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A register of ships, British and foreign, published yearly. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Lloyd's RoomsLloyd's List A B C D E F G H I J K L M…Brewer's: Parish Registers
Bills of mortality. George Crabbe, author of The Borough, has a poem in three parts, in ten-syllable verse with rhymes, entitled The Parish Register. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and…Niles, Hezekiah
(Encyclopedia) Niles, Hezekiah, 1777–1839, American journalist, b. Jefferis's Ford, Pa. Editor (1805–11) of the Baltimore Evening Post and founder (1811) of Niles' Weekly Register, he was one of the…alto
(Encyclopedia) alto, singing voice the range of which is lower than the soprano by the interval of a fifth. More generally, the term refers to the register in which this voice sings, i.e., the second…Apaturia
(Encyclopedia) ApaturiaApaturiaăpəch&oobreve;ˈrēə, –ty&oobreve;ˈrēə [key], in Greek religion, annual festival celebrated by the Ionians and the Athenians. It was held in October or November,…selective service
(Encyclopedia) selective service, in U.S. history, term for conscription. Conscription was established (1863) in the U.S. Civil War, but proved unpopular (see draft riots). The law authorized release…trumpet
(Encyclopedia) trumpet, brass wind musical instrument of part cylindrical, part conical bore, in the shape of a flattened loop and having three piston valves to regulate the pitch. Its origin is…Horne, Marilyn
(Encyclopedia) Horne, Marilyn, 1934–, American mezzo-soprano, b. Bradford, Pa. She established herself with her characterization of Marie in Alban Berg's Wozzeck at the San Francisco Opera in 1960.…Dodsley, Robert
(Encyclopedia) Dodsley, Robert, 1703–64, English publisher and author. He wrote occasional verses, and also several plays, including The King and the Miller of Mansfield (1737); a ballad opera, The…Trending
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