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11acquaintance — noun Date: 14th century 1. a. the state of being acquainted b. personal knowledge ; familiarity 2. a. the persons with whom one is acquainted < should auld acquaintance be forgot Robert Burns > b. a person whom one knows …
12acquaintance — [əˈkweɪntəns] noun [C] someone who you know but who is not a close friend …
13To be of acquaintance — Acquaintance Ac*quaint ance, n. [OE. aqueintance, OF. acointance, fr. acointier. See {Acquaint}.] 1. A state of being acquainted, or of having intimate, or more than slight or superficial, knowledge; personal knowledge gained by intercourse short …
14To take acquaintance of — Acquaintance Ac*quaint ance, n. [OE. aqueintance, OF. acointance, fr. acointier. See {Acquaint}.] 1. A state of being acquainted, or of having intimate, or more than slight or superficial, knowledge; personal knowledge gained by intercourse short …
15An Acquaintance with Darkness — infobox Book | name = An Acquaintance with Darkness title orig = translator = image caption = author = Ann Rinaldi cover artist = country = United States language = English series = Great Episodes genre = Historical novel publisher = Harcourt… …
16familiarity breeds contempt — close acquaintance causes lack of respect …
17painting, Western — ▪ art Introduction history of Western painting from its beginnings in prehistoric times to the present. Painting, the execution of forms and shapes on a surface by means of pigment (but see also drawing for discussion of depictions in …
18The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling — infobox Book | name = Tom Jones title orig = The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling translator = image caption = Title page from the 1749 edition author = Henry Fielding illustrator = cover artist = country = Britain language = English series =… …
19Sidney Reilly — Lieutenant Sidney George Reilly, MC (c. March 24 1873/1874 – November 5 1925), famously known as the Ace of Spies , was a Jewish Russian or Ukrainian born adventurer and secret agent employed by Scotland Yard, the British Secret Service Bureau… …
20Book of Daniel — Book of Daniel † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Book of Daniel In the Hebrew Bible, and in most recent Protestant (Protestantism) versions, the Book of Daniel is limited to its proto canonical portions. In the Septuagint, the Vulgate, and… …
