shepherd's+crook

  • 51sheepcrook — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: Middle English shepe crook, from shepe, sheep sheep + crook, crok crook : a shepherd s crook …

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  • 52cro|sier — «KROH zhuhr», noun. 1. an ornamental staff, ending in a hook like a shepherd s crook, carried by or before bishops or certain abbots; crook. It symbolizes their pastoral office and duties. 2. Botany. the curled top of a young fern. Also, crozier …

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  • 53The Message (Bible) — Bible translation infobox translation title=The Message full name=The Message abbreviation=MSG complete bible published=2002 textual basis= translation type= Dynamic Equivalence (Colloquial) copyright=Copyright 2002 Eugene H. Peterson genesis 1:1 …

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  • 54Hyksos/Archive 1 — DiscussionWhy is there a discussion in the second paragraph? It should be moved here. 20:41, Jun 5, 2005 (UTC):I looked up in the history, and it looks like it was taken care of. :) 17:46, 13 December 2005 (UTC) Another standpoint for this theory …

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  • 55River Lune — Geobox|River name = Lune native name = other name = other name1 = image size = 300 image caption = The Lune , with the local road, M6 motorway, and West Coast Main Line railway sharing the valley with the river country = England country1 = state …

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  • 56List of characters in Astro City — The world of Astro City has numerous heroes and villains in the cast, as well as normal, everyday civilians along with other, stranger entities. It is a rich, well textured array of characters, influenced from a broad spectrum of history, myths,… …

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  • 57Crosier — • The Pastoral Staff is an ecclesiastical ornament which is conferred on bishops at their consecration and on mitred abbots at their investiture, and which is used by these prelates in performing certain solemn functions Catholic Encyclopedia.… …

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  • 58croquet — 1858, from Northern French dialect croquet hockey stick, from O.N.Fr. shepherd s crook, from O.Fr. croc (12c.), from O.N. krokr hook (see CROOK (Cf. crook)). Game originated in Brittany, popularized in Ireland c.1830, England c.1850, where it was …

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  • 59Candy cane — Not to be confused with Stick candy. A traditional candy cane (left) and a Nestlé Spree version (right). A candy cane is a hard cane shaped candy stick. It is traditionally white with red stripes and flavored with peppermint or cinnamon; however …

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  • 60Pastoral — Pas tor*al, a. [L. pastoralis: cf. F. pastoral. See {Pastor}.] 1. Of or pertaining to shepherds; hence, relating to rural life and scenes; as, a pastoral life. [1913 Webster] 2. Relating to the care of souls, or to the pastor of a church; as,… …

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