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Solway Firth
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An arm of the Irish Sea, and in its upper part forming the estuary of the river Esk, separating Cumberland from the S. of Scotland (Kirkcudbright and Dumfries); stretches inland from Balcarry Point ...
Skager-Rack
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An arm of the North Sea stretching NE. between Norway and Denmark, and connecting the Cattegat with the North Sea, 140 m. long and 70 broad, the deep water being on the Norwegian coast.
tannin
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An astringent principle found in gallnuts and the bark chiefly of the oak.
Thais
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An Athenian courtezan who accompanied Alexander the Great on his expedition into Asia; had children after his death to Ptolemy Lagi.
Thyrsus
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An attribute of Dionysus, being a staff or spear entwined with ivy leaves and a cone at the top; carried by the devotees of the god on festive occasions; the cone was presumed to cover the spear ...
Slawkenbergius
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An author quoted and referred to in "Tristram Shandy," distinguished by the length of his nose, and a great authority on the subject of noses.
Sulpicius Severus
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An ecclesiastical historian, born in Aquitaine; wrote a "Historia Sacra," and a Life of St. Martin (363-406).
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