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A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology

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Subject Reference
Current Version:
2012
Subject:
Society and culture, Customs and Traditions, Social sciences, Regional and Area Studies
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21 words

The first letter of the modern English alphabet was known as ailm [pine] in the ogham alphabet of early Ireland. ...
à la

à la Reference library

The Oxford Companion to Food (2 ed.)

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Current Version:
2013
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Society and culture, Cookery, Food, and Drink
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746 words

a French phrase which introduces a name indicating how a dish has been prepared: thus, Sole à la normande, Potage ...
A&W Root Beer Stands

A&W Root Beer Stands Reference library

Andrew F. Smith

The Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America (2 ed.)

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Current Version:
2013
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Society and culture, Cookery, Food, and Drink, Social sciences, Regional and Area Studies
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620 words

On 20 June 1919, Roy Allen opened a root beer stand in Lodi, California, brewing the beverage from a ...
A1 sauce

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The Diner’s Dictionary (2 ed.)

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Subject Reference
Current Version:
2013
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Society and culture, Cookery, Food, and Drink, Science and technology
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60 words

A brand of brown sauce. The recipe was created in 1824 by H. W. Brand, who was chef to ...
Aalto, Alvar

Aalto, Alvar (1898–1976) Reference library

The Oxford Companion to the Garden

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Current Version:
2012
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Society and culture, Lifestyle, Home, and garden, Art & Architecture
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196 words

(1898–1976), Finnish architect, designer, and artist. ...

In addition to being one of the greatest architects of the modern
aardvark

aardvark Reference library

The Oxford Companion to Food (2 ed.)

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Subject Reference
Current Version:
2013
Subject:
Society and culture, Cookery, Food, and Drink
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185 words

Orycteropus afer, an animal of southern Africa which is truly ‘one of a kind’; it has no relations, although ...

Aaron

Aaron Reference library

The Oxford Companion to World Mythology

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Current Version:
2012
Subject:
Society and culture, Customs and Traditions, Social sciences, Regional and Area Studies
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75 words

Aaron was the older brother and sometimes spokesman for the Hebrew hero Moses in the Hebrew Bible (Torah). ...
Aaron Burr

Aaron Burr

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Archaeology, Art & Architecture, Classical studies, History, Linguistics, Literature, Media studies, Music, Performing arts, Philosophy, Religion, Society and culture
(1756–1836)US Democratic Republican statesman. After losing the presidential election to Jefferson in 1800, Burr was elected Vice-President. He was defeated in the contest for the governorship of New ...
Abac

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A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology

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Current Version:
2012
Subject:
Society and culture, Customs and Traditions, Social sciences, Regional and Area Studies
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5 words

Irish for Afanc. ...
abacus

abacus

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An ancient device for performing arithmetic calculations by sliding beads along rods or in grooves. Despite the spread of electronic calculators and computers, the abacus is still widely used in the ...

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