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Newbury

(Encyclopedia)Newbury, town (1991 pop. 31,488), West Berkshire, S central England. In a farming region, Newbury trades in wool, malt, and farm products. Paper, furniture, and metal products are also made. In the Mi...

Teignmouth

(Encyclopedia)Teignmouth tĭnˈməth [key], town (1991 pop. 12,500), Devon, SW England, at the mouth of the Teign River on the English Channel. Teignmouth is a seaport and resort. The harbor, important in the Middl...

bestiary

(Encyclopedia)bestiary bĕsˈchēĕrˌē [key], a type of medieval book that was widely popular, particularly from the 12th to 14th cent. The bestiary presumed to describe the animals of the world and to show what ...

Macrobius

(Encyclopedia)Macrobius məkrōˈbēəs [key], fl. c.430, Latin writer and philosopher. His Saturnalia, a dialogue in seven books chiefly concerned with a literary evaluation of Vergil, incorporates valuable quotat...

Iglesias

(Encyclopedia)Iglesias ēglāˈzyäs [key], town, SW Sardinia, Italy. The zinc and lead mines of the region ...

Paul of Aegina

(Encyclopedia)Paul of Aegina ējīˈnə [key], 7th cent.?, Greek physician. His only extant work is a medical history in seven books; it was translated into English, with a commentary by Francis Adams (3 vol., 1844...

Slagelse

(Encyclopedia)Slagelse släˈyəlsə [key], city (1992 pop. 29,583), Vestsjælland co., S central Denmark. It is an industrial center and a rail junction, and is the site of a mint. The city has an 11th-century chu...

unicorn

(Encyclopedia)unicorn yo͞oˈnĭkôrn [key], fabulous equine beast with a long horn jutting from the middle of its forehead. Once thought to be native to India, the unicorn was reportedly seen throughout the world....

top

(Encyclopedia)top, toy with a tapering point on which it can be made to spin. Tops were known in antiquity and appeared in Europe during the Middle Ages; they are used today in many different regions of the world b...

Cremona

(Encyclopedia)Cremona krĭmōˈnə, Ital. krāmôˈnä [key], city, capital of Cremona prov., Lomba...