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41verdure — verdured, adj. verdureless, adj. /verr jeuhr/, n. 1. greenness, esp. of fresh, flourishing vegetation. 2. green vegetation, esp. grass or herbage. 3. freshness in general; flourishing condition; vigor. [1250 1300; ME < MF, equiv. to verd green… …
42Luxemburg — • The small remnant of the old duchy of this name and since 11 May, 1867, an independent neutral grand duchy, comprising 998 sq. miles of territory, lying principally between 49° 27 and 50° 12 N. lat., and 5° 45 and 6° 32 E. long Catholic… …
43Diocese of Wuerzburg — Diocese of Würzburg † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Diocese of Würzburg (HERBIPOLENSIS). Located in Bavaria; suffragan of Bamberg. The diocese includes the Bavarian governmental department of Lower Franconia, three communes of Upper… …
44Mechanic Apprentices Library Association — The Mechanic Apprentices Library Association (1820 1892) of Boston, Massachusetts, functioned as a club of young apprentices to mechanics and manufacturers ... whose object is moral, social, and literary improvement. [1] Some historians describe… …
45Castleton — CASTLETON, a parish, situated in the district of Melrose, county of Roxburgh; containing 2135 inhabitants, of whom 1030 are in the village of New Castleton, 9 miles (E. by N.) from Langholm. This place derived its name from an ancient castle… …
46Mains and Strathmartine — MAINS and STRATHMARTINE, a parish, in the county of Forfar; containing, with the villages of Baldovan and Kirkton, 2110 inhabitants, of whom 1295 are in Mains, 2 miles (N. N. W.) from Dundee. The original name of the old parish of Mains was… …
47Methven — METHVEN, a parish, in the county of Perth; containing, with the villages or hamlets of Almond Bank, Balwherne, Bellstown, Bragrum, Gibbiestown, Glack, Meckphin, Scrogiehill, and Wood end, 2446 inhabitants, of whom 935 are in the village of… …
48Tannadice — TANNADICE, a parish, in the county of Forfar; containing 1654 inhabitants, of whom 128 are in the village, 7 miles (N. by E.) from Forfar. The name of this place, of Gaelic origin, is descriptive of the position of its church and village in a… …
49verdure — ver•dure [[t]ˈvɜr dʒər[/t]] n. 1) greenness, esp. of fresh, flourishing vegetation 2) bot green vegetation, esp. grass or herbage 3) freshness in general; flourishing condition; vigor • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME < MF, =verd green (see vert) +… …
50verdure — /ˈvɜdʒuə / (say verjoohuh) noun 1. greenness, especially of fresh, flourishing vegetation. 2. green vegetation, especially grass or herbage. 3. freshness in general; flourishing condition. {Middle English, from Old French, from verd green (from… …
