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Breshkovsky, Catherine
(Encyclopedia) Breshkovsky, CatherineBreshkovsky, Catherinebrĕshkôfˈskē [key], 1844–1934, Russian revolutionary, called “the little grandmother (babushka) of the Russian Revolution.” Of a noble…Bradford, city, England
(Encyclopedia) Bradford, city and metropolitan borough, N central England, on a small tributary of the Aire River. It is a center of the worsted…tendril
(Encyclopedia) tendril, slender, sensitive structure of many climbing plants that by a response to contact (see auxin) supports the plant. Tendrils are modified stems, leaves, or leaf parts or roots…turquoise
(Encyclopedia) turquoise, hydrous phosphate of aluminum and copper, Al2(OH)3PO4·H2O+Cu, used as a gem. It occurs rarely in crystal form, but is usually cryptocrystalline. Turquoise is opaque and has…Bedford, cities, United States
(Encyclopedia) Bedford. 1 City (2020 pop. 13,068), seat of Lawrence co., S Ind.; inc. 1889. Bedford limestone, quarried there and shipped all over the…Pollonarrua
(Encyclopedia) Pollonarrua or PolonnaruwaPolonnaruwaboth: pŏlˌənər&oomacr;ˈə [key], ruined ancient city, NE Sri Lanka. Pollonarrua, beautifully situated on a lake, was once the most splendid city…sod house
(Encyclopedia) sod house, house with walls made of strips of sod laid horizontally in courses like bricks. Sod houses were common in the frontier days on the western plains of the United States,…Solovetski Islands
(Encyclopedia) Solovetski or Solovetsky IslandsSolovetski or Solovetsky Islandssələvyĕtˈskē [key], archipelago, c.150 sq mi (390 sq km), N European Russia, in the White Sea at the entrance of Onega…San Angelo
(Encyclopedia) San AngeloSan Angelosăn ănˈjəlō [key], city (1990 pop. 84,474), seat of Tom Green co., W Tex., where two forks join to form the Concho River; laid out 1869, inc. 1903. It is an…Omri
(Encyclopedia) OmriOmriŏmˈrī [key]. 1 King of Israel. He was a general in the army of Elah, and on the king's death at the hands of Zimri (1,) Omri proclaimed himself king. Soon after this Zimri…Trending
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