A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 0-9 Oriental lacquer ... Ormonde, James Butler, 2nd duke of Oriental lacquer varnish resin derived from a tree indigenous to China, species Rhus vernicifera, commonly known as ... Oriental Lowestoft (from the article "pottery") Of the wares more directly due to European intervention perhaps the best known is Chinese ... Oriental plane tree (from the article "plane tree") ...reaching a height of more than 50 m (160 feet). Its pendent, smooth, ball-shaped seed ... Oriental poppy (from the article "poppy") About 50 other species of Papaver are grown for their attractive delicate flowers or interestingly ... Oriental rat flea (from the article "plague") ...that rat fleas carried the plague bacillus. The following year Paul-Louis Simond, a French researcher ... Oriental region (from the article "Asia") The Oriental regionIndiaIndiaAnimal lifeIndia forms ... Oriental ringworm (from the article "ringworm") Varieties of ringworm characterized by specific skin lesions include: Oriental ringworm, Tokelau ringworm, or tinea ... Oriental sore infectious disease that is a type of leishmaniasis (q.v.). [2 Related Articles] oriental water shrew (from the article "water shrew") In addition to the North American and elegant water shrews, there are several species of ... Oriental, Cordillera (from the article "Andes Mountains") ...but rather a succession of parallel and transverse mountain ranges, or cordilleras, and of intervening ... Oriental, Cordillera (from the article "Andes Mountains") A third cordillera has been identified in the eastern jungle of Ecuador and has been ... Oriental, Cordillera (from the article "Andes Mountains") North of the Pasco Knot, three different ranges run along the plateau: the Cordilleras Occidental, ... Orientale (from the article "Congo, Democratic Republic of the") ...radio and TV stations in and around Kinshasa in what was believed to have been ... Orientale Basin (from the article "Moon") ...consequences of impacts are observed in every lunar scene. At the largest scale are the ... Orientalism (from the article "David, Felicien-Cesar") composer whose music opened the door for the Oriental exoticism that was to become a ... Orientalism (from the article "New Thought") ...18th-19th-century German philosopher G.W.F. Hegel, especially those concerning the external world, mental phenomena, and the ... Orientalizing period (from the article "Western architecture") From about 650 on, the Greeks began to visit Egypt regularly, and their observation of ... orientation (from Latin oriens, orientum, "the rising sun"), in architecture, the position of a building in ... [2 Related Articles] orientation (from the article "fibre, man-made") The spinning processes described above produce some orientation of the long polymers that form spun ... orientation (from the article "migration") Migrants often return to breed in the exact locality where they were hatched or born. ... orientation (from the article "mechanics") ...that, rather than needing 3N coordinates (where N may be, for example, 1024 atoms), only ... orientation column system (from the article "photoreception") ...best to a bright central stripe with a dark surround. Other combinations of input from ... orientation effect (from the article "chromatography") ...called dispersion forces, (2) the induction effect, by which polar molecules (those having an asymmetrical ... orientation polarization (from the article "liquid") ...of the atomic nuclei within the molecules. This generally small effect is observed at radio ... Oriente region of eastern Ecuador, comprising the eastern slopes of the Ecuadorian Andes and the lowland ... [2 Related Articles] Oriente, Plaza de (from the article "Madrid") ...ones he was given-derived from the squares he created. They did little to appease the ... orienteering outdoor competitive sport that is similar to cross-country running, but with emphasis on map-reading and ... orienting response (from the article "attention") ...consequences for notions of attention. One such area of influence originated in the work of ... Oriflamme (from the article "Suger") ...to test his theory of the cementing power of the symbolic theory of Saint-Denis. In ... Origen the most important theologian and biblical scholar of the early Greek church. His greatest work ... [38 Related Articles] origin (from the article "animal") ...the skeleton are rigid segments attached together by flexible joints. Muscles span the joints and ... origin of life (from the article "life") The origin of lifeJovian studiesJupiterOther ... origin of replication (from the article "heredity") DNA replication starts at a site on the DNA called the origin of replication. In ... original acquisition (from the article "property") Throughout the West, property may be acquired by various "original modes" of acquisition. For instance, ... Original Ballet Russe (from the article "Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo") De Basil renamed his company the Royal Covent Garden Ballet Russe and finally the Original ... Original Celtics (from the article "basketball") Before World War II the