Calles
Plutarco Elías
[ploo-tahr-kaw e-lee-ahs] /pluˈtɑr kɔ ɛˈli ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1877–1945, Mexican general and statesman: president of Mexico 1924–28.
Historical Examples
A Waif of the Plains Bret Harte
Romantic Spain John Augustus O’Shea
The Pirates’ Who’s Who Philip Gosse
The History of the Great and Mighty Kingdom of China and the Situation Thereof, Volume I (of 2) Juan Gonzalez de Mendoza
The Story of Seville Walter M. Gallichan
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fancy penmanship, especially highly decorative handwriting, as with a great many flourishes: She appreciated the calligraphy of the 18th century. handwriting; penmanship. the art of writing beautifully: He studied calligraphy when he was a young man. a script, usually cursive, although sometimes angular, produced chiefly by brush, especially Chinese, Japanese, or Arabic writing of high […]