A Quick reference
A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology
The first letter of the modern English alphabet was known as ailm [pine] in the ogham alphabet of early Ireland.
A Reference library
The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism
A “Perfect” Reference library
The Oxford Companion to Spirits and Cocktails
A&P Reference library
Tracey Deutsch
Savoring Gotham: A Food Lover’s Companion to New York City
A&P dominated the grocery business in the United States for much of the twentieth century. It had a particularly large
A&W Root Beer Stands Reference library
Andrew F. Smith
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America (2 ed.)
On 20 June 1919, Roy Allen opened a root beer stand in Lodi, California, brewing the beverage from a
A1 sauce Quick reference
The Diner’s Dictionary (2 ed.)
A brand of brown sauce. The recipe was created in 1824 by H. W. Brand, who was chef to
Aalto, Alvar Reference library
Preben Jakobsen and Maunu Häyrynen
The Oxford Companion to the Garden
aardvark Reference library
The Oxford Companion to Food (3 ed.)
Orycteropus afer, an animal of southern Africa which is truly ‘one of a kind’; it has no relations, although it can be counted as a member of the category of ...
Aaron Reference library
The Oxford Companion to World Mythology
Aaron was the older brother and sometimes spokesman for the Hebrew hero Moses in the Hebrew Bible (Torah).
Aaron Burr
abacus
abalone Reference library
The Oxford Companion to Food (3 ed.)
the common name used since the mid-19th century in N. America, and now generally adopted, for large single-shell molluscs of the genus ...
Abalone Reference library
Sandra L. Oliver
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America (2 ed.)
Now considered a luxury shellfish, abalone is found on the Pacific Rim and along the coast of California. The commercial
abalone Quick reference
A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition (4 ed.)
A shellfish (mollusc), Haliotus spp., also known as ormer, paua, or sea ear. An 85g serving provides 89kcal (372kJ), 14.5g
Abandonment Reference library
The Oxford Companion to World Mythology
An important stage of the universal hero myth or monomyth is that of the abandonment of the infant hero to
Abaris the Hyperborean Quick reference
A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology
One of the legendary ‘People beyond the North Wind’ in Greek traditions; by historical record he once disputed with Pythagoras.
A bar spoon Reference library
The Oxford Companion to Spirits and Cocktails
is a long spoon with a small bowl and (usually) a twisted handle used to stir cocktails and direct the flow of poured ingredients for drinks like pousse-cafes. See ...
Ábartach Quick reference
A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology
[Ir., feat-performing one].
In the Fenian Cycle he is the son of the King of the Tír Tairngire [Land of
Abasi Ibom Interacts with Man within Two Universes (Ibibio/Nigeria) Quick reference
A Dictionary of African Mythology
Abasi, the supreme being, the god of the sky and earth, the creator and governor of all, lives above the
