American directoire
a style of american furniture making and related crafts from c1805 to c1815, corresponding to the french directoire and english regency styles.
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an elm, ulmus americana, of north america, cultivated for shade and ornament: state tree of m-ssachusetts, nebraska, and north dakota. historical examples in its appearance it is said to have ‘less grace than the american elm, but more stateliness and grandeur.’ forest life and forest trees: comprising winter camp-life among the loggers, and wild-wood adventure. […]
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troops sent to europe by the u.s. army during world war i. abbreviation: a.e.f., aef. historical examples while we of the american expeditionary forces do not fall into any of these cl-sses, the same is nevertheless probably true of us. the stars & stripes, vol 1, no 1, february 8, 1918 american expeditionary forces that […]