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... application to a type of instr. mus. with a good deal of rhythmic freedom and often played on bagpipe (or rustic ob.) and small drum. Alborado del gracioso (Aubade of the Clown). 4th of Ravel's ... in Vienna of Mozart; host and friend in London of Mendelssohn; org. St Paul's Cath., 1796 1838; composer of th. and church mus. One of first profs. at RAM, 1823. Founder-member of Philharmonic ... those of Dom John Stéphan, of Buckfast Abbey, Devon, who in 1947 discussed a newly-discovered MS. of the tune in the handwriting of John Francis Wade, a Lat. teacher and music copyist of Douai...
... helpful than any other dictionaryof modern quotations. TONY AUGARDE (1) Discussions of the index features in this preface and in the “How to Use this Dictionary section of this book refer to ... record of its use. The reference usually consists of either (a) a book-title with its date of publication and a reference to where the quotation occurs in the book; or (b) the title of a newspaper ... 1879-19706.62 Harry Emerson Fosdick 1878-1969 The OxfordDictionaryof Quotations Preface What is a “quotation”? It is a saying or piece of writing that strikes people as so true or memorable...
... moderation.A rash of dermatologists, a hive of allergists, ascrub of interns, a giggle of nurses, a flood of urologists, a pile of proctologists, an eyeful of ophthalmologists, a whiff of anesthesiologists, ... –Professor of Clinical Gerontology, Oxford, EnglandThe aging of an organism is a progressive loss of adaptability as time passes.Introduction to the Oxford Textbook of Geriatric Medicine Oxford ... Medical Publications Oxford Dictionary of Medical QuotationsPeter McDonald1 Great Clarendon Street, Oxford OX2 6DP Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford. It furthers...
... sensitivity of its users to the idiomatic nuances of the language. In its best applications, it serves to remind users of words, similar in meaning, that might not spring readily to mind, and to offer ... length of existence; life-span: The age of a stag is judged chiefly by its antlers. She was sixteen years of age. 2 maturity, discretion; majority, adulthood, seniority: When he comes of age ... instance: indeed, as a comparison of the different lengths of the entries in any dictionary will quickly reveal, language does not provide the same levels of sense discrimination for all words....
... consequences. ~ H ~ Hair of the dog If someone has a hair of the dog, they have an alcoholic drink as a way of getting rid of a hangover, the unpleasant effects of having drunk too much alcohol ... Burning question Dorking School of English, Bangkok Thailand www.dk-english.com Page 1 Dictionary of English Idioms and Idiomatic Expressions By Dorking School of English ~ A ~ A bit much ... spend most of their leisure time horizontal in front of the TV and eats a diet that is mainly junk food. Dorking School of English, Bangkok Thailand www.dk-english.com Page 44Labour of love...