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euchre

(Encyclopedia) euchreeuchrey&oomacr;ˈkər [key], card game, played usually by four persons (two sets of partners). The game originated among the Amish and was a popular card game in America in the…

Pelosi, Nancy Patricia

(Encyclopedia) Pelosi, Nancy Patricia Pelosi, Nancy Patricia pəlōˈsē [key], 1940–, U.S. congresswoman, Speaker of the…

bezique

(Encyclopedia) beziquebeziquebəzēkˈ [key], card game usually played with 128 cards by two players. Bezique developed in France and England in the 1860s and originally required only 64 cards; later…

impeachment

(Encyclopedia) impeachment, in Great Britain and United States, formal accusation issued by a legislature against a public official charged with crime or other serious misconduct. In a looser sense…

DK Arts & Entertainment: Decorative Arts

WHO ARE THE GREAT DECORATIVE ARTISTS? WHAT IS ART DECO? WHY IS SOME POTTERY CALLED CHINA? FIND OUT MOREIn contrast to the fine arts of painting and sculpture, this term refers to the design of…