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Brewer's: Hundred Miles
(A). Not a hundred miles off. An indirect way of saying in this very neighbourhood, or very spot. The phrase is employed when it would be indiscreet or dangerous to refer more directly to…Miles Davis Biography
Miles Davistrumpet player, jazz composerBorn: 5/26/1926Birthplace: Alton, Illinois A prominent jazz trumpeter of the 1950s and '60s who pioneered new styles such as cool jazz, hard bop and…Bowling Green, OH Census Data
People QuickFactsBowling GreenOhioPopulation, 2003 estimate 29,38211,435,798Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 -0.6%0.7%Population, 2000 29,63611,353,140Population,…Bowling Green, KY Census Data
People QuickFactsBowling GreenKentuckyPopulation, 2003 estimate 50,6634,117,827Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 2.7%1.9%Population, 2000 49,2964,041,769Population,…Green Bay, WI Census Data
People QuickFactsGreen BayWisconsinPopulation, 2003 estimate 101,4675,472,299Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 -1.3%2.0%Population, 2000 102,3135,363,675Population,…quarter horse
(Encyclopedia) quarter horse, American breed of light horse that originated during the colonial era, partly from Arabian ancestry (see Arabian horse). The name refers to the horse's reputation for…silkworm
(Encyclopedia) silkworm, name for the larva of various species of moths, indigenous to Asia and Africa but now domesticated and raised for silk production throughout most of the temperate zone. The…Paris green
(Encyclopedia) Paris green, also called Schweinfurt green, an extremely poisonous, bright green powder that was formerly used extensively as a pigment (e.g., in wallpaper) and that is sometimes used…green algae
(Encyclopedia) green algae: see algae; Chlorophyta.green turtle
(Encyclopedia) green turtle: see sea turtle.Trending
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