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The Strokes
Is This It?RCA The Strokes were christened with rock 'n' roll savior status months before their first full album was even released in the United States, but they don't seem to be feeling the…Brewer's: Stroke
The oarsman who sits on the bench next the coxswain, and sets the stroke of the oars. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894StromkarlStrode A B C D E F G H…Heat Stroke
Signs/Symptoms—(1) Face is red and flushed. (2) Victim becomes rapidly unconscious. (3) Skin is hot and dry with no perspiration. Treatment—(1) Lay victim down with head and shoulders raised. (2)…Brewer's: Oxford Stroke
(in rowing). A long, deep, high-feathered stroke, excellent in very heavy water. The Cambridge stroke is a clear, fine, deep sweep, with a very low feather, excellent in smooth water. The…basketry
(Encyclopedia) basketry, art of weaving or coiling and sewing flexible materials to form vessels or other commodities. The materials used include twigs, roots, strips of hide, splints, osier willows…swimming
(Encyclopedia) swimming, self-propulsion through water, often as a form of recreation or exercise or as a competitive sport. It is mentioned in many of the classics in connection with heroic acts or…Tomlin, Bradley Walker
(Encyclopedia) Tomlin, Bradley Walker, 1899–1953, American painter, b. Syracuse, N.Y., grad. Syracuse Univ. (1921). He also studied painting in London and Paris. His early work includes cover designs…Hsia Kuei
(Encyclopedia) Hsia KueiHsia Kueishyä gwā [key], c.1180–1230, Chinese painter of the Sung dynasty. Little is known of his life. He and his contemporary Ma Yüan were regarded as the greatest landscape…Brewer's: First Stroke is Half the Battle
“Well begun is half done.” “A good lather is half the shave.” “Incipe: dimidium facti est coepisse. (Ausonius.)” “Dimidium facti, qui coepit, habet.” (Horace.) French: Barbe bien…Signac, Paul
(Encyclopedia) Signac, PaulSignac, Paulpōl sēnyäkˈ [key], 1863–1935, French neoimpressionist painter. First influenced by Monet, he was later associated with Seurat in developing the divisionist…Trending
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