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Pall Mall

(Encyclopedia)Pall Mall pĕl mĕl, păl măl [key], street in the City of Westminster borough, London, England. It is the main thoroughfare of St. James's district. St. James's Palace, Marlborough House, and a numb...

Carlow, city, Republic of Ireland

(Encyclopedia)Carlow, town, seat of Co. Carlow, SE Republic of Ireland, on the Barrow River. It is an agricultural market in a dairy region, with sugar refining, flou...

Maai

(Encyclopedia)Maai mā-āˈī [key], in the Bible, one who took part in the dedication of the wall. ...

Hassenaah

(Encyclopedia)Hassenaah hăsēnāˈə [key], in the Bible, family name of workers on the wall of Jerusalem. An alternate form is Senaah. ...

Hashabniah

(Encyclopedia)Hashabniah hăshˌăbnīˈə [key], in the Bible. 1 Father of a repairer of the wall of Jerusalem. 2 Signer of the covenant. ...

Hashub

(Encyclopedia)Hashub hāˈshəb [key], in the Bible. 1, 2 Repairers of the wall of Jerusalem. 3 Signer of the covenant. ...

Miphkad

(Encyclopedia)Miphkad mĭfˈkăd [key], [Heb.,=muster gate], in the Bible, gate in the postexilic wall of Jerusalem. It was east of the Temple. ...

Maginot Line

(Encyclopedia)Maginot Line măzhˈĭnō, Fr. mäzhēnōˈ [key], system of fortifications along the eastern frontier of France, extending from the Swiss border to the Belgian. It was named for André Maginot, who w...

Meshezabeel

(Encyclopedia)Meshezabeel mēshĕzˈəbēlˌ [key], in the Bible. 1 Worker on the wall. 2 Signer of the covenant. 3 Descendant of Judah. ...

MacKenzie, Sir Compton

(Encyclopedia)MacKenzie, Sir Compton, 1883–1972, English author, b. West Hartelpool, Durham, educated at Oxford. In Apr., 1923, he founded the Gramophone, a periodical devoted to reviewing recordings. A prolific ...