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The Devil's Dictionary: Frankalmoigne
by Ambrose Bierce FORMA PAUPERISFREEBOOTERFRANKALMOIGNE -n. The tenure by which a religious corporation holds lands on condition of praying for the soul of the donor. In mediaeval times…Long Valley
(Encyclopedia) Long Valley, caldera, c.10 by 20 mi (15 by 30 km), Mono co., E Calif., at the eastern edge of the Sierra Nevada. Formed by a catastrophic eruption c.730,000 years ago, Long Valley and…The Devil's Dictionary: Tope
by Ambrose Bierce TOMBTORTOISETOPE -v To tipple, booze, swill, soak, guzzle, lush, bib, or swig. In the individual, toping is regarded with disesteem, but toping nations are in the…The Devil's Dictionary: Hades
by Ambrose Bierce HABITHAGHADES -n. The lower world; the residence of departed spirits; the place where the dead live. Among the ancients the idea of Hades was not synonymous with our Hell…air, law of the
(Encyclopedia) air, law of the, in the broadest sense, all law connected with the use of the air, including radio and satellite transmissions; more commonly, it refers to laws concerning civil…Kerr, Judith
(Encyclopedia) Kerr, Judith (Anna Judith Gertrud Helene Kerr), 1923–2019, English children's book author and illustrator, b. Berlin. Her first and most well-known book, The Tiger Who Came to Tea (…Wiseman, Frederick
(Encyclopedia) Wiseman, Frederick, 1930–, American documentary filmmaker, b. Boston, grad. Williams College (B.A., 1951), Yale Law School (LL.B., 1954). Wiseman practiced and taught law for about a…Book of the Dead
(Encyclopedia) Book of the Dead, term used to describe Egyptian funerary literature. The texts consist of charms, spells, and formulas for use by the deceased in the afterworld and contain many of…The Devil's Dictionary: Intimacy
by Ambrose Bierce INTERREGNUMINTRODUCTIONINTIMACY -n. A relation into which fools are providentially drawn for their mutual destruction. Two Seidlitz powders, one in blue And one in…Truth or Consequences
(Encyclopedia) Truth or Consequences, city (1990 pop. 6,221), seat of Sierra co., SW N.Mex., on the Rio Grande between the Black Range (W) and Jornada del Meurto desert basin (E); inc. 1916 as Hot…Trending
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