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  • 11Unheard — Un*heard , a. 1. Not heard; not perceived by the ear; as, words unheard by those present. [1913 Webster] 2. Not granted an audience or a hearing; not allowed to speak; not having made a defense, or stated one s side of a question; disregarded;… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 12Unheard of — Unheard Un*heard , a. 1. Not heard; not perceived by the ear; as, words unheard by those present. [1913 Webster] 2. Not granted an audience or a hearing; not allowed to speak; not having made a defense, or stated one s side of a question;… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 13Great players and their instruments —    Joachim plays upon a Stradiuarius, Vieuxtemps on a Guarnerius, Ole Bull on a Guarnerius and an Amati, De Beriot on a Magini, (of which he had two very splendid examples, the second being now in the possession of the author,) Carrodus a… …

    Violins and Violin Makers. Biographical Dictionary

  • 14The Shop Girl — was a musical comedy in two acts (described by the author as a musical farce) written by H. J. W. Dam, with Lyrics by Dam and Adrian Ross and music by Ivan Caryll, and additional numbers by Lionel Monckton and Ross. It was first produced by… …

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  • 15Scyllaeum — (Greek: polytonic|τὸ Σκύλλαιον) was a promontory, and ancient town or fortress, on the west coast of Bruttium (modern Calabria), about 25 km north of Rhegium (Reggio di Calabria), and almost exactly at the entrance of the Sicilian strait. The… …

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  • 16Daumier, Honoré — Dau·mier (dō myāʹ), Honoré. 1808 1879. French artist best known for his bitterly satirical lithographs of scenes from bourgeois society. * * * ▪ French artist Introduction in full  Honoré Victorin Daumier  born Feb. 20/26, 1808, Marseille died… …

    Universalium

  • 17nameless — namelessly, adv. namelessness, n. /naym lis/, adj. 1. having no name. 2. left unnamed: a certain person who shall be nameless. 3. anonymous: a nameless source of information. 4. incapable of being specified or described: a nameless charm. 5. too… …

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  • 18populace — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Common people Nouns 1. populace; the people, multitude, crowd, masses; bourgeoisie; commonalty; democracy; common people, lower classes, hoi polloi, rank and file, the ruck, folk, proletariat, plebs,… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 19unheard of — 1. Obscure, unknown to fame. 2. Novel, unexampled, unprecedented, unusual, uncommon, exceptional, abnormal, unwonted, singular, surprising, out of the way, strange …

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  • 20nameless — name•less [[t]ˈneɪm lɪs[/t]] adj. 1) having no name 2) not referred to by name 3) anonymous: a nameless source of information[/ex] 4) incapable of being specified or described 5) too shocking or vile to be specified: a nameless crime[/ex] 6)… …

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