(Encyclopedia) Cabell, Branch (James Branch Cabell)Cabell, Branchkăˈbəl [key], 1879–1958, American novelist, b. Richmond, Va., grad. William and Mary, 1898. After various experiences as a journalist…
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Jack-in-the-pulpit, Arisaema triphyllum, a member of the arum family
arum, common name for the Araceae, a plant family mainly composed of species of herbaceous terrestrial and…
Senate Years of Service: 1904-1911Party: RepublicanDICK, Charles William Frederick, a Representative and a Senator from Ohio; born in Akron, Summit County, Ohio, November 3, 1858; attended the…
(Encyclopedia) bowls, ancient sport (the bocce of Caesar's Rome is still played by Italians), especially popular in Great Britain and Australia, known as lawn bowls or bowling on the green in the…
(Encyclopedia) pompanopompanopŏmˈpənō [key], common name for fishes of the genus Trachinotus, members of a large and important family (Carangidae) of mackerellike fishes, abundant in warm seas around…
(Encyclopedia) vocativevocativevŏkˈətĭv [key] [Lat.,=calling], in the grammar of certain languages (e.g., Latin), the case referring to a person addressed. In English a special intonation expresses…
(Encyclopedia) will-o'-the-wisp, phenomenon known also as ignis fatuus and jack-o'-lantern. It is seen at night as a pale, flickering light over marshland. There is no generally accepted explanation…
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(Encyclopedia) Watson, Tom (Thomas Sturges Watson), 1949–, American golfer, b. Kansas City, Mo. Considered the successor to Jack Nicklaus as the game's foremost player in the late 1970s and early…
