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71Danish heraldry — has its roots in medieval times when coats of arms first appeared in Europe. Danish heraldry is a branch of the German Nordic heraldic tradition. Contents 1 Terminology 1.1 Tinctures 1.2 Charges 2 …
72Coat of arms of Berlin — Versions …
73British slang — circuBritish slang is English language slang used in the UK. Slang is informal language sometimes peculiar to a particular social class or group and its use in Britain dates back to before the 16th century. The language of slang, in common with… …
74Corvus (heraldry) — Former County Dublin Coat of Arms The genus Corvus, the True Crows, in heraldry (family coats of arms) may represent harshness, avarice, death or divine providence[1]. Crows and ravens are indistinguishable in use and appearance, and are depicted …
75The Night Before Larry Was Stretched — is an Irish execution ballad written in the Newgate cant.AuthorThe ballad is estimated to have been written around 1816. Will (Hurlfoot) Maher, a shoemaker from Waterford, wrote the song, though Dr. Robert Burrowes, the Dean of St. Finbar’s Cork …
76Kippkiel — an einer VO 70 Regattayacht Unter der Bezeichnung Kippkiel versteht man einen Kiel, der um eine tief im Schiff liegende Längsachse nach Luv geschwenkt werden kann, um so das aufrichtende Moment der Kielbombe zu erhöhen. Im modernen Bootsbau wird… …
77Richard Head — im Porträt, das als Frontispiz der zweiten Auflage seines English Rogue (London: F. Kirkman, 1666) beigeben ist. Richard Head (* um 1637 in Irland; † vor Juni 1686 auf See in der Nähe der Isle of Wight) war ein englischer Autor des 17.… …
78Skwal — Le skwal est un des nombreux sports de glisse dérivés du ski. On appelle skwal la planche utilisée pour ce sport. Elle est similaire à un snowboard ou un monoski en ce que les deux pieds sont attachés à la même planche. La particularité de la… …
79Indonesia — /in deuh nee zheuh, sheuh, zee euh, doh /, n. 1. See East Indies (def. 1). 2. Republic of. Formerly, Netherlands East Indies, Dutch East Indies. a republic in the Malay Archipelago consisting of 13,677 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi,… …
80Sailing (Yachting) — ▪ 2009 The Olympic Regatta was held in the Chinese port city of Qingdao during the 2008 Olympic Games. The sailing venue, with its strong currents and light air, was a challenging one for competitors. The water itself had seemed polluted to …
