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  • 121Gertrude Friedberg — (* 17. Mai 1908; † 17. September 1989 in New York; gebürtig Gertrude Tonkonogy) war eine US amerikanische Schriftstellerin und Dramatikerin. Nach dem Collegebesuch arbeitete sie zunächst als Sekretärin im Büro eines Theaterproduzenten. Im Jahre… …

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  • 122diagonal — [adj] angled askew, bevel, beveled, bias, biased, cater cornered, catty cornered, cornerways, cross, crossways, crosswise, inclining, kitty cornered*, oblique, skewing, slanted, slanting, transversal, transverse; concept 581 …

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  • 123at bay — adjective forced to turn and face attackers (Freq. 4) a stag at bay she had me cornered between the porch and her car like a trapped animal • Syn: ↑cornered, ↑trapped, ↑treed …

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  • 124tricornered — (ˈ)trī+ adjective Etymology: tri + cornered : three cornered, tricorn * * * /truy kawr neuhrd/, adj. having three corners; tricorn. [1810 20; TRI + CORNERED] …

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  • 125ẒIẒIT — (Heb. צִיצִית pl. צִיצִיּוֹת, ẓiẓiyyot; fringes ), name of the tassels attached to the four corners of special (four cornered) garments worn by men in fulfillment of the biblical commandment in Numbers 15:37–41 and Deuteronomy 22:12. It has been… …

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  • 126kitty-corner — also catty corner or catercorner or kitty cornered or catty cornered or catercornered adverb or adjective Etymology: kitty corner alteration of cater corner, from obsolete cater four + corner Date: 1838 in a diagonal or oblique position < the&#8230; …

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  • 127corner — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French cornere, from corne horn Date: 13th century 1. a. the point where converging lines, edges, or sides meet ; angle b. the place of intersection of two streets or roads c. a piece designed to form …

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  • 128Heinrich Schliemann — Infobox Scientist name = Heinrich Schliemann box width = image width =150px caption = Portrait of Heinrich Schliemann birth date = January 6 1822 birth place = Neubukow death date = December 26 1890 death place = Naples residence = citizenship =&#8230; …

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