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Offaly
(Encyclopedia) OffalyOffalyŏfˈəlē [key], county (1991 pop. 58,494), 771 sq mi (1,997 sq km), central Republic of Ireland. The county seat is Tullamore. A part of the central plain of Ireland, the…rush
(Encyclopedia) rush, name for tall, grasslike plants of various families, many of which have hollow stems. The true rushes belong to the family Juncaceae, one of the oldest families of plants,…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: December 8, 1805
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark December 7, 1805December 9, 1805December 8, 1805 December 8th Sunday 1805 a Cloudy morning, I took 5 men and Set out to the Sea to find the…pitcher plant
(Encyclopedia) pitcher plant, any of several insectivorous plants with leaves adapted for trapping insects. Each leaf forms a “pitcher,” a somewhat trumpet-shaped enclosure, usually containing a…Carboniferous period
(Encyclopedia) Carboniferous periodCarboniferous periodkärbənĭfˈərəs [key], fifth period of the Paleozoic era of geologic time (see Geologic Timescale, tablegeologic timescale, table), from 350 to…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Clark, December 8, 1805
Day 1058 Day 1060 Clark, December 8, 1805 Sunday December 8th 1805 Fort Clatsop We haveing fixed on this Situation as the one best Calculated for our Winter quarters I deturmin'd to go as…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Clark, August 7, 1805
Day 832 Day 834 Clark, August 7, 1805 August 7th Wednesday 1805 a fine morning put out our Stores &c. to dry & took equal altitudes with the Sextant,- as our Store were a little…Brewer's: Buck-bean
A corruption of bog-bean, a native of wet bog-lands. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Buck-riderBuck-basket A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q…Brewer's: Serat
(Al). The ordeal bridge over which everyone will have to pass at the resurrection. It is not wider than the edge of a scimitar, and is thrown across the gulf of hell. The faithful, says…Brewer's: Seremenes
(4 syl.). Brother-in-law of King Sardanapalus, to whom he entrusts his signet-ring to put down a rebellion headed by Arbaces the Mede and Belesis, the Chaldean soothsayer. He is slain in a…Trending
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