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(Encyclopedia) blowfly, name for flies of the family Calliphoridae. Blowflies are about the same size as, and resemble, the housefly; because they are usually metallic blue or green they are also…As
(Encyclopedia) As, symbol for the element arsenic.wasp
(Encyclopedia) wasp, name applied to many winged insects of the order Hymenoptera, which also includes ants and bees. Most wasps are carnivorous, feeding on insects, grubs, or spiders. They have…Brewer's: Dies Iræ
A famous madiæval hymn on the last judgment, probably the composition of Thomas of Celano, a native of Abruzzi, who died in 1255. Sir Walter Scott has introduced the former part of it into…hospice
(Encyclopedia) hospice, program of humane and supportive care for the terminally ill and their families; the term also applies to a professional facility that provides care to dying patients who can…Kübler-Ross, Elisabeth
(Encyclopedia) Kübler-Ross, ElisabethKübler-Ross, Elisabethk&oomacr;ˈblər-rôsˈ [key], 1926–2004, American psychiatrist, b. Switzerland. After studying medicine at the Univ. of Zürich (M.D. 1957…Walt Whitman: The Dying Veteran
The Dying VeteranAmid these days of order, ease, prosperity, Amid the current songs of beauty, peace, decorum, I cast a reminiscence—(likely 'twill offend you, I heard it in my boyhood;)—More…Kenneth Lay 2006 Deaths
Kenneth LayAge: 64 founder and former CEO of Enron, the energy trading company that filed for bankruptcy in Dec. 2001, who was convicted of fraud and conspiracy in May. He died of heart…Walt Whitman: To One Shortly to Die
To One Shortly to DieFrom all the rest I single out you, having a message for you, You are to die—let others tell you what they please, I cannot prevaricate, I am exact and merciless, but I…Brewer's: Lay Brothers
Men not in orders received into the convents and bound by vows. (Greek, laos, people.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Lay FiguresLawyer's Bags A B C D E…Trending
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