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91The Descendant (short story) — The Descendant is a story fragment by American horror fiction writer H. P. Lovecraft, believed to have been written in 1927. [Joshi and Schulz, p. 66.] It was first published in the journal Leaves in 1938, after Lovecraft s death. [… …
92giant short-faced kangaroo — noun an extinct kangaroo, Procoptodon goliath, of the sthenurine subfamily, growing two to three metres high and weighing up to 230 kg, having a flat shortened face with teeth adapted for browsing on tough vegetation, a hoof like fourth toe on… …
93Bear Flag Revolt — Short lived rebellion in 1846 by American settlers in California against Mexican authorities. In June a small group captured Sonoma, a settlement north of San Francisco, and declared independence, raising a flag that featured a grizzly bear. Capt …
94Solutrean industry — Short lived stone tool industry that flourished 17,000–21,000 years ago in southwestern France (e.g., at La Solutré and Laugerie Haute) and in nearby areas. The industry is of special interest because of its particularly fine workmanship. In… …
95Brook Farm (Institute of Agriculture and Education) — Short lived utopian experiment in communal living (1841–47) in West Roxbury, Mass. (near Boston), founded by George Ripley. The best known of the many utopian communities organized in the U.S. in the mid 19th century, Brook Farm was to combine… …
96fugitive colors — Short lived pigments and dye capable of fading or changing, especially with exposure to light, to atmospheric pollution, or when mixed with certain substances; in each case the result of a chemical change. Examples are the colors in magazine… …
97seven day(s') wonder — Short lived sensation …
98literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …
99china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …
100China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …
