amusing work

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• work — {{11}}work (n.) O.E. weorc, worc something done, deed, action, proceeding, business, military fortification, from P.Gmc. *werkan (Cf. O.S., O.Fris., Du. werk, O.N. verk, M.Du. warc, O.H.G. werah, Ger. Werk, Goth. gawaurki), from PIE root *werg to …   Etymology dictionary

• Dirty Work (1998 film) — Dirty Work Directed by Bob Saget Produced by Robert Simonds …   Wikipedia

• a piece of work — a/some ˌpiece of ˈwork idiom (NAmE, informal) used to express the fact that you admire sb or find them amusing, often when they have done sth that surprises you • You re some piece of work, Jack, do you know that? Main entry: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• some piece of work — a/some ˌpiece of ˈwork idiom (NAmE, informal) used to express the fact that you admire sb or find them amusing, often when they have done sth that surprises you • You re some piece of work, Jack, do you know that? Main entry: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• The Golden Ass —   Title page from John Price s Latin edition of Apuleius novel Metamorphoses, or the Golden Ass …   Wikipedia

• Apuleius — should not be confused with Lucius Appuleius Saturninus, a Roman demagogue or with Pseudo Apuleius, an author. Infobox Writer name = Lucius Apuleius caption = Sketch of Apuleius birthdate = c. 123 birthplace = Madaurus deathdate = c. 180… …   Wikipedia

• José Maria de Eça de Queiroz — Infobox Writer name = José Maria de Eça de Queiroz imagesize = 200px caption = pseudonym = birthdate = birth date|1845|11|25|mf=y birthplace = Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal deathdate = Death date and age|1900|8|16|1845|11|25 deathplace = France… …   Wikipedia

• Perret, Jacques — (1901 1992)    writer, Resistance fighter    Born in Troppes, Seine et Oise, Jacques Perret, after spending some adventurous years in Guyana and in the United States (which inspired his exciting Histoires sous le vent, 1944), returned to France… …   France. A reference guide from Renaissance to the Present

• Pillow Book — ▪ work by Sei Shōnagon Japanese  Makura No Sōshi        (c. 1000), title of a book of reminiscences and impressions by the 11th century Japanese court lady Sei Shōnagon (q.v.). Whether the title was generic and whether Sei Shōnagon herself used… …   Universalium

• literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …   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