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121Thomas Goldwell — Thomas Goldwell † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Thomas Goldwell Bishop of St. Asaph, the last survivor of the ancient hierarchy of England; b. probably at the family manor of Goldwell, in the parish of Great Chart, near Ashford, Kent,… …
122Dangerous Crossing — (1953 film) DVD cover Directed by Joseph M. Newman Produced by Robert Bassler …
123Kapila — This article is about the Hindu sage Kapila. For other uses, see Kapila (disambiguation). Part of a series on Hindu philosophy …
124ecdysiast — H.L. Mencken s invented proper word for strip tease artist, 1940, from Gk. ekdysis a stripping or casting off (used scientifically with ref. to serpents shedding skin or crustacea molting), from ekdyein to put off (contrasted with endyo to put on …
125ecdysis — ec•dy•sis [[t]ˈɛk də sɪs[/t]] n. pl. ses [[t] ˌsiz[/t]] zool. the shedding or casting off of an outer coat or integument by snakes, crustaceans, etc • Etymology: 1850–55; < Gk ékdysis=ekdý(ein) to strip off (ek ec +dýein to cause to enter) +… …
126Shinto Creation Legend — Details of such Creation Legends as are furnished by Shintoism are given under Koji Ki. Their paucity may possibly be due to the necessity of casting off the myths and legends brought from the mainland by the original Japanese emigrants in… …
127ecdysis — n. the action of casting off skin or shedding an exoskeleton etc. Etymology: mod.L f. Gk ekdusis f. ekduo put off …
128castoff — noun ( s) 1. : a person or thing that has been cast off dressed in his older brother s castoffs 2. : the lateral offset of the stock of a shotgun that enables the shooter s eye to be brought in line with the sights 3. : an estimate of… …
