Genteel
91genteelism — /jen tee liz euhm/, n. a word or phrase used in place of another, supposedly less genteel term: Limb is a genteelism for leg. [1925 30; GENTEEL + ISM] * * * …
92Castilho, António Feliciano de — born Jan. 28, 1800, Lisbon died June 18, 1875, Lisbon Portuguese poet. Though blind from childhood, he became a classical scholar and by age 16 was publishing poems, translations, and pedagogical works. With his Obras completas (1837; Complete… …
93Twain, Mark — orig. Samuel Langhorne Clemens born Nov. 30, 1835, Florida, Mo., U.S. died April 21, 1910, Redding, Conn. U.S. humorist, writer, and lecturer. He grew up in Hannibal, Mo., on the Mississippi River. At age 13 he was apprenticed to a local printer …
94Keane, Molly — ▪ 1997 (MARY NESTA SKRINE; M.J. FARRELL ), Anglo Irish writer (b. July 4, 1904, Ballyrankin, County Kildare, Ire. d. April 22, 1996, Ardmore, County Waterford, Ire.), enjoyed two distinct literary careers. Born into the Anglo Irish gentry,… …
95Prisoner characters — A list of all inmates of Wentworth Detention Centre in the television series Prisoner. Note that episode numbers cited are for first and last appearances; many characters had spells where they were absent and subsequently returned. Listed in… …
96Cucamonga (album) — Cucamonga Compilation album by Frank Zappa Released February 17, 1998/September 14, 2004 …
97Thomas John Capel — Thomas Capel Religion Roman Catholic Personal Nationality British Citizen Born O …
98Esther Forbes — (* 28. Juni 1891 in Westborough, Massachusetts; † 12. August 1967 in Worcester, Massachusetts) war eine US amerikanische Schriftstellerin. Forbes wurde an der Bradford Junior Academy ausgebildet und begann danach ein Studium an der University of… …
99London Symphony Orchestra, Vol. 1 & 2 — Studioalbum von Frank Zappa Veröffentlichung Juni 1983, September 1987 Label Barking Pumpkin Records …
100civil — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. courteous, mannerly, polite; civic, secular, lay. See courtesy, authority.Ant., rude, ill mannered. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Civic] Syn. local, civic, public, civilian; see municipal , public 2 .… …
