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  • 41gaunt — /gɔnt / (say gawnt) adjective 1. abnormally thin; emaciated; haggard. 2. bleak, desolate, or grim, as places or things. {Middle English, from French gaunet yellowish} –gauntly, adverb –gauntness, noun …

  • 42gaunt — adj. 1 lean, haggard. 2 grim or desolate in appearance. Derivatives: gauntly adv. gauntness n. Etymology: ME: orig. unkn …

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  • 43Gaunt's Key —    Between Hammond s Key east and Cox s Key west, in Billingsgate Ward (Rocque, 1746).    First mention: Made a general place for lading and discharging goods by Act of Parliament, 1559 (Strype, ed. 1720, I. ii. 49).    Frontage, 31 ft. (Elmes,… …

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  • 44GAUNT, JOHN OF —    Duke of Lancaster, third son of Edward III., born at Ghent, who in 1362 succeeded to the estates of his father in law, the Duke of Lancaster; having in 1372 married, as his second wife, the daughter of the king of Castile, he made an… …

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  • 45Gaunt family — /gɔnt/ (say gawnt) noun an Australian family noted for their contribution to the armed forces, law and literature. 1. William Henry, 1830–1905, judge and warden on the goldfields, born in England. 2. his daughter, Mary Eliza Bakewell, 1861–1942,… …

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  • 47List of Gaunt's Ghosts characters — This list is of characters featured in the Gaunt s Ghosts series of novels by Dan Abnett, which are set in the fictional Warhammer 40,000 universe. Biographical details are included. Ghosts Colonel Commissar Ibram Gaunt AliveColonel Commissar… …

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  • 48John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster — This article is about the historical figure John of Gaunt. For places and organisations named after him, see John O Gaunt. John of Gaunt Duke of Lancaster; Duke of Aquitaine Successor …

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  • 49John of Gaunt — John of Gaunt, Herzog von Lancaster John of Gaunt, Herzog von Lancaster, dt. Johann von Gent, frz. Jean de Gand (* 6. März 1340 in Gent; † 2. Februar 1399) war der dritte überlebende Sohn König Eduards III. von England und Philippa von Hainault.… …

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  • 50John of Gaunt — (duke of Lancaster) (1340–1399)    John of Gaunt, so called after the mispronunciation of his birthplace, Ghent, was born in 1340 as the fourth son of King Edward III and Queen Philippa of England. As an infant Gaunt was declared earl of Richmond …

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