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  • 111olio — n 1. stew, ragout, salmi, salmagundi, goulash, hash, mash, fricasse, paella, bouillabaisse, U.S. chowder, olla podrida, Sp. olla, (in China, India, etc.) chow chow, U.S. Sl. mulligan. 2. mishmash, hodgepodge, Brit. hotchpotch, jumble, tumble,… …

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  • 112stew — v 1. simmer, seethe, boil; fricasse. 2.Informal. fret, fuss, worry, agonize, torture oneself, writhe, lose sleep over, toss and turn, stay awake nights; pout, frown, sulk, brood over, mope; chafe, fume, burn, sizzle, smolder, stir, Inf. do a slow …

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  • 113Potpourri — Pot pour ri , n. [F., fr. pot pot + pourri, p. p. of pourrir to rot, L. putrere. Cf. {Olla podrida}.] A medley or mixture. Specifically: (a) A ragout composed of different sorts of meats, vegetables, etc., cooked together. (b) A jar or packet of… …

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  • 114OILLE — n. f. Mot emprunté de l’espagnol. Sorte de ragoût fait de divers légumes et viandes cuits ensemble. On dit aussi OLLA PODRIDA. Pot à oille, Grand vase de table fait pour servir l’oille …

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  • 115Spanish cuisine — Jamón Ibérico, BEHER Belota Oro , was elected as Best ham in the world in IFFA Delicat 2007 and 2010. Spanish cuisine consists of a variety of dishes, which stem from differences in geography, culture and climate. It is heavily influenced by… …

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  • 116Stew — A stew is a combination of solid food ingredients that have been cooked in water or other water based liquid, typically by simmering, and that are then served without being drained.Ingredients in a stew can include any combination of vegetables… …

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  • 117Frederick Marryat — Portrait by John Simpson, 1826 Born 10 July 1792(1792 07 10) Westminster, London, England Died …

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  • 1181840 in literature — The year 1840 in literature involved some significant new books.Events*Novelist Fritz Reuter is freed from the fortress of Dömitz after two years imprisonment on a charge of high treason.New books*William Harrison Ainsworth The Tower of London… …

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  • 119Slow cooker — A slow cooker. This one has a removable crock (upper left), lid (lower left), and heater–housing (right). A slow cooker, Crock Pot (a US trademark that is often used generically), or Slo Cooker (a UK trademark that is often used generically) is a …

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  • 120Cross-polytope — In geometry, a cross polytope,[1] orthoplex,[2] hyperoctahedron, or cocube is a regular, convex polytope that exists in any number of dimensions. The vertices of a cross polytope are all the permutations of (±1, 0, 0, …, 0). The cross polytope is …

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