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31Nugacity — Nu*gac i*ty, n. [L. nugacitas, fr. nugax, acis, trifling.] Futility; trifling talk or behavior; drollery. [R.] Dr. H. More. [1913 Webster] …
32Waggeries — Waggery Wag ger*y ( g[ e]r*[y^]), n.; pl. {Waggeries}. [From {Wag}.] The manner or action of a wag; mischievous merriment; sportive trick or gayety; good humored sarcasm; pleasantry; jocularity; as, the waggery of a schoolboy. Locke. [1913… …
33Waggery — Wag ger*y ( g[ e]r*[y^]), n.; pl. {Waggeries}. [From {Wag}.] The manner or action of a wag; mischievous merriment; sportive trick or gayety; good humored sarcasm; pleasantry; jocularity; as, the waggery of a schoolboy. Locke. [1913 Webster] A… …
34matter — I. noun Etymology: Middle English matere, from Anglo French, from Latin materia matter, physical substance, from mater Date: 13th century 1. a. a subject under consideration b. a subject of disagreement or litigation c. plural the events or… …
35Edward Elgar — Sir Edward William Elgar, 1st Baronet, OM, GCVO (2 June 1857 ndash; 23 February 1934) was an English Romantic composer. Several of his first major orchestral works, including the Enigma Variations and the Pomp and Circumstance Marches , were… …
36Humour — Hilarity redirects here. For the U.S. Navy ship, see USS Hilarity (AM 241). Hilarious redirects here. For the stand up special by Louis C.K., see Hilarious (album). For other uses, see Humour (disambiguation). Smiling can imply a sense of humour… …
37John Ford (dramatist) — John Ford (baptised April 17, 1586 ndash; c. 1640?) was an English Jacobean and Caroline playwright and poet born in Ilsington in Devon in 1586.Life and WorkFord left home to study in London, although more specific details are unclear mdash; a… …
38Stylistics (linguistics) — Stylistics is the study of varieties of language whose properties position that language in . For example, the language of advertising, politics, religion, individual authors, etc., or the language of a period in time, all are used distinctively… …
39Design for Living — This article is about the play. For the film of the same name, see Design for Living (film) Lunt, Coward and Fontanne in Design for Living Design for Living is a comedy play written by Noël Coward in 1932. It concerns a trio of artistic… …
40John Liston — (c. 1776 March 22, 1846), English comedian, was born in London.He made his public debut on the stage at Weymouth as Lord Duberley in The Heir at law . After several dismal failures in tragic parts, some of them in support of Mrs Siddons, he… …
