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  • 121cock — cock1 cocklike, adj. /kok/, n. 1. a male chicken; rooster. 2. the male of any bird, esp. of the gallinaceous kind. 3. Also called stopcock. a hand operated valve or faucet, esp. one opened or closed by rotating a cylindrical or tapered plug… …

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  • 122Holberg, Ludvig, Baron — born Dec. 3, 1684, Bergen, Nor. died Jan. 28, 1754, Copenhagen, Den. Norwegian Danish man of letters. Educated in Denmark and England, he traveled in various European countries before becoming a professor at the University of Copenhagen; while… …

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  • 123Mörike, Eduard Friedrich — born Sept. 8, 1804, Ludwigsburg, Württemberg died June 4, 1875, Stuttgart German lyric poet. A clergyman, Mörike suffered all his life from psychosomatic illnesses and retired at age 39, supplementing his pension by lecturing on literature. His… …

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  • 124Field, Nathan — ▪ English actor also called  Nat Field , byname of  Nathaniel Field  baptized October 17, 1587, London, England died June/August 1619?       one of the principal actors of England s Elizabethan stage.       Field attended St. Paul s School,… …

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  • 125Vordingborg — ▪ Denmark       city, southern Zealand (Sjælland), Denmark, on Masned Sound. Founded in the 12th century around its castle, which was built by Valdemar I as a defense against the Wends, the town of Vordingborg became a favourite meeting place of… …

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  • 126Heliae, Paul — • A Carmelite, opponent of the Reformation in Denmark, born at Warberg (in the Laen of Halland), about 1480; died after 1534 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Heliae, Paul      …

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  • 127Paul Heliae —     Paul Heliae     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Paul Heliae     (POVL HELGESEN)     A Carmelite, opponent of the Reformation in Denmark, born at Warberg (in the Laen of Halland), about 1480; died after 1534, place unknown, In early youth he entered …

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  • 128List of Oz characters — For characters in the American TV series, see List of Oz (TV series) characters. This is a list of characters in the Oz books of L. Frank Baum, Ruth Plumly Thompson, John R. Neill, Jack Snow, Rachel Cosgrove Payes, Eloise Jarvis McGraw and Lauren …

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