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SEEK IN VAIN
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seek — verb ADVERB ▪ aggressively (esp. AmE), avidly, eagerly, keenly (esp. BrE) ▪ actively ▪ people who are unemployed and actively seeking work (BrE) ▪ … Collocations dictionary
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Swastika origin theories — The earliest archaeological evidence of a swastika motif dates from the Upper Paleolithic period (ca. 10,000 BC). It appears on birds carved from mammoth tusk and the motif is etched at the spot where the bird s feet should be. This carving is… … Wikipedia
Riemenschneider — Tillmann Riemenschneider † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Tillmann Riemenschneider One of the most important of Frankish sculptors, b. at Osterode am Harz in or after 1460; d. at Würzburg, 1531. In 1483 he was admitted into the Guild of St.… … Catholic encyclopedia
men's room — a lavatory for male use only Usually so described in a severe building where nobody is trying to sell you anything: I went into the men s room, just to look in the mirror. (Theroux, 1973) The counterpart of men is women, but you are… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
parallel# — parallel adj *like, alike, similar, analogous, comparable, akin, uniform, identical Analogous words: *same, identical, equal, equivalent: corresponding, correlative (see RECIPROCAL) parallel n 1 Comparison, contrast, antithesis, collation… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Green Man — Readers will seek in vain for any mention of The Green Man in pre war folklore collections and studies, for the present day use of the phrase to designate a *foliate head was only invented in 1939 (see below), and the various authentic uses of … A Dictionary of English folklore
