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111Edward Bright — (1721 1750) was a grocer in Maldon, Essex, England, the fat man of Maldon [Local Heroes, Maldon [http://knowhere.co.uk/3311 heroes.html] , accessed 15 February 2007] , who was reputed at the time of his death in 1750 to be the fattest man in… …
112Academic dress of Harvard University — As the oldest university in the United States, Harvard University has a long tradition of academic dress. Harvard gown facings bear crow s feet emblems, a symbol unique to Harvard, made from flat braid in colours distinctive of the wearer s… …
113Parkman-Webster murder case — The Parkman Webster murder case was a highly publicized crime, investigation, and trial that shook the American city of Boston, Massachusetts to its core in 1849–1850, due to the crime s gruesome nature and the high social station of the victim… …
114Royal Navy uniform — The uniforms of the Royal Navy have evolved gradually since the first uniform regulations for officers were issued by Lord Anson in 1748. [http://www.royal navy.mod.uk/server/show/nav.3771 The History of Officer Uniforms] , Royal Navy website]… …
115Robert Sidaway — Infobox Person name =Robert Sidaway caption = birth date =14 January 1758 birth place =St. Leonards, Shoreditch, London death date =13 October 1809 death place =Sydney, Australia death cause = residence =Field of Mars other names = occupation… …
116weskit — /wes kit/, n. a vest or waistcoat. [1855 60; phoneticized sp. of WAISTCOAT] * * * …
117Blake, William — born Nov. 28, 1757, London, Eng. died Aug. 12, 1827, London English poet, painter, engraver, and visionary. Though he did not attend school, he was trained as an engraver at the Royal Academy and opened a print shop in London in 1784. He… …
118Leech, John — born Aug. 29, 1817, London, Eng. died Oct. 29, 1864, London British caricaturist. He gave up the study of medicine to produce comic sketches and etchings for magazines, notably Punch. He collaborated with George Cruikshank but later departed from …
119Prus, Bolesław — ▪ Polish writer pseudonym of Aleksander Głowacki born August 20, 1847, Hrubieszów, Poland died May 19, 1912, Warsaw Polish journalist, short story writer, and novelist who was one of the leading figures of the Positivist period in Polish …
120vest — 1. noun a) A loose robe or outer garment worn historically by men in Arabic or Middle Eastern countries. He gripped some of the shreds and pulled off his vest and the shirt beneath it, his clothing disintegrating around him. What in the hell… …
