Can-tho
a town in S Vietnam, on the Mekong River.
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the angle or corner on each side of the eye, formed by the junction of the upper and lower lids. Historical Examples The Heroes Charles Kingsley A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4) Various Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Smilisca William E. Duellman Myths That Every Child Should Know Various Explanation of Terms Used […]
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cheerful; lively. Historical Examples Two Wars: An Autobiography of General Samuel G. French Samuel Gibbs French The Letters of Jane Austen Jane Austen Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 9 Various Two Wars: An Autobiography of General Samuel G. French Samuel Gibbs French The Men of the Moss-Hags S. R. Crockett Two Wars: An […]
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insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety. the private language of the underworld. the phraseology peculiar to a particular class, party, profession, etc.: the cant of the fashion industry. whining or singsong speech, especially of beggars. to talk hypocritically. to speak in the whining or singsong tone of a beggar; […]
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a small territorial district, especially one of the states of the Swiss confederation. (in a department of France) a division of an arrondissement. Heraldry. a square area in the dexter chief, or right-hand corner, of an escutcheon, often distinctively treated: a diminutive of the dexter chief quarter. Architecture. a pilaster or similar feature projecting from […]
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