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Holly, Buddy
(Encyclopedia) Holly, Buddy, 1936–59, American rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist, b. Lubbock, Tex., as Charles Hardin Holley. He performed country…jelly and jam
(Encyclopedia) jelly and jam, gelatinous, sweet food prepared by preserving fresh fruits. Since most fresh fruits contain about 80% water and from 10% to 15% sugar, they are subject to fermentation.…mesquite, in botany
(Encyclopedia) mesquitemesquitemĭskētˈ, mĕsˈkēt [key], any plant of the genus Prosopis, leguminous spiny trees or shrubs of the family Leguminosae (pulse family), native to tropical and subtropical…lactose
(Encyclopedia) lactoselactoselăkˈtōs [key] or milk sugar, white crystalline disaccharide (see carbohydrate). It has the same empirical formula (C12H22O11) as sucrose (cane sugar) and maltose but…Leyte
(Encyclopedia) LeyteLeytelāˈtē, –tā [key], island (1990 pop. 1,689,756), 2,785 sq mi (7,213 sq km), one of the Visayan Islands, the Philippines, between Luzon and Mindanao. A fertile agricultural…Brubeck, Dave
(Encyclopedia) Brubeck, Dave (David Warren Brubeck) Brubeck, Dave br&oomacr;ˈbĕk [key…Ziegfeld, Florenz
(Encyclopedia) Ziegfeld, FlorenzZiegfeld, Florenzflôrˈənz zēgˈfĕld [key], 1869–1932, American theatrical producer, b. Chicago. The talent manager son of a German immigrant, in 1907 he first produced…Surprises
SurprisesJo was alone in the twilight, lying on the old sofa, looking at the fire, and thinking. It was her favorite way of spending the hour of dusk. No one disturbed her, and she used to…clipper
(Encyclopedia) clipper, type of sailing ship, designed for speed. Long and narrow, the clipper had the greatest beam aft of the center; the bow cleaved the waves; and the ship carried, besides…Kandy
(Encyclopedia) KandyKandykănˈdē [key], city (1995 est. pop. 108,000), capital of Central prov., Sri Lanka, on the Kandy Plateau. Once the capital of the Sinhalese Kandyan kingdom, it is now a…Trending
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