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Angler
Language; Encyclopedias
A fish with a broad, big-mouthed head and a tapering body, both covered with appendages having glittering tips, by which, as it burrows in the sand, it allures other fishes into its maw.
Bartolomeo Ammanati
Language; Encyclopedias
A Florentine architect and sculptor of note, was an admirer of Michael Angelo, and executed several works in Rome, Venice, and Padua (1511-1592).
All-Souls' Day
Language; Encyclopedias
A festival on the 2nd November to pray for the souls of the faithful deceased, such as may be presumed to be still suffering in Purgatory.
Annunciation Day
Language; Encyclopedias
A festival on the 25th of March in commemoration of the salutation of the angel to the Virgin Mary on the Incarnation of Christ.
Agnolo
Language; Encyclopedias
A Florentine artist, friend of Michael Angelo and Raphael, distinguished for his carvings in wood (1460-1543).
Apaches
Language; Encyclopedias
A fierce tribe of American Indians on the S. and W. of the United States; long a source of trouble to the republic.
