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Of of pertaining to any method of human communication, either spoken or written, consisting of the use of words in a structured and conventional way, whether united in a system specific to a country or region.
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cartoons
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Drawings or designs made on stiff paper for a fresco or other paintings, transferred by tracing or pouncing to the surface to be painted, the most famous of which are those of ...
Cartouche
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A notorious captain of a band of thieves, born in Paris, who was broken on the wheel alive in the Place de Grève (1698-1721).
caryatides
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Draped female figures surmounting columns and supporting entablatures; the corresponding male figures are called Atlantes.
Casa
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Italian statesman, Secretary of State under Pope Paul IV.; wrote "Galateo; or, the Art of Living in the World" (1503-1556).
Casanova
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Painter, born in London, of Venetian origin; painted landscapes and battle-pieces (1727-1806).
Flying Dutchman
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A Dutch captain, fated for his sins to scour the sea and never reach port, who appeared from time to time to sea-captains as on a black spectral ship, and from the very terror he ...
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