Took — Take Take, v. t. [imp. {Took} (t[oo^]k); p. p. {Taken} (t[=a]k n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Taking}.] [Icel. taka; akin to Sw. taga, Dan. tage, Goth. t[=e]kan to touch; of uncertain origin.] 1. In an active sense; To lay hold of; to seize with the hands … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Alexander Hood, 1st Viscount Bridport — Admiral Alexander Hood, 1st Viscount Bridport, KB (December 2, 1726 ndash; May 2, 1814) was an officer of the British Royal Navy during the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars, and the brother of Admiral Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount… … Wikipedia
Basil Hood — Basil Charles Hood (April 5 1864 ndash; August 7 1917) was a British librettist and lyricist, perhaps best known for his libretti of a half dozen Savoy Operas and his English adaptations of operettas, including The Merry Widow .Early life and… … Wikipedia
HMS Hood (51) — HMS Hood (pennant number 51) was a battlecruiser of the Royal Navy, and considered the pride of the Royal Navy in the interwar period and during the early period of World War II. She was one of four Admiral class battlecruisers ordered in mid… … Wikipedia
Fort Hood shooting — Killeen police SWAT team responds to the shooting … Wikipedia
Robin Hood — is an archetypal figure in English folklore, whose story originates from medieval times but who remains significant in popular culture where he is painted as a man known for robbing the rich to give to the poor and fighting against injustice and… … Wikipedia
Fort Hood — Infobox Military Structure name=Fort Hood location=Killeen, Texas caption=Shoulder sleeve insignia of units stationed at Fort Hood type=Army post built= 1942 materials= used= 1942 present controlledby=U.S. Army garrison=III Corps 1st Cavalry… … Wikipedia
Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood — Infobox Military Person name=Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood caption=1784 portrait by James Northcote born=12 December 1724 died=27 January 1816 placeofbirth= placeofdeath= nickname= allegiance=flagicon|United Kingdom United Kingdom branch=… … Wikipedia
The Black Hood — Superherobox caption = The Black Hood, art by Al Camy. character name = The Black Hood publisher =MLJ Comics debut = Top Notch Comics #9 (October 1940) creators =Harry Shorten alter ego = * full name = Mathew Burland species = homeworld =… … Wikipedia
John Hood (naval officer) — John Hood (3 December 1859 ndash; 11 February 1919) was an admiral of the United States Navy during World War I. He was also a veteran of the Spanish American War.Hood was born in Florence, Ala., 3 December 1859. He was appointed to the United… … Wikipedia
