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• bulrushes — bul·rush || bÊŠlrʌʃ n. papyrus (type of plant) …   English contemporary dictionary

• Ark of bulrushes — The ark of bulrushes in which the infant Moses was laid (Ex. 2:3) is called in the Hebrew teiva , a word similar to the Egyptian teb , meaning a chest . It was daubed with slime and with pitch. The bulrushes of which it was made were paper reed ( …   Wikipedia

• moses-in-the-bulrushes — noun see moses on a raft …   Useful english dictionary

• bulrush — /bool rush /, n. 1. (in Biblical use) the papyrus, Cyperus papyrus. 2. any of various rushes of the genera Scirpus and Typha. [1400 50; late ME bulrish papyrus, prob. BULL1 + rish RUSH2] * * * Any of the annual or perennial grasslike plants… …   Universalium

• Cyperaceae — ▪ plant family Introduction       sedge family of monocotyledonous flowering plants, a division of the order Poales. The Cyperaceae are grasslike herbaceous plants found especially in wet regions throughout the world. Distribution and abundance… …   Universalium

• Green-winged Teal — male A pair, male in nuptial plumage at rear …   Wikipedia

• Odawa people — This article is about the North American tribe. For other uses, see Ottawa (disambiguation). Ottawa Total population 15,000 Regions with significant populations United States (Oklahoma, Michigan) Canada (Ontario) Languages …   Wikipedia

• Bulrush — or bullrush may refer to:Tall rush like wetland plants * Bulrush (in most modern usages of British English), Typha (reedmace or cattail) * Bulrush (in American English and older botanical usages in British English), one of several larger sedges,… …   Wikipedia

• The Bongos — were a pop band active in the 1980s. They formed in Hoboken, New Jersey and were led by Richard Barone (vocals, guitar). The band also included Rob Norris, formerly of the Zantees (bass) and Frank Giannini (drums). James Mastro (guitar), later of …   Wikipedia

• Lovely Ilonka — is a Hungarian fairy tale collected in Ungarische Märchen . Andrew Lang included it in The Crimson Fairy Book .ynopsisA prince wanted to marry, but his father told him to wait, saying that he had not been allowed until he had won the golden sword …   Wikipedia

• Böcklin, Arnold — born Oct. 16, 1827, Basel, Switz. died Jan. 16, 1901, Fiesole, Italy Swiss born Italian painter. After studies and work in northern Europe and Paris, he won the patronage of the king of Bavaria with his mural Pan in the Bulrushes (1856–58). From… …   Universalium