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cider

(Encyclopedia) cider, in Europe, fermented juice of apples; in the United States, unfermented apple juice, unless allowed to ferment, in which case it is typically known as hard cider. Selected…

Yokohama

(Encyclopedia) YokohamaYokohamayōˌkōhäˈmä [key], city (1990 pop. 3,220,331), capital of Kanagawa prefecture, SE Honshu, Japan, on the western shore of Tokyo Bay. Japan's second largest city and one…

Texas, University of

(Encyclopedia) Texas, University of, main campus at Austin; coeducational; state supported; chartered 1881, opened 1883. Medical facilities include health science centers with medical schools at…

Ivins, Molly

(Encyclopedia) Ivins, Molly (Mary Tyler Ivins), 1944–2007, U.S. journalist and political columnist, b. Monterey, Calif., B.A. Smith College, 1966, M.A. Columbia School of Journalism, 1967. A decided…

Wise, Henry Alexander

(Encyclopedia) Wise, Henry Alexander, 1806–76, American political leader and Confederate general in the Civil War, b. Accomac, Va. A lawyer, he was successively a Jackson Democrat, a Whig, and a…

Japanese spaniel

(Encyclopedia) Japanese spaniel, breed of dainty, alert toy dog probably originating in ancient China and developed in Japan over many centuries. It stands about 9 in. (22.9 cm) high at the shoulder…

Ford, Tom

(Encyclopedia) Ford, Tom (Thomas Carlyle Ford), 1961–, American fashion designer and film director, b. Austin, Tex. After designing for Kathy Hardwick (1986–88) and Perry Ellis (1988–90), he moved to…

Tchelitchew, Pavel

(Encyclopedia) Tchelitchew, PavelTchelitchew, Pavelpäˈvĕl chālēˈchĕf [key], 1898–1957, Russian-American painter. His first commissions, ballet designs, were given him while he was living in Berlin (…

Legaré, Hugh Swinton

(Encyclopedia) Legaré, Hugh SwintonLegaré, Hugh Swintonləgrēˈ [key], 1797–1843, American lawyer and public official, b. Charleston, S.C. He was admitted to the bar in 1822, served in the South…

Newgate

(Encyclopedia) NewgateNewgateny&oomacr;ˈgĭt [key], former prison in the City of London, England, originally in the gatehouse of the principal west gate of London. Dating from the 12th cent. and…