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111blue-chip — Expensive. Of excellent quality …
112far-fetched and dear-bought is good for ladies — Expensive or exotic articles are suitable for women. c 1350 Douce MS 52 no. 7 Ferre ifet and dere i bowght is goode for ladys. 1583 B. MELBANCKE Philotimus 18 Pallas..is..hard to be found, but easy to be intreated, to be farre fetchte & deare… …
113expensively — expensive ► ADJECTIVE ▪ costing a lot of money. DERIVATIVES expensively adverb expensiveness noun …
114expensiveness — expensive ► ADJECTIVE ▪ costing a lot of money. DERIVATIVES expensively adverb expensiveness noun …
115Medieval cuisine — A group of travelers sharing a simple meal of bread and drink; Livre du roi Modus et de la reine Ratio, 14th century. Medieval cuisine includes the foods, eating habits, and cooking methods of various European cultures during the Middle Ages, a… …
116Business and Industry Review — ▪ 1999 Introduction Overview Annual Average Rates of Growth of Manufacturing Output, 1980 97, Table Pattern of Output, 1994 97, Table Index Numbers of Production, Employment, and Productivity in Manufacturing Industries, Table (For Annual… …
117Computers and Information Systems — ▪ 2009 Introduction Smartphone: The New Computer. The market for the smartphone in reality a handheld computer for Web browsing, e mail, music, and video that was integrated with a cellular telephone continued to grow in 2008. According to… …
118Fashions — ▪ 2009 The faltering global economy determined the direction of fashion during 2008. Initially, the euro s significant appreciation against the dollar proved a boon to style conscious travelers who, visiting the U.S. from abroad as the year …
119Economic Affairs — ▪ 2006 Introduction In 2005 rising U.S. deficits, tight monetary policies, and higher oil prices triggered by hurricane damage in the Gulf of Mexico were moderating influences on the world economy and on U.S. stock markets, but some other… …
120Watch — For other uses, see Watch (disambiguation). Early wrist watch by Waltham, worn by soldiers in World War I (Deutsches Uhrenmuseum, Inv. 47 3352) A watch is a small timepiece, typically worn either on the wrist or attached on a chain and carried in …
