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81painting, Western — ▪ art Introduction history of Western painting from its beginnings in prehistoric times to the present. Painting, the execution of forms and shapes on a surface by means of pigment (but see also drawing for discussion of depictions in …
82cultivation — noun 1. socialization through training and education to develop one s mind or manners (Freq. 1) her cultivation was remarkable • Hypernyms: ↑socialization, ↑socialisation, ↑acculturation, ↑enculturation 2. (agricu …
83HEBREW LITERATURE, MODERN — definition and scope beginnings periodization …
84Elegance — El e*gance, Elegancy El e*gan*cy, n. [L. elegantia, fr. elegans, antis, elegant: cf. F. [ e]l[ e]gance.] 1. The state or quality of being elegant; beauty as resulting from choice qualities and the complete absence of what deforms or impresses… …
85Elegancy — Elegance El e*gance, Elegancy El e*gan*cy, n. [L. elegantia, fr. elegans, antis, elegant: cf. F. [ e]l[ e]gance.] 1. The state or quality of being elegant; beauty as resulting from choice qualities and the complete absence of what deforms or… …
86Letters of Jonathan Oldstyle — Infobox Book | name = The Letters of Jonathan Oldstyle, Gent. title orig = translator = image caption = author = Washington Irving illustrator = cover artist = country = United States language = English series = genre = Observational letters… …
87savoir-faire — Synonyms and related words: ability, adaptability, address, adeptness, adroitness, affection, airmanship, aplomb, artfulness, artisanship, artistry, attribute, bienseance, blaseness, bravura, brilliance, capability, capacity, character,… …
88rude — adjective (ruder; rudest) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin rudis; probably akin to Latin rudus rubble Date: 14th century 1. a. being in a rough or unfinished state ; crude < rude line illustrations > b. natural, raw …
89Dandy — This article is about the persons. For other uses, see Dandy (disambiguation). Sporty Parisian dandies of the 1830s: a girdle helped one achieve this silhouette. The man on the left wears a frock coat, the man on the right wears a morning coat …
90Van Dyck, Sir Anthony — born March 22, 1599, Antwerp, Belg. died Dec. 9, 1641, London, Eng. Flemish painter. Son of a well to do silk merchant, he was apprenticed to an Antwerp painter at 10. He soon came under the influence of Peter Paul Rubens, for his early works are …
