The Reader's Encyclopedia: An Encyclopedia of World Literature and the Arts, Volumes 1-4William Rose Benét |
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Page 82
... Term applied to bomb- ing raids on Great Britain by German air- planes during World War II , especially dur- ing the summer of 1940 . Battle of Brunanburh . Description , in the ANGLO - SAXON CHRONICLE , of a battle scene , in which the ...
... Term applied to bomb- ing raids on Great Britain by German air- planes during World War II , especially dur- ing the summer of 1940 . Battle of Brunanburh . Description , in the ANGLO - SAXON CHRONICLE , of a battle scene , in which the ...
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... term commando had been in use with about the same meaning in South Africa . It was adapted from Dutch which in turn had taken it from Portuguese . commedia dell'arte ( lt . , not to be rendered by “ art theater " but by " theater of ...
... term commando had been in use with about the same meaning in South Africa . It was adapted from Dutch which in turn had taken it from Portuguese . commedia dell'arte ( lt . , not to be rendered by “ art theater " but by " theater of ...
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... term Joey came to signify " circus clown " in slang . Grimaldo , Enzo . A nobleman in Ponchi- elli's opera , LA ... term is generally used with reference to stained - glass windows . grisette . A French girl of the working class of ...
... term Joey came to signify " circus clown " in slang . Grimaldo , Enzo . A nobleman in Ponchi- elli's opera , LA ... term is generally used with reference to stained - glass windows . grisette . A French girl of the working class of ...
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