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Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
Traherne
Britannica 11thTRAHERNE, THOMAS (i637?-i674), English writer, was, according to Anthony a Wood, a " shoemaker's son of Hereford." He entered Brasenose College, Oxford, in 1652, and after receiving his degree in 1656 took holy orders. In the following year he was appointed re ...
Vol. 27, pp. 155-155
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Torchere
Britannica 11thTORCHERE, a candelabrum mounted upon a tall stand of wood or metal, usually with two or three lights. When it was first introduced in France towards the end of the I7th century the torchere mounted one candle only, and when the number was doubled or tripled th
Vol. 27, pp. 50-50
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Traverse
Britannica 11thTRAVERSE, in fortification, a mass of earth or other material employed to protect troops against enfilade. It is constructed at right angles to the parapet manned by the defenders, and is continued sufficiently far to the rear to give the protection required b
Vol. 27, pp. 216-216
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Artaphernes
Britannica 11thARTAPHERNES. more correctly ARTAPHRENES, brother of Darius Hystaspis, and satrap of Sardis. It was he who received the embassy from Athens sent probably by Cleisthenes (^.r.) in 507 B.C., and subsequently warned the Athenians to receive back the " tyrant " Hip
Vol. 2, pp. 661-661
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