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Brewer's: Loy

A long, narrow spade used in cultivating stony lands. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894LoyalLowndean Professor A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P…

Brewer's: Loys

[lo-is]. So Louis was written in French till the time of Louis XIII. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894LuathLoyal A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O…

Myrna Loy

Myrna Loy(Myrna Williams)actressBorn: 8/2/1905Birthplace: Raidersburg, Montana Loy worked under contract at Warners, at first in silent films, often playing mysterious, vampy characters…

Kuwait, Al-

(Encyclopedia) Kuwait, Al-Kuwait, Al-älˌ [key]Kuwait, Al-k&oobreve;wātˈ [key]Kuwait, Al-– [key] or Kuwait City, city (1991 pop. 150,1000), capital of Kuwait, on the SE coast of Kuwait Bay, an…

Powell, William

(Encyclopedia) Powell, William, 1892–1984, American movie actor, b. Pittsburgh. Powell made his stage debut in 1912. He played the dapper villain in such early films as Sherlock Holmes (1921), Romola…

Myrna Loy Biography

Myrna Loy(Myrna Williams)actressBorn: 8/2/1905Birthplace: Raidersburg, Montana Loy worked under contract at Warners, at first in silent films, often playing mysterious, vampy characters…

Woolley, Sir Charles Leonard

(Encyclopedia) Woolley, Sir Charles Leonard, 1880–1960, English archaeologist. His early work included excavations at Carchemish (1912–14) and the Egyptian site of Tell el Amarna (1921–22). He was…

Soyer

(Encyclopedia) Soyer, three brothers, American painters, emigrated with their family from Russia in 1912. Two were twins, Raphael Soyer, 1899–1987, and Moses Soyer, 1899–1974, b. Borisoglebsk. They…