A persons special talent, line of business, or habitual activity.
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thomas hart bentonUnited States artist whose paintings portrayed life in the Midwest and South (1889-1975)
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cooper's hawkbluish-grey North American hawk having a darting flight
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Adumbrateto overshadow; to shade
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have it offhave sexual intercourse with
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Carnivala frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a large public entertainment
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japan tallowa yellow wax obtained from sumac berries; used in polishes
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Companionkom-pan′yun, n. one who keeps company or frequently associates with another: an associate or partner: a higher rank of servant, who, though receiving pay, stands rather in the relation of a friend: fellow, in a bad sense.—v.t. to accompany.—adj. of the nature of a companion: accompanying.—adjs. Compan′iable (obs.), sociable; Compan′ionable, fit to be a companion: agreeable.—n. Compan′ionableness.—adv. Compan′ionably.—adj. Compan′ioned, having a companion.—ns. Compan′ionhood, Compan′ionary.—adj. Compan′ionless, without a companion.—n. Compan′ionship. [Fr. compagnon, from Low L. companium, a mess—L. com, with, and panis, bread.]
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white-lippedWhite-lipped typically refers to animals, particularly reptiles or mollusks, that have a distinct white or light-colored marking around their mouths. It is used in names for various species like white-lipped python or white-lipped peccary, to describe their physical appearance.
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danaus(Dana′us), King of Argos, was the father of fifty daughters, who, all but one, at the command of their father, slew their husbands directly after marriage. For this crime they were condemned to the task of forever trying to draw water with vessels without any bottoms.
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niffan unpleasant smell
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twin-aisle airplaneA twin-aisle airplane, also known as a wide-body airplane, is a large aircraft characterized by having two passenger aisles, typically allowing for seven or more seats abreast with two aisles running from the front to the back of the passenger cabin. This means they are wider compared to single-aisle airplanes and can typically carry more passengers. They are often used for long-haul flights. Examples include the Boeing 747, 777, or the Airbus A330 and A350.
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co-educateTo educate children of both sexes together.
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Splendiferoushaving great beauty and splendor
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aquila chrysaetoslarge eagle of mountainous regions of the northern hemisphere having a golden-brown head and neck
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live overexperience again, often in the imagination
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manual alphabetan alphabet used by the deaf; letters are represented by finger positions
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family fistulinaceaea family of fungi closely related to the family Polyporaceae except that the tubes on the undersurface of the cap are separate from each other
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tiffany glassTiffany glass refers to the many and varied types of glass developed and produced from 1878 to 1933 at the Tiffany Studios, by Louis Comfort Tiffany and a team of other designers, including Clara Driscoll.
In 1865, Tiffany traveled to Europe, and in London he visited the Victoria and Albert Museum, whose extensive collection of Roman and Syrian glass made a deep impression on him. He admired the coloration of medieval glass and was convinced that the quality of contemporary glass could be improved upon. In his own words, the Rich tones are due in part to the use of pot metal full of impurities, and in part to the uneven thickness of the glass, but still more because the glass maker of that day abstained from the use of paint.
Tiffany was an interior designer, and in 1878 his interest turned towards the creation of stained glass, when he opened his own studio and glass foundry because he was unable to find the types of glass that he desired in interior decoration. His inventiveness both as a designer of windows and as a producer of the material with which to create them was to become renowned. Tiffany wanted the glass itself to transmit texture and rich colors and he developed a type of glass he called Favrile. -
Disabledpeople collectively who are crippled or otherwise physically handicapped