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  • 21Agatha Christie — For the band, see Agatha Christie (band). Dame Agatha Christie, DBE Born Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller 15 September 1890(1890 09 15) Torquay, Devon, England Died 12 January 1976(1976 01 12 …

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  • 22Manuscript — Christ Pantocrator seated in a capital U in an illuminated manuscript from the BadischeLandesbibliothek, Germany …

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  • 23High Sheriff — The High Sheriff is, or was, a law enforcement position in Anglosphere countries. In England and Wales, the High Sheriff is an unpaid, partly ceremonial post appointed by The Crown through a Warrant from the Privy Council. In Cornwall the High… …

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  • 24Something wicked this way comes — «Something wicked this way comes» это фраза из первой сцены 4 акта пьесы «Макбет» Шекспира. Фразу произносит вторая ведьма, и полностью она звучит так: «by the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes». Под «something wicked»… …

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  • 25Lauter reizende alte Damen — (Originaltitel By The Pricking of My Thumbs) ist der 59. Kriminalroman von Agatha Christie. Er erschien zuerst im Vereinigten Königreich im November 1968 im Collins Crime Club [1] und später im selben Jahr in den USA bei Dodd, Mead and Company… …

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  • 26Prick — Prick, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pricked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pricking}.] [AS. prician; akin to LG. pricken, D. prikken, Dan. prikke, Sw. pricka. See {Prick}, n., and cf. {Prink}, {Prig}.] 1. To pierce slightly with a sharp pointed instrument or… …

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  • 27Pricked — Prick Prick, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pricked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pricking}.] [AS. prician; akin to LG. pricken, D. prikken, Dan. prikke, Sw. pricka. See {Prick}, n., and cf. {Prink}, {Prig}.] 1. To pierce slightly with a sharp pointed instrument or… …

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  • 28prick — I. noun Etymology: Middle English prikke, from Old English prica; akin to Middle Dutch pric prick Date: before 12th century 1. a mark or shallow hole made by a pointed instrument 2. a. a pointed instrument or weapon b. a sharp projecting organ or …

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  • 29Female genital cutting — (FGC), also known as female genital mutilation (FGM), female circumcision or female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C), refers to all procedures involving partial or total removal of the external female genitalia or other injury to the female… …

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  • 30Tommy and Tuppence — are two fictional detectives, recurring characters in the work of Agatha Christie. Their full names are Thomas Beresford and Prudence Cowley. The first time Tommy and Tuppence appeared in a Christie novel was in The Secret Adversary (1922). They… …

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