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(Encyclopedia) psalterypsalterysôlˈtərē, –trē [key], stringed musical instrument. It has a flat soundboard over which a variable number of strings are stretched. Its origin was in the Middle East,…dulcimer
(Encyclopedia) dulcimerdulcimerdŭlˈsĭmər [key], stringed musical instrument. It is a wooden box with strings stretched over it that are struck with small mallets. The number of strings may vary. The…curfew
(Encyclopedia) curfew [O.Fr.,=cover fire], originally a signal, such as the ringing of a bell, to damp the fire, extinguish all lights in the dwelling, and retire for the night. The custom originated…Halifax, urban area, England
(Encyclopedia) Halifax, urban area, Calderdale metropolitan district, central England, on the Hebble, a small tributary of the Calder River. Halifax is…homily
(Encyclopedia) homilyhomilyhŏmˈəlē [key], type of oral religious instruction delivered to a church congregation. In the patristic period through the Middle Ages the focus of the homily was on the…Malvasia
(Encyclopedia) MalvasiaMalvasiamălvəsēˈə [key] or MonemvasíaMonemvasíamôˌnĕmväsēˈä [key], village, S Greece, in the Peloponnesus, on a rocky island joined to the mainland by a mole. In the Middle…David, Saint
(Encyclopedia) David, Saint, d.588?, patron saint of Wales, first abbot of Menevia (present-day Saint David's). He apparently established a strict rule and was a zealous missionary, founding 12…Kołobrzeg
(Encyclopedia) KołobrzegKołobrzegkôlôbˈzhĕk [key] or Kolberg, town (1994 est. pop. 46,300), Zachodniopomorskie prov., NW Poland, on the Baltic Sea at the mouth of the Prośnica River. It is a seaport…Karlstad
(Encyclopedia) KarlstadKarlstadkärlˈstäd [key], city (1990 pop. 52,930), capital of Värmland co., S Sweden, on Lake Vänern. It has ironworks and machine shops and other industries that manufacture…Nikšić
(Encyclopedia) NikšićNikšićnēkˈshĭch [key], city (2011 pop. 72,443), central Montenegro. It is the commercial center of an agricultural region. It is also an important industrial city with a steel…Trending
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