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(Encyclopedia) TalladegaTalladegatălədēˈgə [key], city (1990 pop. 18,175), seat of Talladega co., NE central Ala., in the Blue Ridge foothills; inc. 1835. There are significant marble and limestone…Tínos
(Encyclopedia) Tínos or TenosTínosboth: tēˈnôs [key], island (1991 pop. 7,747), 79 sq mi (204 sq km), SE Greece, in the Aegean Sea; one of the Cyclades. Wine, figs, and wheat are produced on Tínos,…travertine
(Encyclopedia) travertinetravertinetrăvˈərtĭn, –tēn [key], form of massive calcium carbonate, CaCO3, resulting from deposition by springs or rivers. It is often beautifully colored and banded as a…Knoxville
(Encyclopedia) Knoxville, city (1990 pop. 165,121), seat of Knox co., E Tenn., on the Tennessee River; inc. 1876. A port of entry, it is a trade and shipping center for a farm, bituminous-coal, and…table
(Encyclopedia) table, article of furniture employed for household or ecclesiastical purposes. Elaborately decorated tables of wood or metal were known in ancient Egypt and Assyria, and the Greeks…Cellini, Benvenuto
(Encyclopedia) Cellini, BenvenutoCellini, Benvenutochĕlēˈnē, Ital. bānvān&oomacr;ˈtō chāl-lēˈnē [key], 1500–1571, Italian sculptor, metalsmith, and author. His remarkable autobiography (written…mosaic
(Encyclopedia) mosaicmosaicmōzāˈĭk [key], art of arranging colored pieces of marble, glass, tile, wood, or other material to produce a surface ornament. The Gothic revival of the 19th cent.…Ashgabat
(Encyclopedia) Ashgabat Ashgabat əshkhəbätˈ [key], formerly Ashkhabad, city (2020 pop. 846,000), capital of Turkmenistan, near the border with Iran, on the Trans-Caspian RR…marbling
(Encyclopedia) marbling, in bookbinding, a process of coloring the sides, edges, or end papers of a book in a design that suggests the veins and mottles of marble. In tree marbling, as of tree calf…Douglas, cities, United States
(Encyclopedia) Douglas. 1 City (2020 pop. 16,534), Cochise co., SE Ariz., at the Mexican border; inc. 1905. The mining and smelting of copper have been…Trending
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