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  • 121Darragh, Lydia Barrington — ▪ American war heroine née  Lydia Barrington  born 1729, Dublin, Ire. died Dec. 28, 1789, Philadelphia, Pa., U.S.       American Revolutionary War heroine who is said to have saved General George Washington s army from a British attack.… …

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  • 122Lyons —     Lyons     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Lyons     The Archdiocese of Lyons (Lugdunensis) comprises the Department of the Rhône (except the Canton of Villeurbanne, which belongs to the Diocese of Grenoble) and of the Loire. The Concordat of 1801… …

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  • 123huddle — hud·dle || hÊŒdl n. small cluster of people or animals; bunch, closely gathered mass; secret conference; group of players gathered to receive playing instructions (Football) v. crowd together, gather together; snuggle; consult together secretly; …

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  • 124huddled — adj. crowded together, gathered together; crouched; act of squatting close to the ground hud·dle || hÊŒdl n. small cluster of people or animals; bunch, closely gathered mass; secret conference; group of players gathered to receive playing… …

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  • 125huddles — hud·dle || hÊŒdl n. small cluster of people or animals; bunch, closely gathered mass; secret conference; group of players gathered to receive playing instructions (Football) v. crowd together, gather together; snuggle; consult together secretly; …

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  • 126huddling — hud·dle || hÊŒdl n. small cluster of people or animals; bunch, closely gathered mass; secret conference; group of players gathered to receive playing instructions (Football) v. crowd together, gather together; snuggle; consult together secretly; …

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  • 127closet — I. n. 1. Cabinet, private room, retiring room. 2. Store room, clothes room. II. v. a. Admit to intimate interview, put into concealment, admit to secret conference …

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  • 128huddle — v. & n. v. 1 tr. & intr. (often foll. by up) crowd together; nestle closely. 2 intr. & refl. (often foll. by up) coil one s body into a small space. 3 tr. Brit. heap together in a muddle. n. 1 a confused or crowded mass of people or things. 2… …

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