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  • 121ducks —    Popular terms of endearment since at least the seventeenth century. In A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Nick Bottom as Pyramus utters his famous ‘O dainty duck! O dear!’ to Thisbe, otherwise Flute. There is a less well known Shakespearean use of… …

    A dictionary of epithets and terms of address

  • 122ducky —    Popular terms of endearment since at least the seventeenth century. In A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Nick Bottom as Pyramus utters his famous ‘O dainty duck! O dear!’ to Thisbe, otherwise Flute. There is a less well known Shakespearean use of… …

    A dictionary of epithets and terms of address

  • 123literature — /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.… …

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  • 124interior design — 1. the design and coordination of the decorative elements of the interior of a house, apartment, office, or other structural space, including color schemes, fittings, furnishings, and sometimes architectural features. 2. the art, business, or… …

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  • 125Christianity — /kris chee an i tee/, n., pl. Christianities. 1. the Christian religion, including the Catholic, Protestant, and Eastern Orthodox churches. 2. Christian beliefs or practices; Christian quality or character: Christianity mixed with pagan elements; …

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  • 126GEOGRAPHICAL SURVEY — Names The name Ereẓ Israel (the Land of Israel) designates the land which, according to the Bible was promised as an inheritance to the Israelite tribes. In the course of time it came to be regarded first by the Jews and then also by the… …

    Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • 127childhood disease and disorder — Introduction       any illness, impairment, or abnormal condition that affects primarily infants and children i.e., those in the age span that begins with the fetus and extends through adolescence.       Childhood is a period typified by change,… …

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  • 128livestock farming — Introduction       raising of animals for use or for pleasure. In this article, the discussion of livestock includes both beef and dairy cattle, pigs (pig), sheep, goats (goat), horses (horse), mules (mule), asses, buffalo, and camels (camel …

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