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well-thumbed — adjective Of a book, etc., showing signs of frequent or heavy use; worn; well used. He pulled out a well thumbed dictionary and began searching for a translation … Wiktionary
thumbed — adjective (of pages) worn or soiled by thumb and fingers by frequent handling or turning well thumbed pages of the dictionary • Similar to: ↑worn … Useful english dictionary
Andrew Ure — Infobox Scientist name = Andrew Ure caption = Andrew Ure birth date = birth date|1778|5|18|mf=y birth place = Glasgow, Scotland death date = death date and age|1857|1|2|1778|5|18|mf=y death place = London, England nationality=Scottish field =… … Wikipedia
thumb — n. & v. n. 1 a a short thick terminal projection on the human hand, set lower and apart from the other four and opposable to them. b a digit of other animals corresponding to this. 2 part of a glove etc. for a thumb. v. 1 tr. wear or soil (pages… … Useful english dictionary
Jean-Jacques Rousseau — This article is about the philosopher. For the post impressionist painter, see Henri Rousseau. For other uses, see Rousseau (disambiguation). Jean Jacques Rousseau Rousseau in 1753, by Maurice Quentin de La Tour Born 28 June 1712 … Wikipedia
John Philip Bourke — (5 August 1860 – 13 January 1914) was an Australian poet.Bourke was born in Nundle, New South Wales, on the Peel River diggings, New South Wales, the son of William David Bourke, butcher, and his wife Jane, née Shepherd. After a primary education … Wikipedia
John Joseph Stockdale — (1770, 1776Stockdale (1990) p. 30] or 1777 – 16 February 1847) was an English publisher and editor with something of a reputation as a pornographer. He sought to blackmail a number of public figures over the memoirs of society courtesan Harriette … Wikipedia