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cacomistle

(Encyclopedia) cacomistlecacomistlekăkˈəmĭsˌəl [key], small New World mammal, genus Bassaricus, related to the raccoon. There are two species, one found in Mexico and the SW United States, the other…

bobwhite

(Encyclopedia) bobwhite, common name for an American henlike bird of the family Phasianidae, which also includes the pheasant and the partridge. The eastern bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus) is…

Slater, Samuel

(Encyclopedia) Slater, Samuel, 1768–1835, American pioneer in the cotton textile industry, b. Derbyshire, England. As an apprentice and later a mill supervisor, he gained a thorough knowledge of all…

bead test

(Encyclopedia) bead test, test used in the identification of certain metals. Some metallic ions that cannot be identified by a flame test are identified by a bead test. The test can also be used to…

sherry

(Encyclopedia) sherry [from Jérez], naturally dry fortified wine, pale amber to brown in tint. The term sherry originally referred to wines made from grapes grown in the region of Jérez de la…

Teen Read Week

Pick up a humorous book or a graphic novel and read for the fun of it   Harry Potter #1 on Teens' Top Ten Related Links Teen Read Week from the ALA…

Charles Cyrus KEARNS, Congress, OH (1869-1931)

KEARNS, Charles Cyrus, a Representative from Ohio; born in Tonica, La Salle County, Ill., February 11, 1869; moved with his parents to Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio, in 1874; attended the…

Sentences using every letter?

The Question: I've always thought that the only sentence that uses all the letters of the alphabet was "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog." Is…

Cotton, George Edward Lynch

(Encyclopedia) Cotton, George Edward Lynch, 1813–66, English clergyman and educator, grad. Trinity College, Cambridge, 1836. From 1837 until 1852 he was an assistant master at Rugby and is the “young…