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Blass, Bill
(Encyclopedia) Blass, Bill (William Ralph Blass), 1922–2002, American fashion designer, b. Fort Wayne, Ind. Active for three decades, he was most noted for high-quality, high-priced, and…Webster
(Encyclopedia) Webster, town (1990 pop. 16,196), Worcester co., S Mass., near the Conn. line; settled c.1713, set off from Dudley and Oxford and inc. 1832. The chief manufactures are clothing, lenses…Tamworth
(Encyclopedia) Tamworth, city (1991 pop. 63,260) and district, Staffordshire, W central England. Its products include clothing, textiles, and aluminum ware. An amusement park and zoo are nearby.…Zamość
(Encyclopedia) ZamośćZamośćzäˈmôstsyə [key], Rus. Zamostye, town (1993 pop. 63,500),Lubelskie prov., SE Poland, on the Łabuńką River. It is a commercial center, trading mainly in agricultural…Uniontown
(Encyclopedia) Uniontown, city (1990 pop. 12,034), seat of Fayette co., SW Pa., near the W.Va. line; settled c.1767, inc. as a city 1916. It is a farm trade center and an industrial city. Formerly…screwpine
(Encyclopedia) screwpine, any plant of the genus Pandanus, tropical shrubs or trees characterized by aerial prop roots, ranging throughout the Old World tropics, especially in the Pacific. The…Barletta
(Encyclopedia) Barletta Barletta bärlĕtˈtä [key], city, Apulia, S Italy, on the Adriatic Sea. It is a seaport and a…San Luis Potosí, city, Mexico
(Encyclopedia) San Luis Potosí, city (1990 pop. 489,238), capital of San Luis Potosí state, central Mexico. Situated on a plain almost entirely surrounded by low mountains, the city is a mining and…São Caetano do Sul
(Encyclopedia) São Caetano do SulSão Caetano do SulsouN kītäˈn&oomacr; ᵺ&oobreve; s&oomacr;l [key], city (1996 pop. 140,808), São Paulo state, SE Brazil, an industrial suburb southeast of…Noyon
(Encyclopedia) NoyonNoyonnwäyôNˈ [key], town (1990 pop. 14,628), Oise dept., N France. It has foundries, metalworks, and machine, clothing, and food-processing industries. In 768 at Noyon,…Trending
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