Hurds — Hurds, n. [See {Hards}.] The coarse part of flax or hemp; hards. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hurds — ˈhərdz noun plural Etymology: Middle English herdes, hurdes (plural), from Old English heordan (plural); akin to Old English heord hair of a woman s head, Old Norse haddr hair of a woman s head, Greek keskeon tow, Russian kosa braid : the coarse… … Useful english dictionary
List of political families in the United Kingdom — Everyone here is/was an MP unless otherwise stated.Aitkens* William Maxwell Aitken (1879 1964), MP 1910 1916, later 1st Baron Beaverbrook ** Max Aitken, Conservative MP 1945 1950, later 2nd Baron Beaverbrook; son of Lord Beaverbrook ** William… … Wikipedia
Decorticator — A sisal decorticator working in German East Africa (Tanzania) A decorticator (from Latin: cortex, bark) is a machine for stripping the skin, bark, or rind off nuts, wood, plant stalks, grain, etc., in preparation for further processing. In 1861 a … Wikipedia
Grimm's Fairy Tales — Infobox Book name = Children s and Household Tales or Grimm s Fairy Tales translator = image caption = Frontispiece of first volume of Grimms Kinder und Hausmärchen (1812) author = Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm country = Germany language = German genre … Wikipedia
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Howard Wyeth — Infobox musical artist Name = Howard Pyle Wyeth Img capt = Wyeth s album of ragtime and stride Img size = Background = non vocal instrumentalist Born = birth date|1944|4|22|mf=y Died = death date and age|1996|3|27|1944|4|22|mf=y Origin = Jersey… … Wikipedia
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Marihuana Tax Act of 1937 — Marihuana Tax Act Marihuana Tax Act of 1937 Date enacted October 1, 1937 Legislation history Bill Pub. 238, 75th Congress, 50 Stat. 551 Bill citation … Wikipedia
Hemp — This article is about industrial hemp. For its psychoactive variant, see Cannabis (drug). For the biology of the plant, see Cannabis. For other uses, see Hemp (disambiguation). The variety of appearances for cannabis. Only C. sativa (left) is… … Wikipedia
