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81Jane West — [née Iliffe] (1758 1852), qui publie sous le nom de plume de « Prudentia Homespun[N 1] » et sous celui de « Mrs West », est une romancière anglaise, ainsi qu une poétesse, une dramaturge, et un écrivain de manuels de conduite… …
82Prix Somerset-Maugham — Le prix Somerset Maugham est un prix littéraire britannique remis au mois de mai de chaque année par la Society of Authors. Le prix est remis à un écrivain (ou des écrivains) considéré comme le meilleur parmi ceux ayant moins de 35 ans pour un… …
83Премия Сомерсета Моэма — (англ. Somerset Maugham Award)  английская литературная премия, присуждаемая ежегодно (в мае) объединением писателей «Society of Authors». Лауреатами премии могут стать молодые писатели в возрасте до 35 лет. Премия дотирована 12 000… …
84drab — drab1 drably, adv. drabness, n. /drab/, adj., drabber, drabbest, n. adj. 1. dull; cheerless; lacking in spirit, brightness, etc. 2. having the color drab. n. 3. dull gray; dull brownish or yellowish gray …
85draggle-tail — /drag euhl tayl /, n. slut; slattern. [1590 1600; DRAGGLE + TAIL1] * * * …
86malkin — /maw kin, mawl , mal /, n. Brit. Dial. 1. an untidy woman; slattern. 2. a scarecrow, ragged puppet, or grotesque effigy. 3. a mop, esp. one made from a bundle of rags and used to clean out a baker s oven. 4. a cat. 5. a hare. Also, mawkin. [1200… …
87mobcap — /mob kap /, n. a soft cloth cap with a full crown, fitting down over the ears and frequently tying beneath the chin, formerly worn indoors by women. [1785 95; perh. mob slattern (itself perh. var. of Mab for Mabel) + CAP1] * * * …
88trollop — trollopy, adj. /trol euhp/, n. 1. an immoral or promiscuous woman, esp. a prostitute. 2. an untidy or slovenly woman; slattern. [1605 15; earlier trollops; perh. akin to TROLL1] * * * …
89Canadian literature — Introduction the body of written works produced by Canadians. Reflecting the country s dual origin and its official bilingualism, the literature of Canada can be split into two major divisions: English and French. This article provides a brief… …
90slatternly — adjective Appropriate to or characteristic of a slattern. The dismal quarter of Soho seen under these changing glimpses, with its muddy ways, and slatternly passengers, and its lamps, which had never been extinguished or had been kindled afresh… …
