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  • 111Waggeries — Waggery Wag ger*y ( g[ e]r*[y^]), n.; pl. {Waggeries}. [From {Wag}.] The manner or action of a wag; mischievous merriment; sportive trick or gayety; good humored sarcasm; pleasantry; jocularity; as, the waggery of a schoolboy. Locke. [1913… …

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  • 112Waggery — Wag ger*y ( g[ e]r*[y^]), n.; pl. {Waggeries}. [From {Wag}.] The manner or action of a wag; mischievous merriment; sportive trick or gayety; good humored sarcasm; pleasantry; jocularity; as, the waggery of a schoolboy. Locke. [1913 Webster] A… …

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  • 113What cheer — Cheer Cheer (ch[=e]r), n. [OE. chere face, welcome, cheer, OF. chiere, F. ch[ e]re, fr. LL. cara face, Gr. ka ra head; akin to Skr. [,c]iras, L. cerebrum brain, G. hirn, and E. cranium.] 1. The face; the countenance or its expression. [Obs.]… …

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  • 114gaiety — also gayety noun (plural eties) Etymology: French gaieté Date: 1634 1. merrymaking; also festive activity often used in plural 2. high spirits ; merriment 3. elegance, finery …

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  • 115Бликсен Финекке Карен — Бликсен, Бликсен Финекке (Blixen Finecke) Карен (р. 17.4.1885, Рунгстед, ‒ 7.9.1962, там же), датская писательница и журналистка. Печататься начала в 1907. В 1914‒31 жила в Кении. Первая книга «Семь готических рассказов» вышла на английском языке …

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  • 116Бликсен —         Бликсен Финекке (Blixen Finecke) Карен (р. 17.4.1885, Рунгстед, 7.9.1962, там же), датская писательница и журналистка. Печататься начала в 1907. В 1914 31 жила в Кении. Первая книга «Семь готических рассказов» вышла на английском языке в… …

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  • 117Ohka — The Yokosuka MXY 7 Ohka , (櫻花 cherry blossom , Hebon shiki transcription Ōka, ) was a purpose built, rocket powered kamikaze aircraft employed by Japan towards the end of World War II. The United States gave the aircraft the name Baka (Japanese… …

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  • 118Redbook — For other uses, see Red Book. Redbook is an American women s magazine published by the Hearst Corporation.HistoryThe magazine was first published in May 1903 as The Red Book Illustrated by Stumer, Rosenthal and Eckstein, a firm of Chicago retail… …

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  • 119List of mine warfare vessels of the United States Navy — This is a list of mine warfare vessels of the United States Navy.Cruiser Minelayers* USS Baltimore (CM 1) * USS Tahoe (CM 2) * USS Aroostook (CM 3) * USS Shawmut (CM 4) * USS Terror (CM 5) * USS Miantonomah (CM 10) * USS Shawmut (CM 11) * USS… …

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  • 120Cornélie Falcon — in 1835 Cornélie Falcon (28 January 1814[1] – 25 February 1897) was a French soprano who sang at the Opéra in Paris. Her greatest success was creating the role of Valentine in Meyerbeer s …

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