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  • 101Puchezh — ( ru. Пучеж) is a town in Ivanovo Oblast, Russia, located to the southeast of Myshkin. Population: 10,345 (2002 Census).Puchezh is a port on the west side of the Volga River, situated 117 km southeast of Kineshma and 175 km east of Ivanovo.It was …

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  • 102The Gold-spinners — is an Estonian fairy tale collected by Dr. Friedrich Kreutzwald in Eestirahwa Ennemuistesed jutud . W. F. Kirby included it in The Hero of Esthonia , and Andrew Lang, under the title The Water lily. The Gold Spinners, in The Blue Fairy Book… …

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  • 103List of fashion topics — This is a list of topics related to fashion, many of which do not yet have Wikipedia articles. NOTOC 0 9 1300 1400 in fashion 1500 1550 in fashion 1600 1650 in fashion 1700 1750 in fashion 1795 1820 in fashion 20th century fashion A A line A line …

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  • 104List of Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, 1801–1819 — UK Legislation Acts of Parliament by states preceding the United Kingdom Of the Kingdom of England Before 1485 1485–1601 · 1603–1641 Interregnum (1642–1660) 1660–1699 · 1700–1706 …

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  • 105Linen —    1) Heb., pishet, pishtah, denotes flax, of which linen is made (Isa. 19:9); wrought flax, i.e., linen cloth , Lev. 13:47, 48, 52, 59; Deut. 22:11.    Flax was early cultivated in Egypt (Ex. 9:31), and also in Palestine (Josh. 2:6; Hos. 2:9).… …

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  • 106fiber — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. filament, thread, strand; shred; texture, structure. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A threadlike structure] Syn. thread, cord, string, rootlet, strand, staple, pile, tissue, filament, vein, hair, tendril,… …

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  • 107distaff — /ˈdɪstaf/ (say distahf) noun 1. a staff with a cleft end, formerly used for holding the wool, flax, etc., from which the thread was drawn in spinning by hand. 2. an analogous part of a spinning wheel, for holding flax to be spun. 3. the female… …

  • 108linen — /ˈlɪnən / (say linuhn) noun 1. fabric woven from flax yarns. 2. household articles, as sheets, tablecloths, etc., made of linen or some substitute, as cotton. 3. Obsolete shirts and underwear, made of linen or a substitute. 4. yarn made of flax… …

  • 109(deu-2 or dou-) : du- —     (deu 2 or dou ) : du     English meaning: to worship; mighty     Deutsche Übersetzung: etwa “(religiös) verehren, gewähren, verehrungswũrdig, mächtig”     Material: O.Ind. duvas n. “ offering, worship instruction “, duvasyáti “ honors,… …

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  • 110battleship — Line Line, n. [OE. line, AS. l[=i]ne cable, hawser, prob. from L. linea a linen thread, string, line, fr. linum flax, thread, linen, cable; but the English word was influenced by F. ligne line, from the same L. word linea. See {Linen}.] 1. A… …

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