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121discoid — adjective Etymology: Late Latin discoides quoit shaped, from Greek diskoeidēs, from diskos disk Date: 1794 1. relating to or having a disk: as a. situated in the floral disk < discoid florets > b. having only disk flowers < a discoid flower head… …
122dish — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English disc plate, from Latin discus quoit, disk, dish, from Greek diskos, from dikein to throw Date: before 12th century 1. a. a more or less concave vessel from which food is served b. the contents… …
123pin — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English pinn (akin to Old High German pfinn peg), perhaps from Latin pinna quill, feather more at pen Date: before 12th century 1. a. a piece of solid material (as wood or metal) used especially for… …
124ringer — I. noun Date: 15th century 1. one that sounds especially by ringing 2. a. (1) one that enters a competition under false representations (2) imposter, fake b. one that strongly resembles another often used with dead < he s a dead ringer for the… …
125Battle of Waterloo — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Waterloo partof=the War of the Seventh Coalition caption= Wellington at Waterloo by Robert Alexander Hillingford. date=18 June 1815 place=Waterloo, present day Belgium south of brussels result=Decisive …
126Cornwall Wildlife Trust — Formation 1962 Type Registered Charity Purpose/focus Conservation and Preservation …
127Enyalius — in Greek mythology is generally a byname of Ares the god of war but is sometimes differentiated.Homer calls Ares Enyalios (Ἐνυάλιος) in Iliad book xx, and Aristophanes (in Peace ), envisages Ares and Enyalios as separate gods of war.In… …
128Phocus — In Greek mythology, two different people bore the name Phocus.#A Phocus, son of Aeacus and Psamathe. He was a strong athlete and this ability arose the jealousy of his half brothers, Peleus and Telamon. Phocus was killed by one of his half… …
