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Barnet
Language; Encyclopedias
A town in Hertfordshire, almost a suburb of London; a favourite resort of Londoners; has a large annual horse and cattle fair; scene of a battle in 1471, at which Warwick, the king-maker, was slain.
Baroda
Language; Encyclopedias
A native state of Gujerat, in the prov. of Bombay, with a capital of the same name, the sovereign of which is called the Guicowar; the third city in the presidency, with Hindu temples and a ...
Baroque
Language; Encyclopedias
Ornamentation of a florid and incongruous character, more lavish and showy rather than true and tasteful; much in vogue from the 16th to the 18th centuries.
Barn-burners
Language; Encyclopedias
Name formerly given to an extreme radical party in the United States, as imitating the Dutchman who, to get rid of the rats, burned his barns.
Barons' War
Language; Encyclopedias
A war in England of the barons against Henry III., headed by Simon de Montfort, and which lasted from 1258 to 1265.
Barnsley
Language; Encyclopedias
A manufacturing town in W. Yorkshire, 18 m. N. of Sheffield; manufactures textile fabrics and glass.
Barocci
Language; Encyclopedias
A celebrated Italian painter, imitator of the style of Correggio (1528-1612).
