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• Envious — En vi*ous, a. [OF. envios, F. envieux, fr. L. invidiosus, fr. invidia envy. See {Envy}, and cf. {Invidious}.] 1. Malignant; mischievous; spiteful. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Each envious brier his weary legs doth scratch. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• envious — envious, jealous, though not close synonyms, are comparable because both carry as their basic meaning that of grudging another s possession of something desirable. Envious stresses a coveting of something (as riches, possessions, or attainments)… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• Enviously — Envious En vi*ous, a. [OF. envios, F. envieux, fr. L. invidiosus, fr. invidia envy. See {Envy}, and cf. {Invidious}.] 1. Malignant; mischievous; spiteful. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Each envious brier his weary legs doth scratch. Shak. [1913 Webster]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Enviousness — Envious En vi*ous, a. [OF. envios, F. envieux, fr. L. invidiosus, fr. invidia envy. See {Envy}, and cf. {Invidious}.] 1. Malignant; mischievous; spiteful. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Each envious brier his weary legs doth scratch. Shak. [1913 Webster]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Miloš Obilić — Милош Обилић Painting of Miloš Obilić Born Unknown Died 28 June, 1389 Battle of Kosovo Caus …   Wikipedia

• si|lence — «SY luhns», noun, verb, lenced, lenc|ing, interjection. –n. 1. an absence of all sound or noise; stillness; noiselessness: »The teacher asked for silence. And silence, like a poultice, comes to heal the blows of sound (Oliver Wendell Holmes).… …   Useful english dictionary

• Númenor — Place from J. R. R. Tolkien s legendarium Other names See below Description Island (or continent) Location The Great Sea, west of Middle earth Lifespan …   Wikipedia

• Bihari languages — Infobox Language family name=Bihari region=Bihar familycolor=Indo European fam2=Indo Iranian fam3=Indo Aryan fam4=Eastern Zone iso2=bihBihari is a name given to the western group of Eastern Indic languages, spoken in Bihar and neighboring states… …   Wikipedia

• Prince Rohan — Rohan is a fictional character in the Dragon Prince and Dragon Star trilogies by Melanie Rawn. He is the hero of the Dragon Prince trilogy. He would build walls stronger than any stone... Rohan was born in 677 to Zehava, Prince of the Desert, and …   Wikipedia

• Poland — /poh leuhnd/, n. a republic in E central Europe, on the Baltic Sea. 38,700,291; ab. 121,000 sq. mi. (313,400 sq. km). Cap.: Warsaw. Polish, Polska. * * * Poland Introduction Poland Background: Poland is an ancient nation that was conceived around …   Universalium

• Anne Bradstreet: Two Poems — ▪ Primary Source       Usually considered the first American poet, Anne Bradstreet arrived in Massachusetts Bay Colony with her husband, Simon, in 1630. For many years, she expressed her observations, thoughts, and emotions in poetry that was… …   Universalium