Asses Ears (coord|62|19|S|59|45|W|) is a set of three small islands off northwest
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Asses' Bridge — Ass Ass, n. [OE. asse, AS. assa; akin to Icel. asni, W. asen, asyn, L. asinus, dim. aselus, Gr. ?; also to AS. esol, OHG. esil, G. esel, Goth. asilus, Dan. [ae]sel, Lith. asilas, Bohem. osel, Pol. osiel. The word is prob. of Semitic origin; cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
USS Wasp (CV-7) — The eighth USS Wasp (CV 7) was a United States Navy aircraft carrier. She was the sole ship of her class. Built to use up the remaining tonnage allowed to the United States for aircraft carriers under the treaties of the time, she was built on a… … Wikipedia
Edgar Fawcett — (May 26, 1847 May 2, 1904) was an American novelist and poet. Fawcett was born in New York on May 26, 1847, and spent much of his life there. Educated at Columbia College, he obtained the A.B. there in 1867 and his M.A. three years later. At… … Wikipedia
Marsyas — /mahr see euhs/, n. Class. Myth. a satyr who lost in a flute playing competition with Apollo and was flayed alive as a penalty. * * * ▪ Greek mythology legendary Greek figure of Anatolian origin. According to the usual Greek version, Marsyas… … Universalium
bau|ble — «B buhl», noun. 1. a showy trifle having no real value; gewgaw: »Useless toys and trinkets are baubles. SYNONYM(S): gimcrack, knickknack. 2. Historical. a baton surmounted by a head (often that of a fool with asses ears), carried by a court… … Useful english dictionary
Donkey — For other uses, see Donkey (disambiguation). Donkey Conservation status Domesticated Scientific classific … Wikipedia
perissodactyl — perissodactylous, adj. /peuh ris oh dak til/, adj. 1. having an uneven number of toes or digits on each foot. n. 2. any mammal of the order Perissodactyla, comprising the odd toed hoofed quadrupeds and including the tapirs, rhinoceroses, and… … Universalium
ass — ass1 asslike, adj. /as/, n. 1. a long eared, slow, patient, sure footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden. 2. any wild species of the genus Equus, as the onager. 3. a stupid, foolish, or… … Universalium
Captivity of Mangalorean Catholics at Seringapatam — The Captivity of Mangalorean Catholics at Seringapatam (1784–1799) was a 15 year imprisonment of Mangalorean Catholics and other Christians at Seringapatam in the Indian region of Canara by Tipu Sultan, the de facto ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore … Wikipedia
African Wild Ass — Taxobox name = African Wild Ass status = CR status system = iucn3.1 image caption = Somali Wild Ass ( Equus africanus somalicus ) | regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Perissodactyla familia = Equidae genus = Equus… … Wikipedia
