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(Encyclopedia) blanket, sheet, usually of heavy woolen, or partly woolen, cloth, for use as a shawl, bed covering, or horse covering. The blanketmaking of primitive people is one of the finest…tourniquet
(Encyclopedia) tourniquettourniquett&oobreve;rˈnĭkĕt, –kā, tûrˈ– [key], compression device used to cut off the flow of blood to a part of the body, most often an arm or leg. It may be a special…Kusama, Yayoi
(Encyclopedia) Kusama, Yayoi, 1929–, Japanese artist. In childhood she began to experience hallucinations, often of repeated dots, visions that have strongly influenced the imagery in her paintings,…Bristol, city, England
(Encyclopedia) Bristol, city and unitary authority (2021 est. pop. 694,000), SW England, at the confluence of the Avon and Frome rivers. Bristol, a…Saint-Quentin
(Encyclopedia) Saint-QuentinSaint-QuentinsăN-käNtăNˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 62,085), Aisne dept., N France, on the Somme River. Foundry products, machinery, textiles, and food products are…baobab
(Encyclopedia) baobabbaobabbäˈōbăbˌ, bāˈō– [key], gigantic tree, Adansonia digitata, of India and Africa, exceeded in trunk diameter only by the sequoia. The hollow trunks of living baobabs have been…Leeuwenhoek, Antony van
(Encyclopedia) Leeuwenhoek, Antony vanLeeuwenhoek, Antony vanänˈtōnē vän lāˈvənh&oomacr;kˌ [key], 1632–1723, Dutch student of natural history and maker of microscopes, b. Delft. His use of lenses…Artevelde, Jacob van
(Encyclopedia) Artevelde, Jacob vanArtevelde, Jacob vanyäˈkôp vän ärˈtəvĕldə [key], c.1290–1345, Flemish statesman, of a wealthy family of Ghent. In 1337 the Flemish cloth industry underwent a severe…Phoenician art
(Encyclopedia) Phoenician art. The Phoenician region developed as a major trade center of the ancient world; consequently Phoenician art clearly reflects the influences of Egypt, Syria, and Greece.…Cork, county, Ireland
(Encyclopedia) Cork, county, 2,881 sq mi (7,462 sq km), SW Republic of Ireland. Cork is the county seat. Largest of the Irish counties, it has a rocky…Trending
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