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Playing Pilgrims

Playing Pilgrims"Christmas won't be Christmas without any presents," grumbled Jo, lying on the rug."It's so dreadful to be poor!" sighed Meg, looking down at her old dress."I don't think it's…

tannin

(Encyclopedia) tannin,&sp;tannic acid, or gallotannic acid, astringent vegetable product found in a wide variety of plants. Sources include the bark of oak, hemlock, chestnut, and mangrove; the…

tansy

(Encyclopedia) tansytansytănˈzē [key], perennial herb (Tanacetum vulgare) of the family Asteraceae (aster family), native to Europe but naturalized in North America. It was long cultivated for its…

Kollam

(Encyclopedia) KollamKollamkŏlˈəm [key], formerly QuilonQuilonkwēˈlôn [key], city (1991 pop. 362,572), Kerala state, SW India, on the Arabian Sea. It is a market for coconut products, spices, tea,…

Kellogg, John Harvey

(Encyclopedia) Kellogg, John Harvey, 1852–1943, American physician, health-food advocate, and breakfast cereal developer, b. Tyrone, N.Y., grad. New York Univ. (M.D., 1875) and continued his medical…

Dodoma

(Encyclopedia) Dodoma Dodoma dōˈdəmä [key], municipality (2021 pop. 292,637), capital of Tanzania, central…

gallic acid

(Encyclopedia) gallic acid or 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoic acidgallic acidtrīˌhīdrŏkˈsēbĕnzōˈĭk [key], C6H2(OH)3CO2H, colorless crystalline organic acid found in gallnuts, sumach, tea leaves, oak bark,…

Hepplewhite, George

(Encyclopedia) Hepplewhite, GeorgeHepplewhite, Georgehĕpˈəlhwīt [key], d. 1786, English cabinetmaker and furniture designer. His style is characterized by light, curvilinear forms, painted or inlaid…

Bogor

(Encyclopedia) Bogor Bogor bōˈgôr [key], formerly Buitenzorg Buitenzorg…

Tuke, William

(Encyclopedia) Tuke, William, 1732–1822, English merchant and philanthropist. He succeeded at an early age to the family business at York in wholesale tea and coffee. He is remembered as the chief…