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Rhododendron, Rhododendron maximum, a member of the heath family
heath, in botany, common name for some members of the Ericaceae, a family of chiefly evergreen shrubs with…
(A). A book “laid up” in the counting-house, and containing the debits and credits of the merchant or tradesman, arranged under “heads.” (Dutch legen, to lay, whence legger.) Source:…
(Encyclopedia) heath, tract of open land characterized by a few scattered trees, abundant moss cover, and numerous low shrubs, principally of the heath family (see heath, in botany). In high-latitude…
(Encyclopedia) Palin, Sarah HeathPalin, Sarah Heathpāˈlĭn [key], 1964–, U.S. politician, b. Sandpoint, Idaho, as Sarah Louise Heath, grad. Univ. of Idaho (B.S. 1987). Her family moved to Alaska not…
in music, are lines which lie above or below the staff. (Dutch, legger, to lie.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894LeeLedger A B C D E F G H I J K L…
(Encyclopedia) Heath, Sir Edward Richard George, 1916–2005, British statesman. Educated at Oxford, he served in the Royal Artillery during World War II, rising to the rank of colonel. He was elected…
Robert Heath Dennard Born: 1932Birthplace: Terrell, Tex. One-transistor dynamic random access memory—Dr. Dennard's invention of DRAM, most often called RAM, was a core development in today's…
To tip. A pun taken from the place called Tip-tree Heath, in Essex. Our forefathers, and the French too, delighted in these sort of puns. A great source of slang. (See Chivy.) Source:…
Edward HeathAge: 89 leader of Britain's Conservative Party who, as prime minister, guided the country's 1973 entry into Europe's Economic Community, now called the European Union. He…
SHULER Heath , a Representative from North Carolina; born in Swain County, N.C.,
December 31, 1971; graduated from Swain County High School, Bryson City, N.C.,
1991; B.A., University of Tennessee…
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