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111RIGHTEOUS AMONG THE NATIONS — (Heb. חֲסִידֵי אֻמּוֹת הָעוֹלָם, ḥasidei ummot ha olam), term applied to non Jews who saved Jews from their Nazi persecutors by endangering their own lives. (For earlier use of the term see Ḥasidei Ummot ha Olam. ) In 1953 the Israeli parliament… …
112Anfractuous — An*frac tu*ous, a. [L. anfractuosus, fr. anfractus a turning, a winding, fr. the unused anfringere to wind, bend; an , for amb + fractus, p. p. of frangere to break: cf. F. anfractueux.] Winding; full of windings and turnings; sinuous; tortuous;… …
113Anfractuousness — Anfractuous An*frac tu*ous, a. [L. anfractuosus, fr. anfractus a turning, a winding, fr. the unused anfringere to wind, bend; an , for amb + fractus, p. p. of frangere to break: cf. F. anfractueux.] Winding; full of windings and turnings;… …
114Circuitous — Cir*cu i*tous, a. [LL. circuitosus.] Going round in a circuit; roundabout; indirect; as, a circuitous road; a circuitous manner of accomplishing an end. {Cir*cu i*tous*ly}, adv. {Cir*cu i*tous*ness}, n. Syn: Tortuous; winding; sinuous; serpentine …
115Circuitously — Circuitous Cir*cu i*tous, a. [LL. circuitosus.] Going round in a circuit; roundabout; indirect; as, a circuitous road; a circuitous manner of accomplishing an end. {Cir*cu i*tous*ly}, adv. {Cir*cu i*tous*ness}, n. Syn: Tortuous; winding; sinuous; …
116Circuitousness — Circuitous Cir*cu i*tous, a. [LL. circuitosus.] Going round in a circuit; roundabout; indirect; as, a circuitous road; a circuitous manner of accomplishing an end. {Cir*cu i*tous*ly}, adv. {Cir*cu i*tous*ness}, n. Syn: Tortuous; winding; sinuous; …
117Convoluted — Con vo*lu ted, a. 1. Having convolutions. [1913 Webster] beaks recurved and convoluted like a ram s horn. Pennant. [1913 Webster] 2. Folded in tortuous windings. [1913 Webster] A highly convoluted brain. North Amer. Rev. [1913 Webster] …
118Curl — (k[^u]rl), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Curled} (k[^u]rld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Curling}.] [Akin to D. krullen, Dan. kr[ o]lle, dial. Sw. krulla to curl, crisp; possibly akin to E. crook. Cf. {Curl}, n., {Cruller}.] 1. To twist or form into ringlets; to… …
119Curled — Curl Curl (k[^u]rl), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Curled} (k[^u]rld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Curling}.] [Akin to D. krullen, Dan. kr[ o]lle, dial. Sw. krulla to curl, crisp; possibly akin to E. crook. Cf. {Curl}, n., {Cruller}.] 1. To twist or form into… …
120Curling — Curl Curl (k[^u]rl), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Curled} (k[^u]rld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Curling}.] [Akin to D. krullen, Dan. kr[ o]lle, dial. Sw. krulla to curl, crisp; possibly akin to E. crook. Cf. {Curl}, n., {Cruller}.] 1. To twist or form into… …
