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  • 101nanotechnology — /nan euh tek nol euh jee, nay neuh /, n. any technology on the scale of nanometers. [1987] * * * Manipulation of atoms, molecules, and materials to form structures on the scale of nanometres (billionths of a metre). These nanostructures typically …

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  • 102ornament — ornamenter, n. n. /awr neuh meuhnt/; v. /awr neuh ment , meuhnt/, n. 1. an accessory, article, or detail used to beautify the appearance of something to which it is added or of which it is a part: architectural ornaments. 2. a system, category,… …

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  • 103paste — /payst/, n., v., pasted, pasting. n. 1. a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something. 2. any soft, smooth, and plastic material or preparation. 3. dough, esp. when… …

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  • 104soft — softly, adv. softness, n. /sawft, soft/, adj., softer, softest, n., adv., interj. adj. 1. yielding readily to touch or pressure; easily penetrated, divided, or changed in shape; not hard or stiff: a soft pillow. 2. relatively deficient in… …

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  • 105stained glass — stained glass, adj. glass that has been colored, enameled, painted, or stained, esp. by having pigments baked onto its surface or by having various metallic oxides fused into it, as used in church windows, decorative lampshades, etc. [1785 95] *… …

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  • 106Scandinavian law — Introduction       in medieval times, a separate and independent branch of early Germanic law, and, in modern times, in the form of codifications, the basis of the legal systems of Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Iceland, and Finland. Historical… …

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  • 107Octavio Paz: Nobel Lecture — ▪ Primary Source       Nobel Lecture, December 8, 1990       (Translation)       In Search of the Present       I begin with two words that all men have uttered since the dawn of humanity: thank you. The word gratitude has equivalents in every… …

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  • 108doughface — noun a person, especially a politician, who is pliable, moldable like dough …

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  • 109bendy — 1. adjective a) Having the ability to be bent easily. Bendy rulers are far more fun than the wooden ones. b) Of a person, flexible; having the ability to bend easily. Gymnasts are very bendy people. Syn …

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  • 110French protectorate of Cambodia — Protectorat du Cambodge Protectorate of Cambodia កម្ពុជាសម័យអាណានិគម Monarchy, Protectorate of France …

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