pleasantry

  • 81raillery — /ray leuh ree/, n., pl. railleries. 1. good humored ridicule; banter. 2. a bantering remark. [1645 55; < F raillerie, equiv. to MF raill(er) to RAIL2 + erie ERY] Syn. 1. jesting, joking, badinage, chaff, pleasantry. * * * …

    Universalium

  • 82sport — sportful, adj. sportfully, adv. sportfulness, n. sportless, adj. /spawrt, spohrt/, n. 1. an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing,&#8230; …

    Universalium

  • 83unpleasantry — /un plez euhn tree/, n., pl. unpleasantries. an unpleasant word, action, comment, etc.: comments filled with unpleasantries. [1820 30; UN 1 + PLEASANTRY] * * * …

    Universalium

  • 84number game — Introduction       any of various puzzles and games that involve aspects of mathematics.       Mathematical recreations comprise puzzles and games that vary from naive amusements to sophisticated problems, some of which have never been solved.&#8230; …

    Universalium

  • 85Arnolfo di Cambio — • Sometimes called di Lapo, the principal master of Italian Gothic, b. at Florence, about 1232 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Arnolfo di Cambio     Arnolfo di Cambio   …

    Catholic encyclopedia

  • 86Giulio Romano — • A famous architect and painter, the best known of Raphael s pupils, and the unique representative of the so called Roman School ; b. at Rome in 1492; d. at Mantua in 1546 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Giulio Romano      …

    Catholic encyclopedia

  • 87Hopi Indians — • A tribe of Pueblo Indians of Shoshonean stock Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Hopi Indians     Hopi Indians     † …

    Catholic encyclopedia

  • 88rodomontade — 1. adjective Pretentiously boastful. 2. noun Vain boasting; a rant; pretentious behaviour. Indeed, there is much reason to imagine that there was not the least truth in what Mr Western affirmed, especially as he laid the scene of those impurities …

    Wiktionary

  • 89Dark Guardian — Cover of Dark of the Moon, the third novel in the series Moonlight Full Moon Dark of the Moon Shadow of the Moon Author …

    Wikipedia

  • 90List of The Emperor's New Groove characters — The main characters in The Emperor s New Groove. From left to right: Yzma, Kronk, Kuzco (in llama form), and Pacha. The following are fictional characters from Disney s 2000 film The Emperor s New Groove, its direct to video sequel Kronk s New&#8230; …

    Wikipedia