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101golf — golfer, n. /golf, gawlf/; Brit. also /gof/, n. 1. a game in which clubs with wooden or metal heads are used to hit a small, white ball into a number of holes, usually 9 or 18, in succession, situated at various distances over a course having… …
102knavery — /nay veuh ree/, n., pl. knaveries. 1. action or practice characteristic of a knave. 2. unprincipled, untrustworthy, or dishonest dealing; trickery. 3. a knavish act or practice. [1520 30; KNAVE + ERY] * * * …
103rascality — /ra skal i tee/, n., pl. rascalities. 1. rascally or knavish character or conduct. 2. a rascally act. [1570 80; RASCAL + ITY] * * * …
104rogue — /rohg/, n., v., rogued, roguing, adj. n. 1. a dishonest, knavish person; scoundrel. 2. a playfully mischievous person; scamp: The youngest boys are little rogues. 3. a tramp or vagabond. 4. a rogue elephant or other animal of similar disposition …
105roguish — roguishly, adv. roguishness, n. /roh gish/, adj. 1. pertaining to, characteristic of, or acting like a rogue; knavish or rascally. 2. playfully mischievous: a roguish smile. [1565 75; ROGUE + ISH1] * * * …
106varlet — /vahr lit/, n. Archaic. 1. a knavish person; rascal. 2. a. an attendant or servant. b. a page who serves a knight. [1425 75; late ME < MF; var. of VALET] * * * …
107Albumazar — ▪ Muslim astrologer also spelled Albumasar, or Abū Maʿshar born Aug. 10, 787, Balkh, Khorāsān [now in Afghanistan] died March 9, 886, al Wāsit, Iraq leading astrologer of the Muslim world, who is known primarily for his theory that the… …
108zanni — ▪ stock theatrical character plural zanni or zannis stock servant character in the Italian improvisational theatre known as the commedia dell arte. Zanni were valet buffoons, clowns, and knavish jacks of all trades. All possessed common… …
109Spanish Language and Literature — • As a medium of literary expression Spanish asserted itself first in the twelfth century: it had been six or seven centuries in the process of evolution out of Latin Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Spanish Language and Literature …
110Alain-Rene Le Sage — Alain René Le Sage † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Alain René Le Sage Writer, b. at Sarzeau (Morbihan), 1668; d. at Boulogne sur Mer, 1747. The son of a notary who died early in the youth s career, he left the Jesuit college of Vannes after …
