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  • Hard Head — and Hard Head 2 were two mid 80s arcade platform scrolling video games made by SunA corporation.The original Hard Head , released in 1988, was also converted to the NES and was a classic platform game. Although the game contained some original… …   Wikipedia

  • Grand Duke Boris Vladimirovich of Russia — Infobox Person name = Grand Duke Boris Vladimirovich of Russia image size = 200px caption = birth date = birth date|1877|11|24|mf=y birth place = |1858 Tsarskoye Selo death date = death date and age|1943|11|9|1877|11|24|mf=y death place = Paris… …   Wikipedia

  • aigrette — noun /ˈeɪɡɹɪt/ a) The lesser white heron; the egret. His turban, furled in many a graceful fold, / An emerald aigrette, with Haidées hair int, / Surmounted as its clasp [...]. b) A feather or plume, or feather shaped item, used as an adornment or …   Wiktionary

  • globes —    obsolete    the breasts of an adult female    Of obvious derivation and doubtful taste:     The Graceful peak where beauty sits, The swelling globes, the pouting teats. (Pearsall, 1969, quoting a verse from 1860) …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • Europe, history of — Introduction       history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …   Universalium

  • pottery — /pot euh ree/, n., pl. potteries. 1. ceramic ware, esp. earthenware and stoneware. 2. the art or business of a potter; ceramics. 3. a place where earthen pots or vessels are made. [1475 85; POTTER1 + Y3] * * * I One of the oldest and most… …   Universalium

  • HEBREW LANGUAGE — This entry is arranged according to the following scheme: pre biblical biblical the dead sea scrolls mishnaic medieval modern period A detailed table of contents precedes each section. PRE BIBLICAL nature of the evidence the sources phonology… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • BIBLE — THE CANON, TEXT, AND EDITIONS canon general titles the canon the significance of the canon the process of canonization contents and titles of the books the tripartite canon …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Hymnody and Hymnology — • Hymnody means exactly hymn song , but as the hymn singer as well as the hymn poet are included under (hymnodos), so we also include under hymnody the hymnal verse or religious lyric. Hymnology is the science of hymnody or the historico… …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • publishing, history of — Introduction       an account of the selection, preparation, and marketing of printed matter from its origins in ancient times to the present. The activity has grown from small beginnings into a vast and complex industry responsible for the… …   Universalium

  • animal learning — ▪ zoology Introduction       the alternation of behaviour as a result of individual experience. When an organism can perceive and change its behaviour, it is said to learn.       That animals can learn seems to go without saying. The cat that… …   Universalium

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