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  • 91To sit at chambers — Chamber Cham ber, n. [F. chambre, fr. L. camera vault, arched roof, in LL. chamber, fr. Gr. ? anything with a vaulted roof or arched covering; cf. Skr. kmar to be crooked. Cf. {Camber}, {Camera}, {Comrade}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A retired room, esp …

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  • 92Unhang — Un*hang , v. t. [1st pref. un + hang.] [1913 Webster] 1. To divest or strip of hangings; to remove the hangings, as a room. [1913 Webster] 2. To remove (something hanging or swinging) from that which supports it; as, to unhang a gate. [1913… …

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  • 93Hogwarts — Not to be confused with Hogwort. Hogwarts School of Witchcraft And Wizardry Harry Potter school …

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  • 94Sistine Chapel — Cappella Sistina (Italian) Sacellum Sixtinum (Latin) View of the interior of th …

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  • 95Lancaster, Pennsylvania — This article is about the city. For the county, see Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. For the neighboring township, see Lancaster Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Lancaster   City   City of Lancaster …

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  • 96Crewel embroidery — Fanciful leaf in crewelwork, detail of a curtain, England, c. 1696. V A T.166 1961. Crewel Embroidery, or Crewelwork, is a decorative form of surface embroidery using wool and a variety of different embroidery stitches to follow a design outline… …

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  • 97Victoria and Albert Museum — Coordinates: 51°29′48″N 0°10′19″W / 51.496667°N 0.171944°W / 51.496667; 0.171944 …

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  • 98Sutton Hoo — restored). Although based on helmets of the spangenhelm type, the immediate comparisons are with contemporary Vendel Age helmets from eastern Sweden.] Sutton Hoo near Woodbridge, Suffolk, England, is the site of two Anglo Saxon cemeteries of the… …

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  • 99Liturgical colours — are those specific colours which are used for vestments and hangings within the context of Christian liturgy. The symbolism of violet, white, green, red, gold, black, rose, and other colours may serve to underline moods appropriate to a season of …

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  • 100Darien scheme — European colonization of the Americas First colonization British colonization Courlandish colonization Danish colonization Dutch colonization …

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