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101Mother Shipton's Cave — (or Old Mother Shipton s Cave ) is at Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, England, near to the River Nidd. Nearby is a petrifying well which has been a tourist attraction since 1630 due to its association with the legendary soothsayer and prophetess …
102Hyraceum — is the petrified and rock like excrement composed of both urine and feces excreted by the Cape Hyrax, Procavia capensis, commonly referred to as the Dassie (www.Hyraceum.com). [http://www.hyraceum.com] After aging and petrifying over hundreds if… …
103William Musgrave — [ thumb|right|William Musgrave, by Thomas Hawker (1640 1725), assistant [ citation|title=British paintings of the sixteenth through nineteenth centuries|series=The Collections of the National Gallery of Art, Systematic Catalogue |first= John… …
104petrifaction — petrifactive, adj. /pe treuh fak sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of petrifying; the state of being petrified. 2. something petrified. Also, petrification /pe treuh fi kay sheuhn/. [1640 50; PETRI + faction < L faction (s. of factio) a making.… …
105petrify — petrifiable, adj. petrificant /pi trif i keuhnt/, adj. petrifier, n. /pe treuh fuy /, v., petrified, petrifying. v.t. 1. to convert into stone or a stony substance. 2. to benumb or paralyze with astonishment, horror, or other strong emotion: I… …
106sinter — /sin teuhr/, n. 1. siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser. 2. Metall. the product of a sintering operation. v.t. 3. Metall. to bring about agglomeration in (metal particles) by heating.… …
107stony — stonily, adv. stoniness, n. /stoh nee/, adj., stonier, stoniest. 1. full of or abounding in stones or rock: a stony beach. 2. pertaining to or characteristic of stone. 3. resembling or suggesting stone, esp. in its hardness. 4. unfeeling;… …
108Eustathius of Thessalonica — ▪ Greek Orthodox metropolitan born 12th century, Constantinople died c. 1194, Thessalonica, Greece metropolitan (archbishop) of Thessalonica (c. 1175–94), humanist scholar, author, and Greek Orthodox reformer whose chronicles, oratory, and… …
109Swedish literature — Introduction the body of writings produced in the Swedish language within Sweden s modern day geographic and political boundaries. The literatures of Sweden and Finland are closely linked. From the mid 12th century until 1809, Finland …
110Uruguay — • The smallest independent state in South America Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Uruguay Uruguay † …
