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11abortifacient — Abortive A*bor tive, n. 1. That which is born or brought forth prematurely; an abortion. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A fruitless effort or issue. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 3. A medicine to which is attributed the property of causing abortion; also …
12Abortive — A*bor tive, n. 1. That which is born or brought forth prematurely; an abortion. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A fruitless effort or issue. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 3. A medicine to which is attributed the property of causing abortion; also called… …
13water haul — noun Etymology: from the figure of a fishing net that catches nothing but water Date: 1823 a fruitless effort …
14Thomas Francis, 1st Prince of Carignano — Thomas Francis of Savoy (december 21, 1596 january 22, 1656), Italian Tommaso Francesco di Savoia, Principe di Carignano, French Thomas François de Savoie, Prince de Carignan, the founder of the Savoy Carignano branch of the House of Savoy which… …
15William B. Travis — William Barret Travis William B. Travis. This sketch by Wiley Martin is the only surviving likeness drawn during Travis s lifetime …
16War of the Worlds (2005 film) — Otheruses3|The War of the Worlds (film)Infobox Film name = War of the Worlds caption = director = Steven Spielberg producer = Kathleen Kennedy writer = H. G. Wells (novel) Josh Friedman David Koepp narrator = Morgan Freeman starring = Tom Cruise… …
17Golo Mann — (March 27, 1909 ndash; April 7, 1994), born Angelus Gottfried Thomas Mann, was a popular German historian, essayist and writer. He was the third child of the novelist Thomas Mann and his wife Katia Mann. LifeMann was born in Munich. As a child,… …
18Princess Ragnhild of Norway — Infobox Norwegian Royalty|princess name = Princess Ragnhild title = Princess Ragnhild of Norway full name = Ragnhild Alexandra caption = date of birth = birth date and age|1930|6|9 place of birth = Oslo, Norway royal house = House of Oldenburg… …
19Earth Abides — infobox Book | name = Earth Abides title orig = translator = image caption = Cover of the 1949 Random House first edition. author = George R. Stewart illustrator = cover artist = H. Lawrence Hoffman [cite… …
20Cradle of Fear — DVD Cover For Cradle of Fear Directed by Alex Chandon Produced by A …
