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1912–, American sculptor, b. South Orange, N.J. Formerly an architect associated with Frank Lloyd Wright, Smith applies architectural principles to ...
fore-and-aft-rigged, single-masted sailing vessel with a single headsail jib. A sloop differs from a cutter in that it has a jibstay—a support leadi...
(s m´pl n) (KEY) , pass, 6,590 ft (2,009 m) high, in the Lepontine Alps, Valais canton, S Switzerland. It is crossed by the Simplon Road built (1800â...
(sl ´v n) (KEY) , city (1993 pop. 106,958), E central Bulgaria, at the foot of the Balkan Mts. A textile center, it also produces carpets, wood and m...
(v l´ brôrt sn l, sn l s) (KEY) , 1591–1626, Dutch mathematician. He is generally credited with the discovery (1621) of the law of the refraction...
(s kel ä´n s) (KEY) , 1884–1951, Greek poet and playwright. One of Greece’s most important 20th-century lyric poets, he emphasized national hist...