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Capra, Frank
(Encyclopedia) Capra, FrankCapra, Frankkăpˈrə [key], 1897–1991, American film director, b. Bisaquino, Sicily. One of the preeminent Hollywood directors of the 1930s and 40s, he produced idealistic…veil
(Encyclopedia) veil, a feature of female costume from antiquity, especially in the East, where it was worn primarily to conceal the features. In modern times it is worn to enhance the face. The…glove
(Encyclopedia) glove, hand covering with a separate sheath for each finger. The earliest gloves, relics of the cave dwellers, closely resembled bags. Reaching to the elbow, they were most probably…hose
(Encyclopedia) hose, covering for the legs and feet. In the Middle Ages the leg was bound from the ankle to the knee with hides or cloth and then cross-gartered with thongs or strips of cloth; later…Devon
(Encyclopedia) Devon Devon dĕvˈən [key], county, 2,591 sq mi (6,711 sq km), SW England. The county town is…Saint Gall, canton, Switzerland
(Encyclopedia) Saint GallSaint Gallsānt gôl, găl, gäl [key], Ger. Sankt Gallen, canton (1993 pop. 432,800), 777 sq mi (2,012 sq km), NE Switzerland. Bordering on Lake Constance in the north and on…Brewer's: Piccadilly
(London). So called from Piccadilla Hall, the chief depôt of a certain sort of lace, much in vogue during the reign of Queen Elizabeth. The lace was called piccadilly lace, from its little…Snowdrop by the Brothers Grimm
Snowdrop It was the middle of winter, when the broad flakes of snow were falling around, that the queen of a country many thousand miles off sat working at her window. The frame of the window…The True George Washington: Tastes and Amusements
Tastes and AmusementsManner of DressA market trait of Washington's character was his particularity about his clothes; there can be little question that he was early in life a good deal of a…Brewer's: Tawdry
Showy, worthless finery; a corruption of St. Audrey. At the annual fair of St. Audrey, in the isle of Ely, showy lace called St. Audrey's lace was sold, and gave foundation to our word…Trending
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