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  • 1gewgaws — gew·gaw || gjuːgɔː n. trivial thing; cheap toy; useless ornament …

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  • 2Hume: moral and political philosophy — Rosalind Hursthouse INTRODUCTION Hume’s moral and political philosophy, like his epistemology and meta physics, originally appeared in A Treatise of Human Nature, (henceforth [7.1]), Book III of which, ‘Of Morals’, was published in 1740. He… …

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  • 3Fal-lals — n. pl. Gay ornaments; frippery; gewgaws. [Colloq.] Thackeray. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 4Galloon — Gal*loon , n. [From F. or Sp. galon. See {Gala}. ] 1. A narrow tapelike fabric used for binding hats, shoes, etc., sometimes made ornamental. [1913 Webster] 2. A similar bordering or binding of rich material, such as gold lace. [1913 Webster]… …

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  • 5gimcrackery — gimcrackery, gimcracks gimcracks . Ornamental objects of no great value. Syn: falderal, folderol, frills, nonsense, trumpery, trinkets, gewgaws, knickknacks, tchotchkes. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] …

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  • 6gimcracks — gimcrackery gimcrackery, gimcracks gimcracks . Ornamental objects of no great value. Syn: falderal, folderol, frills, nonsense, trumpery, trinkets, gewgaws, knickknacks, tchotchkes. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] …

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  • 7Union blockade — Part of the American Civil War An 1861 cartoon map of the blockade, known as Winfield Scott …

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  • 8Tchotchke — A collection of conference tchotchkes Tchotchke (pronounced /ˈtʃɒtʃki/ choch kee) are small toys, gewgaws, knickknacks, baubles, lagniappes, trinkets, or kitsch. The term has a connotation …

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  • 9Mose Allison — Background information Birth name Mose John Allison, Jr. Born November 11, 1927 ( …

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  • 10Allison Wonderland Anthology — Infobox Album Name = Allison Wonderland Anthology Type = Compilation Album Artist = Mose Allison Released = 1994 Recorded = 1952 1989 Genre = Hard bop Jazz blues Swing Vocal jazz Length = 137:25 Label = Rhino Records Producer = Reviews =… …

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