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The abbreviation is not always a short form of the word used in the clue. For example: "Knight" for N (the symbol used in chess notation) Taking this one stage further, the clue word can hint at the word or words to be abbreviated rather than giving the word itself. For example: "About" for C or CA (for "circa"), or RE.
Crossword-like puzzles, for example Double Diamond Puzzles, appeared in the magazine St. Nicholas, published since 1873. [31] Another crossword puzzle appeared on September 14, 1890, in the Italian magazine Il Secolo Illustrato della Domenica. It was designed by Giuseppe Airoldi and titled "Per passare il tempo" ("To pass the time"). Airoldi's ...
The bard Cacofonix starts to sing this song to Roman slaves on a boat in Asterix the Gladiator (1964). It is sung in its former version by 'la grenouille' at the end of Pirates (1986 film) . The song is sung by Anne Boleyn in the television series The Tudors , episode 9 of season 2, "The Act of Treason" (2008).
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The term 'pirogue' does not refer to a specific kind of boat, but is a generic term for small boats in regions once colonized by France and Spain, particularly dugouts made from a log. [2] In French West Africa , the term refers to handcrafted banana-shaped boats used by traditional fishermen. [ 3 ]
au naturel nude; in French, literally, in a natural manner or way (au is the contraction of à le, masculine form of à la). It means "in an unaltered way" and can be used either for people or things. For people, it rather refers to a person who does not use make-up or artificial manners (un entretien au naturel = a backstage interview). For ...
A small boat crew sails away from the French-flagged sailing vessel Albroc after rescuing a woman, child and their pets Aug. 26 in the Pacific offshore Honolulu. Stranded sailboat sends distress ...
Small platforms built into the sides of a ship to spread the shrouds to a more advantageous angle. Also used as a platform for manual depth sounding. chaloupe See chalupa. chalupa 1. A small boat that functions as a shallop, water taxi, or gondola. 2. In Portuguese, a small boat used for cabotage, propelled by either oars or sails. Those ...