variegated
(en)
(adj) exhibiting different colors, especially as irregular patches or streaks
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Highway 1, which spans the length of Baja California—a long, variegated peninsula separated from mainland Mexico by the tepid, life-rich waters of the Sea of Cortez
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Highway 1, which spans the length of Baja California—a long, variegated peninsula separated from mainland Mexico by the tepid, life-rich waters of the Sea of Cortez
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virago
(en)
a domineering, violent, or bad-tempered woman
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“I assume you drink Martell,” the attractive virago with shining white eyes says. I remember this ad.
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“I assume you drink Martell,” the attractive virago with shining white eyes says. I remember this ad.
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mise-en-abyme
(fr)
term derived from heraldry; means "placed into abyss"
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In a mise en abyme of these dyads, the Whitney Museum catalog for the Jeff Koons retrospective included an in situ image of I Could Go for Something Gordon’s
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In a mise en abyme of these dyads, the Whitney Museum catalog for the Jeff Koons retrospective included an in situ image of I Could Go for Something Gordon’s
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caul
(en)
(noun) the large fatty omentum covering the intestines (as of a cow, sheep, or pig) / (noun) the inner fetal membrane of higher vertebrates especially when covering the head at birth
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Pound enveloped Rattray in a caul of solicitude, offering a long list of contacts on Provençal literature, rantings on the peril of hocking one’s mansion to a Jew, and insane asylum cafeteria food
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Pound enveloped Rattray in a caul of solicitude, offering a long list of contacts on Provençal literature, rantings on the peril of hocking one’s mansion to a Jew, and insane asylum cafeteria food
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virago
(en)
a domineering, violent, or bad-tempered woman
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the icy virago in that film, played by Joan Crawford
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the icy virago in that film, played by Joan Crawford
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