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91PEARSON, Charles Henry (1830-1894) — historian and statesman was born in London on 7 September 1830. His father, the Rev. John Norman Pearson, M.A., was then principal of the Church Missionary College, Islington. His mother, Harriet Puller, was descended from the famous Lord… …
92ladylike — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. womanly, feminine; genteel, well bred. See female. Ant., unladylike. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. womanly, cultured, genteel; see polite 1 , refined 2 . See Synonym Study at female . III (Roget s 3… …
93polished — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Bright] Syn. glossy, shining, gleaming; see bright 1 . 2. [Refined] Syn. polite, well bred, cultured; see refined 2 . 3. [Referring to writing or speech] Syn. perfected, elaborate, ornate; see elegant 3 . 4. [Well… …
94Renshaw, Anne (Vyne) Tillery — Amateur journalist from Mississippi, instructor, and associate of HPL. Renshaw was a well known figure in amateur journalism in the 1910s, publishing many poems (whose radicalism HPL chided in “Metrical Regularity” [ Conservative,July 1915]… …
95Islamic arts — Visual, literary, and performing arts of the populations that adopted Islam from the 7th century. Islamic visual arts are decorative, colourful, and, in religious art, nonrepresentational; the characteristic Islamic decoration is the arabesque.… …
96Genteel — Gen*teel , a. [F. gentil noble, pretty, graceful. See {Gentle}.] 1. Possessing or exhibiting the qualities popularly regarded as belonging to high birth and breeding; free from vulgarity, or lowness of taste or behavior; adapted to a refined or… …
97Polite — Po*lite , a. [Compar. {Politer}; superl. {Politest}.] [L. politus, p. p. of polire to polish: cf. F. poli. See {Polish}, v.] 1. Smooth; polished. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Rays of light falling on a polite surface. Sir I. Newton. [1913 Webster] 2.… …
98Politer — Polite Po*lite , a. [Compar. {Politer}; superl. {Politest}.] [L. politus, p. p. of polire to polish: cf. F. poli. See {Polish}, v.] 1. Smooth; polished. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Rays of light falling on a polite surface. Sir I. Newton. [1913… …
99Politest — Polite Po*lite , a. [Compar. {Politer}; superl. {Politest}.] [L. politus, p. p. of polire to polish: cf. F. poli. See {Polish}, v.] 1. Smooth; polished. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Rays of light falling on a polite surface. Sir I. Newton. [1913… …
100Unbred — Un*bred , a. 1. Not begotten; unborn. [Obs.] Thou age unbred. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Not taught or trained; with to. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 3. Not well bred; ill bred. [Obs.] Locke. [1913 Webster] …
