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harpsichord

(Encyclopedia)CE5 Harpsichord harpsichord, stringed musical instrument played from a keyboard. Its strings, two or more to a note, are plucked by quills or jacks. The harpsichord originated in the 14th cent. an...

Amnon

(Encyclopedia)Amnon. In the Bible, David's eldest son. He raped his half-sister Tamar and was killed for it by her brother Absalom.

Menevia

(Encyclopedia)Menevia, Wales: see Saint David's. ...

milu

(Encyclopedia)milu: see Père David's deer.

Davit, Gerard

(Encyclopedia)Davit, Gerard: see David, Gerard.

elaphure

(Encyclopedia)elaphure: see Père David's deer. ...

Rei

(Encyclopedia)Rei rēˈī [key], loyal adherent of David.

Adamson, Robert

(Encyclopedia)Adamson, Robert: see Hill, David Octavius. ...

Walden Pond

(Encyclopedia)Walden Pond, Mass.: see Thoreau, Henry David. ...

Manicouagan Reservoir

(Encyclopedia)Manicouagan Reservoir mănĭkwägˈən [key], annular artifical lake, 750 sq mi (1,942 sq km), SE Que., Canada, in a heavily forested area of the Canadian Shield. It has a maximum depth of 1,150 ft (3...