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61Dial lock — Dial Di al, n. [LL. dialis daily, fr. L. dies day. See {Deity}.] 1. An instrument, formerly much used for showing the time of day from the shadow of a style or gnomon on a graduated arc or surface; esp., a sundial; but there are lunar and astral… …
62Dial plate — Dial Di al, n. [LL. dialis daily, fr. L. dies day. See {Deity}.] 1. An instrument, formerly much used for showing the time of day from the shadow of a style or gnomon on a graduated arc or surface; esp., a sundial; but there are lunar and astral… …
63Horologe — Hor o*loge, n. [OE. horologe, orloge, timepiece, OF. horloge, orloge, oriloge, F. horloge, L. horologium, fr. Gr. ?; ? hour + ? to say, tell. See {Hour}, and {Logic}.] 1. A servant who called out the hours. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. An instrument… …
64dial — I. noun Etymology: Middle English dyal, from Medieval Latin dialis clock wheel revolving daily, from Latin dies day more at deity Date: 15th century 1. the face of a sundial 2. obsolete timepiece 3. the graduated face of a timepiece 4. a …
65gain — I. noun Etymology: Middle English gayne, from Anglo French gaigne, gain, from gaaigner to till, earn, gain, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German weidanōn to hunt for food, Old English wāth pursuit, hunt Date: 14th century 1. resources or… …
66Teleological argument — A teleological or design argument[1][2][3] is an argument for the existence of God. The argument is based on an interpretation of teleology wherein purpose and intelligent design appear to exist in Nature beyond the scope of any such human… …
67William Cowper — This article is about the poet. For other people with the same name, see William Cowper (disambiguation). William Cowper Portrait of Cowper by Lemuel Francis Abbott. Born …
68Kenny Rogers — For the baseball pitcher, see Kenny Rogers (baseball). Kenny Rogers Kenny Rogers, concert, Chumash Casino Resort hall, Santa Ynez, California, September 27, 2006. Background information …
69Joyce Carol Oates — Oates in 2006. Photo: Sarahana Shrestha Born 16 June 1938 (1938 06 16) (age 73) Lockport, New York, U.S. Occupation Novelist, short story writer, playwright, p …
70Water clock — For the individual water clock at The Children s Museum of Indianapolis, see Water clock (Indianapolis). A display of two outflow water clocks from the Ancient Agora Museum in Athens. The top is an original from the late 5th century BC. The… …
