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111Palais de Justice/Justitiepaleis — (Place Poelaert) The mammoth Palais de Justice (law courts) looms over the Marolles district and dominates the city s skyline. Since 1816, the courts had met in the residence hall of the Jesuits between rues d Or, de la Paille, and de… …
112hara-kiri — [19] Hara kiri is a Japanese form of ritual suicide, now little practised, involving disembowelment. The term, which means literally ‘belly cutting’, is a relatively colloquial one in Japanese; the more dignified expression is seppuku, literally… …
113gilded — 1560s (late O.E. had gegylde); in modern use the more dignified pp. of GILD (Cf. gild) (q.v.). Shakespeare s lilies were never gilded; the quote ( King John, iv.2) is, To gild refined gold, to paint the lily …
114paraphilia — (n.) 1913, apparently coined by Austrian ethnologist Friedrich S. Krauss (1859 1938) as lit. inverted instinct, from Gk. para beside, aside (see PARA (Cf. para )) + philos loving see PHILE (Cf. phile)). The neurotic whose accompanying fancies… …
115ennoble — [[t]ɪnno͟ʊb(ə)l[/t]] ennobles, ennobling, ennobled 1) VERB To ennoble someone or something means to make them more dignified and morally better. [LITERARY] [V n] Our focus should be on the enduring fundamental principles of life that ennoble… …
116statesmanlike — [[t]ste͟ɪtsmənlaɪk[/t]] ADJ GRADED (approval) If you describe someone, especially a political leader, as statesmanlike, you approve of them because they give the impression of being very able and experienced. He was widely respected as a wise and …
117hara-kiri — [19] Hara kiri is a Japanese form of ritual suicide, now little practised, involving disembowelment. The term, which means literally ‘belly cutting’, is a relatively colloquial one in Japanese; the more dignified expression is seppuku, literally… …
118Western sculpture — ▪ art Introduction three dimensional artistic forms produced in what is now Europe and later in non European areas dominated by European culture (such as North America) from the Metal Ages (Europe, history of) to the present. Like… …
119Astrological sign — ‹ The template below (Astrology) is being considered for merging. See templates for discussion to help reach a consensus. › Astrology …
120List of Cluedo characters — The board game Cluedo (Clue in North America) and the associated 1985 film Clue, contains six murder suspects, all of whom survived into the final 2002 edition of the game. They typically represent types, or stock characters, of European and… …
