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2. List of Dewey Decimal classes - Wikipedia

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   List of Dewey Decimal classes. The Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) is structured around ten main classes covering the entire world of knowledge; each main class is further structured into ten hierarchical divisions, each having ten divisions of increasing specificity. [1] As a system of library classification the DDC is "arranged by ...

3. Davenport (sofa) - Wikipedia

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   A "large upholstered couch," 1897, apparently named for the manufacturer. Earlier (1853), it was "a kind of small ornamental writing table." The proper name is attested from the 12th century, from a place in Cheshire (Old English Devennport). [3] A similar word, Daveno, also refers to a sofa or couch. The term was more widely used in the 1950s ...

4. National Register of Historic Places listings in Dewey County ...

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   Location of Dewey County in Oklahoma. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Dewey County, Oklahoma. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties on the National Register of Historic Places in Dewey County, Oklahoma, United States. The locations of National Register properties for which the latitude ...

5. Melvil Dewey - Wikipedia

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   Melville Louis Kossuth " Melvil " Dewey (December 10, 1851 – December 26, 1931) was an influential American librarian and educator, inventor of the Dewey Decimal system of library classification, a founder of the Lake Placid Club, and a chief librarian at Columbia University. He was also a founding member of the American Library Association.

6. Elizabethan and Jacobean furniture - Wikipedia

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   Wall hangings had been long in use — the leather, the damask, velvent, and arras or tapestry. The Flemish tapestries, from the time of their first manufacture, were in great favor. Elizabeth had a set wrought signalizing the dispersion and destruction of the Spanish Armada. So fine had they become that they were often preferred to other ...

7. Couch - Wikipedia

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   Couch. A couch, also known as a sofa, settee, chesterfield, or davenport, is a cushioned item of furniture for seating multiple people (although it is not uncommon for a single person to use a couch alone). It is commonly found in the form of a bench with upholstered armrests and is often fitted with springs and tailored cushion and pillows. [1 ...