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111Bao Chao — (zh ts|t=鮑超|s=鮑超; Styled Chyu Ting 春霆 ; (1828 ndash; 1886) was an eminent Han Chinese official, military Captain General, and a unlettered Coolies of the late Qing Dynasty in China. He raised the Xiang Army to fight effectively against the… …
112architecture — /ahr ki tek cheuhr/, n. 1. the profession of designing buildings, open areas, communities, and other artificial constructions and environments, usually with some regard to aesthetic effect. Architecture often includes design or selection of… …
113ballad — balladic /beuh lad ik/, adj. balladlike, adj. /bal euhd/, n. 1. any light, simple song, esp. one of sentimental or romantic character, having two or more stanzas all sung to the same melody. 2. a simple narrative poem of folk origin, composed in… …
114boorish — boorishly, adv. boorishness, n. /boor ish/, adj. of or like a boor; unmannered; crude; insensitive. [1555 65; BOOR + ISH1] Syn. coarse, uncouth, loutish, churlish. BOORISH, OAFISH, RUDE, UNCOUTH all describe persons, acts, manners, or mannerisms… …
115illiterate — illiterately, adv. illiterateness, n. /i lit euhr it/, adj. 1. unable to read and write: an illiterate group. 2. having or demonstrating very little or no education. 3. showing lack of culture, esp. in language and literature. 4. displaying a… …
116Bramante, Donato — born 1444, probably at Monte Asdruvaldo, Duchy of Urbino died April 11, 1514, Rome Italian architect and perspectivist painter. The son of a farmer, he was working as a painter by 1477. His early architectural works included the church of Santa… …
117Fujiwara family — Dynastic family that dominated Japanese court government in the 9th–12th centuries. The family maintained a close relationship to the imperial family by marrying its daughters to emperors so that their grandsons and nephews became emperors. The… …
118Lee, Ann — born Feb. 29, 1736, Manchester, Eng. died Sept. 8, 1784, Watervliet, N.Y., U.S. British American religious leader. A factory worker in her youth in Manchester, she joined the Shakers in 1758 and was acknowledged as their leader in 1770.… …
119Qurʾān — or Koran Sacred scripture of Islam, regarded by Muslims as the infallible word of God, revealed to the Prophet Muhammad. The book, first compiled in its authoritative form in the 7th century, consists of 114 chapters (sūrahs) of varying length,… …
120encyclopaedia — Reference work that contains information on all branches of knowledge or that treats a particular branch of knowledge comprehensively. It is self contained and explains subjects in greater detail than a dictionary. It differs from an almanac in… …
