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firearms designed primarily to be carried and fired by one person and, generally, held in the hands, as distinguished from heavy arms, or artillery.
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(zhäk säräz N´) (KEY) , 1588–1660, French sculptor and painter, a founder (1648) and rector (1654) of the Académie royale. He spent years (1610...
agreement or covenant by which men are said to have abandoned the “state of nature” to form the society in which they now live. The theory of such...
poison gas used in riot control and chemical warfare. It is highly irritating to the nose and throat; inhalation of the substance causes sneezing and ...
(s g´fr d) (KEY) or Sigurd (s g´ rd) (KEY) , great folk hero of early and medieval Germanic mythology. His legend, important in several Germanic ep...
(s k´r t z) (KEY) , 469–399 B.C., Greek philosopher of Athens. Famous for his view of philosophy as a pursuit proper and necessary to all intellige...