most widely heralded professional team was the Original Celtics, which ... Original Dixieland Jazz Band (from the article "Dixieland") ...had converted almost entirely to ragtime. Nick La Rocca, one of the many musicians who ... original print (from the article "printmaking") What is the difference between a reproduction and an original print? In the very early ... original sin in Christian doctrine, the condition or state of sin into which each human being is ... [19 Related Articles] original-equipment manufacturer (from the article "marketing") ...User customers make use of the goods they purchase in their own businesses. An automobile ... Origins of the Olympic Winter Games The first organized international competition involving winter sports was introduced just five years after the ... Orihuela city, Alicante provincia (province), in the comunidad autonoma (autonomous ... Orillia city, Simcoe county, southeastern Ontario, Canada, 60 miles (100 km) north of Toronto, between Lakes ... Orinoco Basin (from the article "Orinoco River") ...of South America's four major river systems. Bordered by the Andes Mountains to the west ... Orinoco goose (from the article "sheldgoose") ...of Chloephaga-the kelp goose (C. hybrida), the Magellan goose (C. picta), and the Andean goose ... Orinoco River major river of South America that flows in a giant arc for some 1,700 miles ... [14 Related Articles] oriole any of 24 species of birds of the Old World genus Oriolus, family Oriolidae, or, ... Oriole Park at Camden Yards (from the article "Baltimore") The city's representatives in professional sports are the Orioles (baseball) and the Ravens (American football). ... Orioles, the American vocal group of the late 1940s and early 1950s. The members were Sonny Til ... Oriolidae (from the article "passeriform") ...nasal twittering. 2 genera, about 16 species; in open lands, forest clearings, Australia east to ... Orion in Greek mythology, a giant and very handsome hunter who was identified as early as ... [2 Related Articles] Orion in astronomy, major constellation lying at about 5 hours 30 minutes right ascension (the coordinate ... [1 Related Articles] Orion (from the article "Physical Sciences") NASA selected Lockheed Martin to design and build Orion-NASA's next-generation Crew Exploration Vehicle. The selection ... Orion Nebula (catalog numbers NGC 1976 and M 42), bright diffuse nebula, faintly visible to the unaided ... [9 Related Articles] Orionid meteor shower (from the article "Principal nighttime meteor showers") ...Dust particles shed during the comet's slow disintegration over the millennia are distributed along its ... oriori (from the article "New Zealand literature") ...addition, there are pao (gossip songs), poi (songs accompanying a dance performed with balls attached ... orisha (from the article "African religions") ...primordial beings and first ancestors, rather than to Amma. In Nigeria the Yoruba hold that ... Oriskany, Battle of (August 6, 1777), in the American Revolution, battle between British troops and American defenders of ... [2 Related Articles] Orissa state of India. It is located in the northeastern part of the country. It is ... [11 Related Articles] orissi one of the principal classical dance styles of India; others include bharata-natya, kuchipudi, kathak, kathakali, ... [2 Related Articles] Oristano town and archiepiscopal see, western Sardinia, Italy, near the mouth of the Tirso River, northwest ... Oritse (from the article "Itsekiri") In traditional Itsekiri religion, Oritse is the supreme deity and creator of the world. Among ... orixa (from the article "Christianity") ...roots sunk deep into the religions of African slaves transplanted to the New World. Afro-Brazilian ... Oriya language Indo-Aryan language of the eastern group spoken mainly in the state of Orissa, India. Oriya ... [3 Related Articles] Orizaba city, west-central Veracruz estado (state), east-central Mexico. It lies in a fertile, ... Orjasaeter, Tore Norwegian regional poet who worked in the tradition of the ballad and of folk and ... Orkan, Wladyslaw Polish poet and writer who eloquently portrayed the people of the Tatra Mountains. Orkney Basin (from the article "Europe") ...rise to deformation, metamorphism, and the orogeny of the Caledonian belt. In the Late Silurian, ... Orkney Islands group of more than 70 islands and islets-only about 20 of which are inhabited-in Scotland, ... [1 Related Articles] Orkneyinga saga (from the article "saga") ...related to the lives of the kings of Norway are Foereyinga saga, describing the resistance ... Orlam (from the article "Khoekhoe") Most Khoekhoe are either Nama or Orlams, the latter term denoting remnants of the "Cape ... Orlando the youngest son of Sir Rowland de Boys and brother of Oliver in Shakespeare's [1 Related Articles] Orlando city, seat (1856) of Orange county, central Florida, U.S. It is situated in a region ... [2 Related Articles] Orlando, Vittorio Emanuele Italian statesman and prime minister during the concluding years of World War I and head ... [3 Related Articles] orle (from the article "heraldry") ...used as a mark of difference, and in English heraldry