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  • 41cornet — /kawr net / for 1; /kawr nit, kawr net / for 2 8, n. 1. Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family. 2. a small cone of paper twisted at the end and used for holding candy, nuts, etc. 3. a pastry cone, usually filled with whipped cream …

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  • 42dry — dryable, adj. dryly, adv. dryness, n. /druy/, adj., drier, driest, v., dried, drying, n., pl. drys, dries. adj …

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  • 43mellow — mellowly, adv. mellowness, n. /mel oh/, adj., mellower, mellowest, v., n. adj. 1. soft, sweet, and full flavored from ripeness, as fruit. 2. well matured, as wines. 3. soft and rich, as sound, tones, color, or light. 4. made gentle and… …

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  • 44old — oldness, n. /ohld/, adj., older, oldest or elder, eldest, n. adj. 1. far advanced in the years of one s or its life: an old man; an old horse; an old tree. 2. of or pertaining to the latter part of the life or term of existence of a person or… …

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  • 45peaceful — peacefully, adv. peacefulness, n. /pees feuhl/, adj. 1. characterized by peace; free from war, strife, commotion, violence, or disorder: a peaceful reign; a peaceful demonstration. 2. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a state or time of… …

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  • 46Van Dyck, Sir Anthony — born March 22, 1599, Antwerp, Belg. died Dec. 9, 1641, London, Eng. Flemish painter. Son of a well to do silk merchant, he was apprenticed to an Antwerp painter at 10. He soon came under the influence of Peter Paul Rubens, for his early works are …

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  • 47Gigli, Beniamino — ▪ Italian singer born March 20, 1890, Recanati, near Ancona, Italy died Nov. 30, 1957, Rome  one of the greatest Italian operatic tenors of the first quarter of the 20th century.       Gigli studied in Rome, and, after winning a competition at… …

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  • 48Gregor Aichinger —     Gregor Aichinger     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Gregor Aichinger     Organist and composer of sacred music, born probably at Ratisbon in 1565; died at Augsburg, 21 January, 1628. He was a priest at least towards the end of his life. As early… …

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  • 49Marcantonio Raimondi —     Marcantonio Raimondi     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Marcantonio Raimondi     Engraver, b. at Bologna, 1475 (1480?); d. there, 1530 (1534?). He studied under the goldsmith and niellist Francia, and later often signed his work M A. F., F… …

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  • 50hard liquor — China produces all sorts of alcoholic drinks, but primarily hard liquor, commonly called baijiu (white liquor) or shaojiu (burnt alcohol). Hard liquor is fermented from assorted grains such as rice, sorghum and wheat. The most famous brand names… …

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