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  2. List of words having different meanings in American and ...

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    particular type of fabric/material used for the manufacture of trousers or suits, but more commonly recognised in America as a fabric used in warm winter night clothes and sheets flapjack flat oat cake (US: granola bar) pancake flat (n.) self-contained housing unit (US: apartment) (adj., of a battery) discharged, exhausted, dead

  3. Glossary of early twentieth century slang in the United States

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    Notes Works cited References External links 0-9 S.S. Kresge Lunch Counter and Soda Fountain, about 1920 86 Main article: 86 1. Soda-counter term meaning an item was no longer available 2. "Eighty-six" means to discard, eliminate, or deny service A abe's cabe 1. Five dollar bill 2. See fin, a fiver, half a sawbuck absent treatment Engaging in dance with a cautious partner ab-so-lute-ly ...

  4. America a Prophecy - Wikipedia

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    Title page of America a Prophecy, copy A (printed 1793), collection the Morgan Library. America a Prophecy is a 1793 prophetic book by the English poet and illustrator William Blake. It is engraved on eighteen plates, and survives in fourteen known copies. It is the first of Blake's Continental prophecies. [1]

  5. Thesaurus - Wikipedia

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    Thesaurus Linguae Latinae. A modern english thesaurus. A thesaurus (pl.: thesauri or thesauruses), sometimes called a synonym dictionary or dictionary of synonyms, is a reference work which arranges words by their meanings (or in simpler terms, a book where one can find different words with similar meanings to other words), [1] [2] sometimes as a hierarchy of broader and narrower terms ...

  6. 1890 in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Governor of Alabama: Thomas Seay (starting December 1), Thomas G. Jones (starting December 1); Governor of Arkansas: James Philip Eagle (); Governor of California: Robert Waterman ()

  7. American literary regionalism - Wikipedia

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    American literary regionalism, often used interchangeably with the term "local color", is a style or genre of writing in the United States that gained popularity in the mid-to-late 19th century and early 20th century

  8. A glimpse into rural poverty in the heartland of America - AOL

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    Sarah, the oldest of seven kids, lives in rural Missouri. Her single mother has struggled to support the family and now Sarah faces an uncertain path. Sarah once dreamed of becoming a radiation ...

  9. Colonial history of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The colony of New Sweden introduced Lutheranism to America in the form of some of the continent's oldest European churches. [40] The colonists also introduced the log cabin to America, and numerous rivers, towns, and families in the lower Delaware River Valley region derive their names from the Swedes.