Virachilai — The name virachilai is an eponym, etymologically derived from veera chalai or veera saali, a place allegedely named by Lord Rama.Updated by [http://sites.google.com/site/ashokvirachilai/Ashok Virachilai] on Aug 14, 2008. History Virachilai, a… … Wikipedia
List of Latin words with English derivatives — This is a list of Latin words with derivatives in English (and other modern languages). Ancient orthography did not distinguish between i and j or between u and v. Many modern works distinguish u from v but not i from j. In this article both… … Wikipedia
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Sebastian Sailer — Sebastian Sailer. Sebastian Sailer, nacido Johann Valentin Sailer (12 de febrero de 1714, Weißenhorn – 7 de marzo de 1777, Obermarchtal), fue un monje premostratense, predicador y escritor alemán del Barroco. Su fama la debe especialmente a sus… … Wikipedia Español
GENS — I. GENS apud Plin 1. 6. c. 8. ubi de Cappadocia, Dextra vere omnes in Asia dictas gentes, plurimis superfusa populis: a populo distinguitur, sic, ut una gens, in complures populos dicatur divisa. Et sane multi populi in una gente, imo, quot in… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Anne Applebaum — Anne Elizabeth Applebaum (born 25 July 1964) is a journalist and Pulitzer Prize winning author who has written extensively about communism and the development of civil society in Central and Eastern Europe. As of 2006, she is a columnist and… … Wikipedia
Hatching system — The system of heraldry has two main methods to designate the tinctures of arms in uncolored illustrations: hatching and tricking. Hatching, i. e. exertion of lines and dots, is the most common method to designate colours on uncoloured surfaces,… … Wikipedia
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PILA — I. PILA apici obelisci, in Campo Martio, addita a Manilio Mathematico, cuius vertice umbra colligeretur in ipsa pila, occurrit apud Plin. l. 36. c. 10. Ei (obelisco) qui est in Campo Divus Augustus addidit mirabilem usum, ad deprehendendas Solis… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale