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(s m´n l) (KEY) , c.1475–1525, imposter and pretender to the English throne. Little is known of his early life, but before 1486 he caught the atten...
(ô´t l ´ly ntäl) (KEY) , 1848–96, German aeronautical engineer, a pioneer in his experiments with gliders. He made major developments in the gl...
(sm ´l ) (KEY) , 1857–1940, British labor official, b. Belfast, Ireland, of Scottish parents. He was president of the Scottish Miners’ Federation...
(s ´k ) (KEY) , in the Bible. 1 Town, SW ancient Palestine, SW of Bethlehem. It is also spelled Shochoh, Shoco, Shocho, Socho, and Sochoh. 2 Town, in...
common name for primitive, wingless insects of the family Lepismatidae. The silverfish, which has two long antennae and three long tail bristles, is n...
1929–, American coloratura soprano, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. as Belle Silverman. Her childhood career as a radio singer led to voice studies with Estelle L...