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• glowing — glow|ing [ glouıŋ ] adjective 1. ) full of praise: a glowing reference/report: a glowing reference from her former employer in glowing terms: Lewis wrote in glowing terms about life in the West Indies. 2. ) burning gently with an orange or red… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• glowing — UK [ˈɡləʊɪŋ] / US [ˈɡloʊɪŋ] adjective 1) burning gently with an orange or red colour the glowing embers of the fire a) shining with a soft warm light b) glowing colours are bright and look warm 2) glowing skin looks warm and healthy 3) full of… …   English dictionary

• arts, East Asian — Introduction       music and visual and performing arts of China, Korea, and Japan. The literatures of these countries are covered in the articles Chinese literature, Korean literature, and Japanese literature.       Some studies of East Asia… …   Universalium

• Sheffield plate — sheet copper with a cladding of silver. [1855 60; named after SHEFFIELD, England] * * * Articles made of copper coated with silver by fusion. The technique was discovered с 1742 by the Sheffield (Yorkshire, Eng.) cutler Thomas Boulsover, who… …   Universalium

• Foundation and Empire — infobox Book | name = Foundation and Empire title orig = translator = image caption = Dust jacket illustration from the first edition author = Isaac Asimov illustrator = cover artist = Edd Cartier country = United States language = English series …   Wikipedia

• The Death of Marat — La Mort de Marat Artist Jacques Louis David Year 1793 Type oil on canvas Dimensions 162 cm × 128 cm (64 in × 50 in) Location …   Wikipedia

• luminescence — [[t]lu͟ːmɪne̱s(ə)ns[/t]] N UNCOUNT Luminescence is a soft, glowing light. [LITERARY] Lights reflected off dust covered walls creating a ghostly luminescence …   English dictionary

• twilight — [ twʌɪlʌɪt] noun 1》 the soft glowing light from the sky when the sun is below the horizon, caused by the reflection of the sun s rays by the atmosphere. 2》 a period or state of obscurity or gradual decline: the twilight of his career. Origin ME:… …   English new terms dictionary

• twilight — ► NOUN 1) the soft glowing light from the sky when the sun is below the horizon. 2) a period or state of obscurity or gradual decline: the twilight of his career. ORIGIN from an Old English base meaning «two» (probably here used in sense half ) + …   English terms dictionary

• twilight — n. 1 the soft glowing light from the sky when the sun is below the horizon, esp. in the evening. 2 the period of this. 3 a faint light. 4 a state of imperfect knowledge or understanding. 5 a period of decline or destruction. Phrases and idioms:… …   Useful english dictionary

• painting, Western — ▪ art Introduction       history of Western painting from its beginnings in prehistoric times to the present.       Painting, the execution of forms and shapes on a surface by means of pigment (but see also drawing for discussion of depictions in …   Universalium