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  • 1Artifice — Ar ti*fice, n. [L. artificium, fr. artifex artificer; ars, artis, art + facere to make: cf. F. artifice.] 1. A handicraft; a trade; art of making. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. Workmanship; a skillfully contrived work. [1913 Webster] The material… …

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  • 2arts, East Asian — Introduction       music and visual and performing arts of China, Korea, and Japan. The literatures of these countries are covered in the articles Chinese literature, Korean literature, and Japanese literature.       Some studies of East Asia… …

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  • 3above-board — ad. Openly, candidly, ingenuously, frankly, sincerely, fairly, in open sight, without artifice, without concealment, without equivocation, without guile, without disguise, without mental reservation …

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  • 4Coup de glotte — or shock of the glottis is a term used in the theory of singing technique to describe a particular method of emitting or opening a note by an abrupt physical mechanism of the glottis (the space between the vocal folds). During the 19th century… …

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  • 5Lennon, John — ▪ British musician in full  John Winston Ono Lennon  born Oct. 9, 1940, Liverpool, Eng. died Dec. 8, 1980, New York, N.Y., U.S.  leader or coleader of British rock group the Beatles (Beatles, the), author and graphic artist, solo recording artist …

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  • 6outright — adj 1. complete, total, out and out, dead, categorical, unequivocal, unconditional, incontestable, flat; thorough, thoroughgoing, wholesale, comprehensive, full, exhaustive, sweeping, radical, all out, Inf. flat out; absolute, utter, sheer, stark …

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  • 7Abovedeck — A*bove deck , a. On deck; and hence, like aboveboard, without artifice. Smart. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 8Charlotte's Web — For other uses, see Charlotte s Web (disambiguation). Charlotte s Web …

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  • 9Eric Gaskins — (born 1958) is a New York based fashion designer known for his craftsmanship and technique.Gaskins was born in Germany and grew up in Groton, MA. He attended Lawrence Academy and graduated from Kenyon College with a degree in Fine Arts. He moved… …

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  • 10abovedeck — adjective On deck; and hence, like aboveboard, without artifice; smart …

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