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( l´m -t d´ m ) (KEY) , 1836–1912, English painter, b. Friesland. He studied in Belgium, where he lived until 1869. In that year he went to Englan...
ancient town of Phrygia, Asia Minor, on the Asian side of the Hellespont opposite Sestos, in present-day Turkey. It was originally a Milesian colony. ...
( g´´ thär´k s) (KEY) , fl. 5th cent. B.C., Greek painter of the Athenian school, b. Samos. He is credited by Vitruvius with important discoveries...
( k´z b) (KEY) , in the Bible. 1 Seacoast town, ancient Palestine, c.15 mi (24 km) S of Tyre. 2 Unidentified city of Judah. Chezib in the Book of Gen...
(ädäN´ d lä äl) (KEY) or Adam le Bossu (l b sü´) (KEY) , c.1240–1287, French dramatist and poet-musician, one of the great trouvères. Man...
material used to grind, smooth, cut, or polish another substance. Natural abrasives include sand, pumice, corundum, and ground quartz. Carborundum (si...