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  • 21Affronted — Affront Af*front , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Affronted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Affronting}.] [OF. afronter, F. affronter, to confront, LL. affrontare to strike against, fr. L. ad + frons forehead, front. See {Front}.] 1. To front; to face in position; to… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 22Affronting — Affront Af*front , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Affronted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Affronting}.] [OF. afronter, F. affronter, to confront, LL. affrontare to strike against, fr. L. ad + frons forehead, front. See {Front}.] 1. To front; to face in position; to… …

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  • 23affront — I. transitive verb Etymology: Middle English afronten, from Anglo French afrunter to defy, from Vulgar Latin *affrontare, from Latin ad + front , frons forehead Date: 14th century 1. a. to insult especially to the face by behavior or language b.… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 24Timeline of the Lewis and Clark Expedition — This is the timeline of the Lewis and Clark Expedition through the American West (1803 1806). [cite web | last = Jackson | first = Jill | url = http://www.lewisandclark.org/?p=exp timeline n=landcexp| title = A Timeline of the Lewis and Clark… …

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  • 25meeting — /mee ting/, n. 1. the act of coming together: a chance meeting in the park. 2. an assembly or conference of persons for a specific purpose: a ten o clock business meeting. 3. the body of persons present at an assembly or conference: to read a… …

    Universalium

  • 26List of One Piece chapters (1–186) — First volume of One Piece, released in Japan by Shueisha on December 24, 1997 One Piece is a shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda that has been translated into various languages and spawned a substantial media franchise. It …

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  • 27fight — I (argument) noun altercation, bickering, broil, certamen, clash, conflict, confrontation, contest, controversy, debate, difference, disagreement, discord, disputation, dispute, dissension, embroilment, estrangement, expression of contrary… …

    Law dictionary

  • 28meeting — n. 1. Interview, encounter. 2. Assembly, assemblage, congregation, concourse, gathering, company, collection of people, convention, conference, auditory. 3. Conflux, joining, confluence, junction, union. 4. Duel, hostile encounter …

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  • 29shock — I. n. 1. Concussion, collision, shog, clash, impact, percussion. 2. Brunt, onset, assault, hostile encounter, conflict. 3. Blow, stroke, agitation, offence. 4. Stook, hattock. II. v. a. 1. Shake, strike against, come into collision with, collide …

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  • 30Champlain Lake —    Discovered by Samuel Champlain, July, 1609. Here took place the first hostile encounter between the French and the Iroquois. The French were the aggressors, and had bitter enough cause to remember the fact throughout the century. In 1666 the… …

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