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101Love's Cure — Love s Cure, or The Martial Maid is an early seventeenth century stage play, a comedy in the canon of John Fletcher and his collaborators. First published in the Beaumont and Fletcher folio of 1647, it is the subject of broad dispute and… …
102deru- — Also dreu . To be firm, solid, steadfast; hence specialized senses “wood,” “tree,” and derivatives referring to objects made of wood. Derivatives include tree, trust, betroth, endure, and druid. 1. Suffixed variant form *drew o . a. tree, from …
103inquisition — inquisitional, adj. /in kweuh zish euhn, ing /, n. 1. an official investigation, esp. one of a political or religious nature, characterized by lack of regard for individual rights, prejudice on the part of the examiners, and recklessly cruel… …
104jade — jade1 jadelike, adj. /jayd/, n. 1. either of two minerals, jadeite or nephrite, sometimes green, highly esteemed as an ornamental stone for carvings, jewelry, etc. 2. an object, as a carving, made from this material. 3. Also called jade green.… …
105stone — stonable, stoneable, adj. stoneless, adj. stonelessness, n. stonelike, adj. stoner, n. /stohn/, n., pl. stones for 1 5, 7 19, stone for 6, adj., adv., v., stoned, stoning. n …
106Hughes, Mervyn Gregory — ▪ 1994 Mustachioed, potbellied, and encumbered with a lumbering, unathletic gait, Merv Hughes never looked the epitome of the fast bowler. But his outstanding Test record of 208 wickets for Australia (to the end of 1993) at an average of 27 …
107Khartoum, Siege of — ▪ Sudanese history (March 13, 1884–January 26, 1885), the siege of Khartoum, capital of the Sudan (Sudan, history of the), by al Mahdī (Mahdī, al ) and his followers. The city, which was defended by an Egyptian garrison under the British… …
108Arabia — • The cradle of Islam and, in all probability, the primitive home of the Semitic race Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Arabia Arabia …
109Herbert Vaughan — Herbert Vaughan † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Herbert Vaughan Cardinal, and third Archbishop of Westminster; b. at Gloucester, 15 April, 1832; d. at St. Joseph s College, Mill Hill, Middlesex, 19 June, 1903; he came of a family which had… …
110St. Leo I — Pope St. Leo I (the Great) † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope St. Leo I (the Great) (Reigned 440 61). Place and date of birth unknown; died 10 November, 461. Leo s pontificate, next to that of St. Gregory I, is the most significant… …
