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81first name, Mr — Occasionally used as an intermediate form of address between the politeness of ‘Mr’ + last name and the informality of first name only. In Getting it Right, by Elizabeth Jane Howard, a girl assistant uses ‘Mr’ + first name to a hairdresser… …
82harp — Occasionally used in American slang for an Irishman, the harp being emblematically associated with Ireland. At one time there were coins called ‘harps’, short for harp groat and harp shilling, which were in use in Ireland. They had the figure… …
83infant — Occasionally used as a variant of child, baby, etc. It occurs twice in a friendly way in Absolute Beginners, by Colin MacInnes, used by a young man to a slightly younger male. There is a very similar usage in The Late Risers, by Bernard Wolfe …
84peacock — Occasionally used in former times to a person of either sex acting in an ostentatiously vain way, strutting about in a manner similar to that of the bird itself. ‘Thou wagtail, peacock, puppy’ says Belleur to Rosalure, in Ben Jonson’s The Wild …
85pottery — /pot euh ree/, n., pl. potteries. 1. ceramic ware, esp. earthenware and stoneware. 2. the art or business of a potter; ceramics. 3. a place where earthen pots or vessels are made. [1475 85; POTTER1 + Y3] * * * I One of the oldest and most… …
86The Muppet Show — At the Dance redirects here. For the song by Corey Hart, see First Offense. The Muppet Show Kermit the Frog as seen on the show s opening sequence. Format Live a …
87List of Xbox games compatible with Xbox 360 — This is a list of Xbox games that are compatible with the Xbox 360. Additionally, the manner in which compatibility is achieved and the software errors associated with it are discussed in brief. This list is final as Microsoft confirmed in… …
88digestive system disease — Introduction any of the diseases that affect the human digestive tract. Such disorders may affect the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine (colon), pancreas, liver, or biliary tract. A prevalent disorder of the digestive… …
89List of heraldic charges — This article does not cover those charges which derive their shape in part from that of the field; see Ordinary (heraldry). Subordinary chargesA few simple charges are traditionally, and arbitrarily, classified among the subordinaries. (All other …
90KABBALAH — This entry is arranged according to the following outline: introduction general notes terms used for kabbalah the historical development of the kabbalah the early beginnings of mysticism and esotericism apocalyptic esotericism and merkabah… …
