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Barnstaple

(Encyclopedia) Barnstaple Barnstaple bärnˈstəpəl [key], town, Devon, SW England, on the Taw River estuary. The river…

Enghien

(Encyclopedia) Enghien, Du. Edingen, town, Hainaut prov., W central Belgium. It is a tourist center and has industries that manufacture linen and…

Torcello

(Encyclopedia) TorcelloTorcellotōrchĕlˈlō [key], village, on a small island of the same name in the Lagoon of Venice, NE Italy, NE of Venice. A prosperous town until the early Middle Ages, it has a…

Rauma

(Encyclopedia) RaumaRaumarouˈmä [key], Swed. Raumo, city (1996 pop. 37,914), Western Finland prov., SW Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia. It is Finland's leading western port and has wood, paper,…

Vadstena

(Encyclopedia) VadstenaVadstenavädˈstāˌnä [key], town (1990 pop. 5,527), Östergötland co., S Sweden, on Lake Vättern. The town is a tourist center and a port on the Göta Canal; it has a noted lace-…

Ilkeston

(Encyclopedia) Ilkeston Ilkeston ĭlˈkĕstən [key], town , Derbyshire, central England. Iron and coal mines lie to the…

Alençon

(Encyclopedia) Alençon Alençon äläNsôNˈ [key], town, capital of Orne dept., N France, in Normandy, on the Sarthe and Briante rivers. A commercial center in a fertile farm…

Valenciennes

(Encyclopedia) ValenciennesValenciennesväläNsyĕnˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 39,276), Nord dept., N France, on the Escaut (Scheldt) River. An old-line industry center in a former coal-mining region, its…

2,000 Years of the Necktie: Real Men Wear Lace

Real Men Wear Lace by David Johnson Neckties Through the Ages Introduction210 B.C.China's First Emperor 113 A.D.Did Romans Wear Ties? 17th CenturyCroatian Cravats for the King of France…

Weissenburg in Bayern

(Encyclopedia) Weissenburg in BayernWeissenburg in Bayernvīˈsənb&oobreve;rk ĭn bīˈyərn [key] or Weissenburg, town, Bavaria, S Germany. It is a manufacturing center of Middle Franconia; products…