Writing-desk
111Herman Melville — Infobox Writer name = Herman Melville caption = Photograph of Herman Melville birthdate = birth date|1819|8|1|mf=y birthplace = New York City, New York, United States deathdate = death date and age|1891|9|28|1819|8|1|mf=y deathplace = New York… …
112Semitic languages — Infobox Language family name=Semitic region=Middle East, North Africa, Northeast Africa and Malta familycolor=Afro Asiatic child1=East Semitic (extinct) child2=West Semitic child3=South Semitic iso2=semThe Semitic languages are a language family… …
113Works influenced by Alice in Wonderland — Lewis Carroll s books Alice s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass have continuously had a large cultural influence since they were published. Even today, Alice and the rest of Wonderland continue to inspire or influence many… …
114Bob Marshall (wilderness activist) — Robert Marshall (January 2, 1901 ndash; November 11, 1939) was an American forester and writer, as well as a wilderness activist and explorer. The son of wealthy constitutional lawyer and wilderness advocate Louis Marshall, Bob Marshall was first …
115Bureau du Roi — The Bureau du Roi ( King s desk ), known in France as the Secrétaire à cylindre de Louis XV ( Louis XV roll top secretary ), is the name given to the richly ornamented royal Cylinder desk whose construction was started under Louis XV and finished …
116calligraphy — calligrapher, calligraphist, n. calligraphic /kal i graf ik/, calligraphical, adj. calligraphically, adv. /keuh lig reuh fee/, n. 1. fancy penmanship, esp. highly decorative handwriting, as with a great many flourishes: She appreciated the… …
117literature — /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.… …
118Bonheur du jour — A bonheur du jour (French, daytime delight ) is a type of lady s writing desk. It was introduced in Paris by one of the interior decorators and purveyors of fashionable novelties called marchands merciers about 1760, and speedily became intensely …
119furniture — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Movable equipment for office, home, etc. See also light, music. Nouns 1. furniture, [home] furnishings, household effects, movables. 2. seat, throne, dais; [Adirondack, Bath, Barcelona, barber, basket,… …
120List of French words and phrases used by English speakers — Here are some examples of French words and phrases used by English speakers. English contains many words of French origin, such as art, collage, competition, force, machine, police, publicity, role, routine, table, and many other Anglicized… …
