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121Thebes — Thebaic /thi bay ik/, adj. Theban /thee beuhn/, adj., n. /theebz/, n. 1. an ancient city in Upper Egypt, on the Nile, whose ruins are located in the modern towns of Karnak and Luxor: a former capital of Egypt. 2. a city of ancient Greece, in… …
122waffle — waffle1 /wof euhl/, n. 1. a batter cake with a pattern of deep indentations on each side, formed by the gridlike design on each of the two hinged parts of the metal appliance (waffle iron) in which the cake is baked. adj. 2. Also, waffled. having …
123wood — wood1 woodless, adj. /wood/, n. 1. the hard, fibrous substance composing most of the stem and branches of a tree or shrub, and lying beneath the bark; the xylem. 2. the trunks or main stems of trees as suitable for architectural and other… …
124Wood — /wood/, n. 1. Grant, 1892 1942, U.S. painter. 2. Leonard, 1860 1927, U.S. military doctor and political administrator. * * * I Hard, fibrous material formed by the accumulation of secondary xylem produced by the vascular cambium. It is the… …
125arts, East Asian — Introduction music and visual and performing arts of China, Korea, and Japan. The literatures of these countries are covered in the articles Chinese literature, Korean literature, and Japanese literature. Some studies of East Asia… …
126cancellous bone — ▪ anatomy also called trabecular bone or spongy bone light, porous bone enclosing numerous large spaces that give a honeycombed or spongy appearance. The bone matrix, or framework, is organized into a three dimensional latticework of bony… …
127horror film — motion picture calculated to cause intense repugnance, fear, or dread. Horror films may incorporate incidents of physical violence and psychological terror; they may be studies of deformed, disturbed, psychotic, or evil characters; stories… …
128Hymettus, Mount — ▪ mountain, Greece Modern Greek Óros, Imittós, limestone mountain southeast of Athens, Greece. With a peak elevation of 3,366 ft (1,026 m), the 11 mi (18 km ) long ridge is divided into two small series of peaks by the gorge of Pirnari… …
