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(Encyclopedia) YeletsYeletsyĭlyĕtsˈ [key], city (1989 pop. 120,000), E central Russia, on the Sosna River, a tributary of the Don. A rail junction in a black-earth agricultural district, the city…Wild, Jonathan
(Encyclopedia) Wild, Jonathan, 1683–1725, English criminal. He maintained a highly organized gang of thieves in London and long escaped punishment by posing as an instrument of justice and helping…Perche
(Encyclopedia) PerchePerchepĕrsh [key], region and former county, NW France, in portions of Orne, Eure-et-Loir, and Eure depts. Alençon, an important town of the region, is world famous for its lace…Bayeux
(Encyclopedia) Bayeux Bayeux bäy&oomacr;ˈ, Fr. bäyöˈ [key], town, Calvados dept., N France, in Normandy, near the…hat
(Encyclopedia) hat, headdress developed from the simple close-fitting cap and hood of antiquity. The first hat, which was distinguished as such by having a brim, was the felt petasus of the Greeks,…Grant, Cary
(Encyclopedia) Grant, Cary, 1904–86, British movie actor, b. Bristol as Archibald Alexander Leach. He began on stage in 1923 and made his first film in 1932. An almost immediate hit, Grant was a…Donauwörth
(Encyclopedia) Donauwörth Donauwörth dōˈnouvört [key], town, Bavaria, SW Germany, a port at the confluence of the…Fortaleza
(Encyclopedia) Fortaleza Fortaleza f&oobreve;rtəlĕˈzə [key], city, capital of Ceará state, NE Brazil, a port on…Velay
(Encyclopedia) VelayVelayvəlāˈ [key], region, E central France, in the Massif Central and partly in Haute-Loire dept. Partly volcanic in origin, the region has many high arid plateaus, some of…thread
(Encyclopedia) thread, a fine twist of fibrous material, distinguished from yarn in general by being smoother, stronger, and more pliable; it is also better suited to sewing, embroidery, and lace…Trending
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