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(Encyclopedia) Chaumont shōmōNˈ [key], town, capital of Haute-Marne dept., NE France, in Champagne, at the ...

(Encyclopedia) chiffon shĭfŏnˈ [key], plain-weave, lightweight, sheer, transparent fabric made of cotton, silk, or synthetic fiber; it is made of fine, highly twisted, strong yarn. Chiffon is difficult to handle,...

(Encyclopedia) Coleraine kōlrānˈ [key], town and district, N Northern Ireland, near the mouth of the Bann ...

(Encyclopedia) copaiba kōpāˈbə, –pīˈ– [key], oleoresin (see resin) obtained from several species of tropical South American trees of the genus Copaifera. The thick, transparent exudate varies in color from...

(Encyclopedia) Corona kərōˈnə [key], city (2020 pop. 157,136), Riverside co., S Calif.; inc. 1896. The c...

(Encyclopedia) Costa Mesa kŏsˈtə māˈsə [key], city (2020 pop. 111,918), Orange co., S Calif., on the Pacific ...

(Encyclopedia) Flèche, La lä flĕsh [key], town, Sarthe dept., on the Loir River. The town has a few light ...

(Encyclopedia) Flotow, Friedrich von frēˈdrĭkh fən flōˈtō [key], 1812–83, German operatic composer. Flotow's operas show the influence of French opéra comique, which set the tone for light opera in the 19t...

(Encyclopedia) Hanzhong hänˈcho͞ongˈ [key], city (1994 est. pop. 197,400), SW Shaanxi prov., China, on the Han River, near the Sichuan border. It is a major agricultural and trade center, with some timbering and...

(Encyclopedia) Keyser, Thomas de də kīˈzər [key], c.1596–1667, Dutch portrait and figure painter of Amsterdam. He was the outstanding practitioner in his field prior to Rembrandt. De Keyser's work is distingui...