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101jewelry — /jooh euhl ree/, n. 1. articles of gold, silver, precious stones, etc., for personal adornment. 2. any ornaments for personal adornment, as necklaces or cuff links, including those of base metals, glass, plastic, or the like. Also, esp. Brit.,… …
102novel — novel1 novellike, adj. /nov euhl/, n. 1. a fictitious prose narrative of considerable length and complexity, portraying characters and usually presenting a sequential organization of action and scenes. 2. (formerly) novella (def. 1). [1560 70; <… …
103typography — /tuy pog reuh fee/, n. 1. the art or process of printing with type. 2. the work of setting and arranging types and of printing from them. 3. the general character or appearance of printed matter. [1635 45; < NL typographia, equiv. to Gk týpo(s)… …
104villa — villalike, adj. /vil euh/, n. 1. a country residence or estate. 2. any imposing or pretentious residence, esp. one in the country or suburbs maintained as a retreat by a wealthy person. 3. Brit. a detached or semidetached dwelling house, usually… …
105Villa — /vee euh/; Sp. /bee yah/, n. Francisco /frddahn sees kaw/, (Doroteo Arango, Pancho Villa ), 1877 1923, Mexican general and revolutionist. * * * I Country estate, complete with house, grounds, and subsidiary buildings. The term particularly… …
106Voltaire — Voltairean, Voltairian, adj., n. /vohl tair , vol /; Fr. /vawl terdd /, n. (François Marie Arouet) 1694 1778, French philosopher, historian, satirist, dramatist, and essayist. * * * orig. François Marie Arouet born Nov. 21, 1694, Paris, France… …
107Bakst, Léon — orig. Lev Samuilovich Rosenberg born Jan. 27, 1866, St. Petersburg, Russia died Dec. 28, 1924, Paris, France Russian painter and stage designer. He attended the Imperial Academy of Arts at St. Petersburg and studied in Paris. In 1898 he cofounded …
108Byzantine architecture — Building style of Constantinople (now Istanbul, formerly ancient Byzantium) after AD 330. Byzantine architects were eclectic, at first drawing heavily on Roman temple features. Their combination of the basilica and symmetrical central plan… …
109Art, Antiques, and Collections — ▪ 2003 Introduction In 2002 major exhibitions such as Documenta 11 reflected the diverse nature of contemporary art: artists from a variety of cultures received widespread recognition for work ranging from installation to video to painting …
110Fashions — ▪ 2009 The faltering global economy determined the direction of fashion during 2008. Initially, the euro s significant appreciation against the dollar proved a boon to style conscious travelers who, visiting the U.S. from abroad as the year …
