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Worcester ware
(Encyclopedia) Worcester ware, ceramic ware, first manufactured in 1751, when the Lowdin pottery was moved from Bristol to Worcester. Soft paste was employed, and tea services, vases, armorial mugs,…Vibo Valentia
(Encyclopedia) Vibo ValentiaVibo Valentiavēˈbō välānˈtyä [key], town (1991 pop. 34,836), Calabria, S Italy, near the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is an agricultural and commercial center. A flourishing Roman…Schwäbisch Gmünd
(Encyclopedia) Schwäbisch GmündSchwäbisch Gmündshvĕbˈĭsh gəmüntˈ [key] or Gmünd, city (1994 pop. 63,701), Baden-Württemberg, S Germany, on the Rems River, at the northern foot of the Swabian Jura Mts…San José, city, Uruguay
(Encyclopedia) San JoséSan Josésän hōsāˈ [key] or San José de MayoSan Joséᵺā, mäˈyō [key], city (1996 pop. 33,351), capital of San José dept., S Uruguay, on the San José River. It is a commercial…Kennicott, Benjamin
(Encyclopedia) Kennicott, BenjaminKennicott, Benjaminkĕnˈĭkət, –kŏtˌ [key], 1718–83, English clergyman and biblical scholar. His long career at Oxford was one of devotion to learning. He was rector…Abaco Islands
(Encyclopedia) Abaco IslandsAbaco Islandsăbˈəkō [key], island group, c.780 sq mi (2,020 sq km), most northerly of the Bahamas. Also known as Abaco and Cays, the Abacos include Great Abaco (the…Laki
(Encyclopedia) Laki, volcano, 2,684 ft (818 m) high, S Iceland, at SW edge of the Vatnajökull glacier. Its eruption in 1783 was one of the more devastating on record, leading to the deaths of a…Eckersberg, Christoffer Vilhelm
(Encyclopedia) Eckersberg, Christoffer VilhelmEckersberg, Christoffer Vilhelmkrĭstôfˈər vĭlˈhĕlm ĕkˈərsbĕrkh [key], 1783–1853, Danish painter. He studied with J. L. David in Paris and in Rome became…Fredericton
(Encyclopedia) Fredericton, city, provincial capital, S central N.B., Canada, on the St. John River. It is a commercial, administrative, and academic…Castellammare di Stabia
(Encyclopedia) Castellammare di Stabia Castellammare di Stabia kästĕlˌläm-mäˈrā dē stäˈbyä…Trending
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