since the mid-18th century a ... orle gemel (from the article "heraldry") ...field is seen within and around the orle, giving it the appearance of a shield ... Orleanais one of the generalites ("generalities") into which France was divided before the ... Orleanist any of the constitutional monarchists in 18th- and 19th-century France who favoured the Orleans branch ... [2 Related Articles] Orleans capital of Loiret departement and of the Centre region, north-central France, south-southwest of Paris. The ... [4 Related Articles] Orleans county, northern Vermont, U.S., bordered to the north by Quebec, Can., and to the west ... Orleans county, northwestern New York state, U.S., comprising a lowland region that is bordered by Lake ... Orleans Channel (from the article "Palmer, Nathaniel") ...Gottlieb von Bellingshausen and English explorer Edward Bransfield also claimed to have been the first ... Orleans process (from the article "vinegar") Despite its ancient origin, the technology of vinegar production advanced slowly, improvements consisting principally of ... Orleans, Charles, duc d' last, and one of the greatest, of the courtly poets of France, who during exile ... [2 Related Articles] Orleans, Charles, duc d' King Francis I's favourite son and a noted campaigner, who twice took Luxembourg from the ... Orleans, Council of (from the article "Clovis I") ...at the time of his baptism, Avitus of Vienne (now in France) praises his faith, ... Orleans, duc d' (from the article "Bourbon, House of") Secondly, in France, the July Revolution of 1830 overthrew the "legitimate" Bourbon monarchy and transferred ... Orleans, Ferdinand-Louis-Philippe-Charles-Henri, duc d' son of Louis-Philippe of France, who succeeded to the title of duc d'Orleans when his ... Orleans, Gaston, duc d', duc d'Anjou prince who readily lent his prestige to several unsuccessful conspiracies and revolts against the ministerial ... [5 Related Articles] Orleans, Henri-Robert-Ferdinand-Marie-Louis-Philippe, Count d' French aristocrat who, as the great grandson of Louis-Philippe, the last king of France, sought ... Orleans, Jean d' (from the article "Charles VII") ...Paris and in Guyenne, in the southwest. In 1444, negotiations finally brought a general truce, ... Orleans, kingdom of (from the article "France") ...Seine valley its centre. Its first capital, Soissons, was returned to Austrasia following the death ... Orleans, Louis I, duc d' younger brother of King Charles VI and first in the second dynasty of dukes of ... [2 Related Articles] Orleans, Louis, duc d' son of Philippe II, duc d'Orleans; he became governor of Dauphine (1719), commander of infantry ... [2 Related Articles] Orleans, Louis-Philippe, duc d' son of Duke Louis; he was appointed lieutenant general (1744) and governor of Dauphine (1747). Orleans, Louis-Philippe-Joseph, duc d' Bourbon prince who became a supporter of popular democracy during the Revolution of 1789. Orleans, Louis-Philippe-Robert, duc d' pretender to the French throne during the Third Republic. Orleans, Philippe I de France, duc d' first of the last Bourbon dynasty of dukes of Orleans; he was the younger brother ... [2 Related Articles] Orleans, Philippe I, duc d' the only member of the first dynasty of dukes of Orleans. Orleans, Philippe II, duc d' regent of France for the young King Louis XV from 1715 to 1723. 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Orlov, Aleksey Fyodorovich, Prince military officer and statesman who was an influential adviser to the Russian emperors Nicholas I ... Orlov, Aleksey Grigoryevich, Count military officer who played a prominent role in the coup d'etat that placed Catherine II ... [1 Related Articles] Orlov, Fyodor Grigoryevich, Graf Russian army officer and statesman, the younger brother of Grigory and Aleksey Orlov. Orlov, Grigory Grigoryevich, Graf military officer and lover of Catherine II, empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796. He ... [4 Related Articles] Orlov, Nikolay Alekseyevich, Knyaz Russian diplomat notable for his humanitarian interest in his country's internal affairs. Orly (from the article "building construction") ...architect Max Berg and the engineers Dyckerhoff & Widmann; its ribbed dome spanned 65 metres ... Orm Augustinian canon, author of an early Middle English book of metrical homilies on the Gospels, ... 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Ormond Beach city, Volusia county, northeastern Florida, U.S. It lies on the Atlantic Ocean and the Halifax ... [1 Related Articles] Ormonde (from the article "Ireland") ...was reasserted and strengthened by the creation of three new Anglo-Irish earldoms: Kildare, given to ... Ormonde, earls and dukes of (from the article "Kilkenny") ...It was burned in 1175 but was rebuilt in the late 12th and early 13th ... Ormonde, James Butler, 12th earl and 1st duke of Anglo-Irish Protestant who was the leading agent of English royal authority in Ireland during much ... [1 Related Articles] Ormonde, James Butler, 2nd duke of Irish general, one of the most powerful men in the Tory administration that governed England ...

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