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Michael Dell Biography

Michael Dellentrepreneur, founder of Dell Computer CorporationBorn: 2/23/1965Birthplace: Houston, Tex. Having begun selling computers out of his dorm room at the University of Texas, Dell…

Brewer's: Dingley Dell

The home of Mr. Wardle and his family, and the scene of Tupman's love adventure with Miss Rachel. (Dickens. Pickwick Papers.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…

Abbate, Niccolò dell'

(Encyclopedia) Abbate or Abati, Niccolò dell'Abbate or Abati, Niccolò dell'nēk-kōlōˈ dĕl-läbbäˈtā, –bäˈtē [key], 1512?–1571, Italian mannerist painter. From c.1552 he assisted Primaticcio in the…

commedia dell'arte

(Encyclopedia) commedia dell'artecommedia dell'artekōm-māˈdēä dĕl-lärˈtā [key], popular form of comedy employing improvised dialogue and masked characters that flourished in Italy from the 16th to…

Scaramouche

(Encyclopedia) Scaramouche: see commedia dell'arte.

Pantaloon

(Encyclopedia) Pantaloon: see commedia dell'arte.

Gozzi, Carlo, Conte

(Encyclopedia) Gozzi, Carlo, ConteGozzi, Carlo, Contekärˈlō kônˈtā gôtˈtsē [key], 1720–1806, Italian dramatist. A defender of traditional Italian culture, he wrote comedies based on the old commedia…

Harlequin

(Encyclopedia) HarlequinHarlequinhärˈləkwĭn, –kĭn [key]: see commedia dell'arte.