Noble+birth

  • 41Noble gas — Noble No ble, a. [Compar. {Nobler}; superl. {Noblest}.] [F. noble, fr. L. nobilis that can be or is known, well known, famous, highborn, noble, fr. noscere to know. See {know}.] 1. Possessing eminence, elevation, dignity, etc.; above whatever is… …

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  • 42Noble metals — Noble No ble, a. [Compar. {Nobler}; superl. {Noblest}.] [F. noble, fr. L. nobilis that can be or is known, well known, famous, highborn, noble, fr. noscere to know. See {know}.] 1. Possessing eminence, elevation, dignity, etc.; above whatever is… …

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  • 43Noble "Thin Man" Watts — (February 17, 1926 – August 28, 2004)[1] was an American blues, jump blues[2] and rhythm and blues saxophonist. He primarily played tenor saxophone. Allmusic journalist Bill Dahl considered Watts one of the most incendiary [...] fire breathing… …

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  • 44Noble Powell — Noble Cilley Powell (1891 in Lowndesboro, Alabama 1968, Baltimore, Md.), was a prominent leader in the Episcopal Church in the United States of America. He was educated at the University of Virginia and the Virginia Theological Seminary. From… …

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  • 45Noble Villeneuve — (born August 1, 1938 in Cornwall, Ontario) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1983 to 1999, and served as a cabinet minister in the governments of Frank… …

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  • 46Noble Consort Xin — The Noble Consort Xin (Chinese: 忻贵妃) (? 1764), was a concubine of the Qianlong Emperor, who rules China from 1735 till 1796 …

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  • 47Birth — (b[ e]rth), n. [OE. burth, birth, AS. beor[eth], gebyrd, fr. beran to bear, bring forth; akin to D. geboorte, OHG. burt, giburt, G. geburt, Icel. bur[eth]r, Skr. bhrti bearing, supporting; cf. Ir. & Gael. beirthe born, brought forth. [root]92.… …

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  • 48noble — ► ADJECTIVE (nobler, noblest) 1) belonging to the aristocracy. 2) having fine personal qualities or high moral principles. 3) imposing; magnificent. ► NOUN 1) (especially in former times) a person of noble rank or birth. 2) …

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  • 49birth — [bʉrth] n. [ME birthe, burthe < ON byrth, akin to OE gebyrde, byrde, Goth gabaurths < IE * bhrto, pp. of base * bher , BEAR1] 1. the act of bringing forth offspring 2. the act or fact of coming into life, or of being born; nativity 3.… …

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  • 50of noble birth — child born to aristocratic parents …

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