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Okeghem, Jean d'
(Encyclopedia)Okeghem, Jean d': see Ockeghem, Johannes. ...Orléans, Île d'
(Encyclopedia)Orléans, Île d' ôrlāäNˈ, ôrˈlēənz [key], 20 mi (32 km) long and 5 mi (8 km) wide, S Que., Canada, in the St. Lawrence NE of Quebec. It is connected with the mainland by a highway bridge. Set...Ors, Eugenio d'
(Encyclopedia)Ors, Eugenio d' āo͞ohāˈnyō dôrs [key], 1882–1954, Spanish writer. His works include Glosari, brief essays in which he attempted to relate passing events to aesthetic and intellectual concepts;...Annunzio, Gabriele D'
(Encyclopedia)Annunzio, Gabriele D': see D'Annunzio, Gabriele. ...Hondecoeter, Melchior d'
(Encyclopedia)Hondecoeter, Melchior d' mĕlˈkhēôr də hōnˈdəko͞otər [key], 1636–95, Dutch animal painter. His grandfather, Gillis d'Hondecoeter (d. 1638) and his father, Gysbert d'Hondecoeter (1604–1653...Indy, Vincent d'
(Encyclopedia)Indy, Vincent d': see D'Indy, Vincent. ...Aosta, Valle d'
(Encyclopedia)Aosta, Valle d' väldäôˈstä [key], region, 1,260 sq mi (3,263 sq km), NW Italy, bordering on France in the west and on Switzerland in the north. Aosta is the capital o...Arblay, Madame d'
(Encyclopedia)Arblay, Madame d': see Burney, Fanny. ...Ailly, Pierre d'
(Encyclopedia)Ailly, Pierre d' pyĕr dāyēˈ [key], 1350–1420, French theologian and writer, cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the teacher of John Gerson and was Gerson's predecessor as chancellor of...ammeter
(Encyclopedia)ammeter ămˈmēˌtər [key], instrument used to measure the magnitude of an electric current of several amperes or more. An ammeter is usually combined with a voltmeter and an ohmmeter in a multipurp...Browse by Subject
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