Barometrograph
barograph.
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a member of the lowest grade of nobility. a feudal vassal holding his lands under a direct grant from the king. a direct descendant of such a vassal or his equal in the nobility. a member of the House of Lords. an important financier or industrialist, especially one with great power in a particular area: […]
- Humboldt
Friedrich Heinrich Alexander [free-drikh hahyn-rikh ah-lek-sahn-duh r] /ˈfri drɪx ˈhaɪn rɪx ˌɑ lɛkˈsɑn dər/ (Show IPA), Baron von [fuh n] /fən/ (Show IPA), 1769–1859, German naturalist, writer, and statesman. his brother, (Karl) Wilhelm [kahrl vil-helm] /kɑrl ˈvɪl hɛlm/ (Show IPA), Baron von, 1767–1835, German philologist and diplomat. a town in NW Tennessee. a river in […]
- Amherst
Jeffrey, Baron, 1717–97, British field marshal: governor general of British North America 1760–63. a city in W Massachusetts. a town in N Ohio. a town in central Nova Scotia, in SE Canada. Contemporary Examples Amherst College, one of the most prestigious and selective colleges in the country, ended interviews almost 20 years ago. Do College […]
- Gros
Antoine Jean [ahn-twan zhahn] /ɑ̃ˈtwan ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), Baron, 1771–1835, French painter. Historical Examples The Gros airain, he declares to be the little bell of the palaces. A World of Wonders Various The Grosvenor (Gros veneur), great hunter, was a royal servant. The Romance of Names Ernest Weekley I will give you,’ he said, ‘twenty […]
- Baron of beef
a joint of beef consisting of the two sirloins joined at the backbone; double sirloin. Compare baron (def 4). noun a cut of beef consisting of a double sirloin joined at the backbone