prey closely related to the hawk . Falcons (genus Falco ) range in size from the 6 1/2 -in. (16.5-cm) falconet to the 24-in. (60-cm) gyrfalcon, and in habits from the swift merlin to the sluggish... Read more |
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gooseneck
gooseneck, a metal fitting on the inboard end of a boom of a sailing vessel by which it is connected to a metal ring round the base of the mast on which the sail is set. It has reference only to the fore-and-aft rig or to the spanker of a square-rigged ship. The fitting allows for the swing of the... Read more |
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Falcon Products Inc
Falcon Products, Inc. 9387 Dielman Industrial DriveSt. Louis, Missouri 63132U.S.A.Telephone: (314) 991-9200Fax: (314) 991-9227Web site: http://www.falconproducts.com Public CompanyIncorporated: 1957Employees: 3,631Sales: $222.5 million (1999)Ticker Symbol: FCPStock Exchanges: New YorkNAIC:... Read more |
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Falconer
Falconer, novel by John Cheever, published in 1977.Ezekiel Farragut, descended from a wealthy, aristocratic New England family that fell on hard times and has been reduced to operating a gas station on its Cape Cod estate, by the age of 48 has served overseas with the army in World War II, where he... Read more |
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Dashiell Hammett
Dashiell Hammett , 1894-1961, American writer, b. St. Mary's co., Maryland. After a variety of jobs, including several years working as a detective for the Pinkerton agency, beginning in the early 1920s he found success as a writer, largely originating the "hard-boiled" school of detective... Read more |
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Sir Robert Falcon Scott
Scott, Sir Robert Falcon (1868–1912). Scott had entered the navy as a boy in 1880 and by 1897 was a lieutenant and torpedo officer. He was noticed by Sir Clements Markham whose influence led to his appointment as leader of the Royal Geographical Society and Royal Society Antarctic... Read more |
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Benét, William Rose
Benét, William Rose (1886–1950), New York poet and critic, whose exuberant...balladry, has been published in Merchants from Cathay (1913), The Falconer of God (1914), The Great White Wall (1916), The Burglar of the Zodiac... |
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late
...specified person) no longer alive: the late William Jennings Bryan her late husband's grave...specified place or institution: Captain Falconer, late of the British army. • n...to be useful. of late recently: she'd been drinking too much of late.DERIVATIVES... |
 "The Independent (London, England)")
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SIR DOUGLAS FALCONER
...in patent law Douglas Falconer was a patents judge in...be dangerous. Douglas William Falconer was born in...training and planning for D-Day, for which work...included Guy's son William, who was to become a...very happy. Douglas ... |
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Redlands says goodbye to Royal Falconer owner Richard Faulkner
...Redlands Bowl and the Royal Falconer British Pub, which he...grin on his face," son William told the hundreds of...me?' " "When we'd go anywhere in Redlands...first names," he said. William, his brother Nicholas...children: Nicholas and ... |
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Selah falconer enjoys working with winged hunters, and teaching kids and...
...Marsha Flamm, a Selah falconer. In her nest are the...and children, Alex, William and Isabel. It can be...because, along with being a falconer, Flamm is also a bird...Department, saying they'd fallen out of a nest...have been because they'd ... |
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Selah falconer enjoys working with birds, educating kids
...Marsha Flamm, a Selah falconer. In her nest are the...and children, Alex, William and Isabel. It can be...because, along with being a falconer, Flamm is also a bird...Department, saying they'd fallen out of a nest...have been because they'd ... |
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Falconer shows some wedding highlights
...conversation at the Royal Falconer British Pub on Friday...the marriage of Prince William and Catherine Middleton...who had lunch at the Falconer. "But again, it...that family." Watching William and Kate's ceremony...watched the wedding. ... |
 "Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)")
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Your view: kind hearts.(Letters)
...of the Gurkha soldiers. D.E Heart Research, Glasgow...our thoughts always. The Falconer family. pounds 10 In loving...favours received. M.D Motor Neurone Disease Association...pounds 15 Remembering William Falconer. Still miss you, still... |
 "The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)")
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HISTORIC ART
...depicted in a poem by Scottish poet William Falconer (1732-1769), himself one of...on the basis of what he read in Falconer's poem. The four paintings were...continue to hold that position. Joseph D. Kringdon of Hingham has been elected... |
 "The Mail on Sunday (London, England)")
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Gilding the waterlily... It's the must-have plant for the pond if you want...
...re supposed to do. I'd only do that with weak...go for James Brydon or William Shaw. You'll get some...true shade (medium). WILLIAM FALCONER: Probably the darkest...flower heads (medium). WILLIAM SHAW: Shell pink, fading... |
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Road warriors: four decades with The Tannahill Weavers.
...of gig you can imagine, and quite a few you'd never dream of. But to hear band members tell...plebian Scottish lyricists that included the sailor William Falconer (1732-69); brewer William Mickle (1735-88); publican Isabel Pagan... |
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THE DIARY
...bus to Strathclyde University and passing the time by reading William Falconer's novel, As I Lay Dying. A fellow passenger engaged her...seconds, accompanied by mass chanting of: "You fat b*****d! You fat b*****d!" Class. |
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