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31gimcrackery — gimcrackery, gimcracks gimcracks . Ornamental objects of no great value. Syn: falderal, folderol, frills, nonsense, trumpery, trinkets, gewgaws, knickknacks, tchotchkes. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] …
32gimcracks — gimcrackery gimcrackery, gimcracks gimcracks . Ornamental objects of no great value. Syn: falderal, folderol, frills, nonsense, trumpery, trinkets, gewgaws, knickknacks, tchotchkes. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] …
33Haberdasher — Hab er*dash er (h[a^]b [ e]r*d[a^]sh [ e]r), n. [Prob. fr. Icel. hapurtask trumpery, trifles, perh. through French. It is possibly akin to E. haversack, and to Icel. taska trunk, chest, pocket, G. tasche pocket, and the orig. sense was perh.,… …
34Kickshaws — Kick shaws , n.; pl. {Kickshawses}[Corrupt. fr. F. quelque chose something, fr. L. qualis of what kind (akin to E. which) + suffix guam + causa cause, in LL., a thing. See {Which}, and {Cause}.] 1. Something fantastical; any trifling, trumpery… …
35Kickshawses — Kickshaws Kick shaws , n.; pl. {Kickshawses}[Corrupt. fr. F. quelque chose something, fr. L. qualis of what kind (akin to E. which) + suffix guam + causa cause, in LL., a thing. See {Which}, and {Cause}.] 1. Something fantastical; any trifling,… …
36Scrutiny — Scru ti*ny, n. [L. scrutinium, fr. scrutari to search carefully, originally, to search even to the rags, fr. scruta trash, trumpery; perhaps akin to E. shred: cf. AS. scrudnian to make scrutiny.] 1. Close examination; minute inspection; critical… …
37Trump — Trump, n. [OE. trumpe, trompe, F. trompe; probably fr. L. triumphare to triumph, to exult, hence, probably, to make a joyous sound or noise. See {Triumph}, v. i. & n., and cf. {Trombone}, {Tromp}, {Trump} at cards, {Trumpery}, {Trumpet}, {Trunk}… …
38Harry Connick, Jr. — Infobox musical artist 2 Name = Harry Connick, Jr. Img capt = Harry Connick, Jr. at the New Orleans Jazz Fest 2007. Photo by Stephanie Schoyer Landscape = yes Background = solo singer Birth name = Joseph Harry Fowler Connick, Jr. Born = birth… …
39Der Ring des Nibelungen — (The Ring of the Nibelung) is a cycle of four epic operas (or dramas to use the composer s preferred term) by the German composer Richard Wagner (1813–83). The works are based loosely on characters from the Norse sagas and the Nibelungenlied. The …
40Second Boer War — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Second Anglo Boer War partof=the Boer Wars caption=Boer guerrillas during the Second Boer War date=11 October 1899 ndash; 31 May 1902 place=South Africa casus belli=The Jameson Raid, 1895 96 [Thomas Pakenham,… …
