The Columbian Cyclopedia, Volume 30Garretson, Cox, 1897 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... crowned with little ceremony , returning at once to the head of his army , which was then engaged with the British near Arcot . In 1783 he captured and put to death most of the TIPSTAFF TIRABOSCHI . garrison of Bednore ; but when his.
... crowned with little ceremony , returning at once to the head of his army , which was then engaged with the British near Arcot . In 1783 he captured and put to death most of the TIPSTAFF TIRABOSCHI . garrison of Bednore ; but when his.
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... head - dress ; attire ; furniture ; apparatus : V. in ŎE . , to dress the head by doing up the hair ; adorn ; attire . TIRE - WOMAN , a female head dresser ; a milliner ; a dresser in a theatre . TIRING - ROOM , the dressing - room of a ...
... head - dress ; attire ; furniture ; apparatus : V. in ŎE . , to dress the head by doing up the hair ; adorn ; attire . TIRE - WOMAN , a female head dresser ; a milliner ; a dresser in a theatre . TIRING - ROOM , the dressing - room of a ...
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... head is light blue , and a bluish tinge prevails in the plumage . The LONG - TAILED T. ( Panurus biarmicus ) , common in Britain , has the tail about as long as the body . The PENDULINE T. ( Aegithalus pendulinus ) of s . Europe makes ...
... head is light blue , and a bluish tinge prevails in the plumage . The LONG - TAILED T. ( Panurus biarmicus ) , common in Britain , has the tail about as long as the body . The PENDULINE T. ( Aegithalus pendulinus ) of s . Europe makes ...
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... head of the Venetian school , and one of the greatest painters that ever lived : 1477-1576 , Aug. 27 ; b . at Capo del Cadore , in the Friulian Alps ; of a good family . His predilection for drawing caused his father to send him to ...
... head of the Venetian school , and one of the greatest painters that ever lived : 1477-1576 , Aug. 27 ; b . at Capo del Cadore , in the Friulian Alps ; of a good family . His predilection for drawing caused his father to send him to ...
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... head containing particulars ; a name ; an appellation ; a name of honor or dignity ; a claim of right ; that which is the foundation of ownership , as to an estate or house ; the written document that proves a right ; in Chh . of Eng ...
... head containing particulars ; a name ; an appellation ; a name of honor or dignity ; a claim of right ; that which is the foundation of ownership , as to an estate or house ; the written document that proves a right ; in Chh . of Eng ...
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