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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- French noble family including Francis of Lorraine, Second Duke of Guise (1519–1563), a military leader who defeated Holy Roman Emperor Charles V and battled the Huguenots. His son Henry of Lorraine, Third Duke of Guise (1550–1588), helped plan the St. Bartholomews' Day massacre of Huguenots in 1572 and was later assassinated by order of Henry III.
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Chalchiuhtotolin - Guise of Tezcatlipoca; god of night and the mysterious
Aztec Calendar 2007
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Chalchiuhtotolin - Guise of Tezcatlipoca; god of night and the mysterious
Aztec Calendar 2007
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"Guise," cried Ortez, giving the watchword of that day of slaughter.
The Black Wolf's Breed A Story of France in the Old World and the New, happening in the Reign of Louis XIV Harris Dickson 1907
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Her soulful vocals lent an almost gospel feel to techno-based tracks like "Guise" and "Lala."
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VAUGHAN in her best day, -- _Drusilla Ives_ is the mistress, neither pure nor simple, of the _Duke of Guisebury_, -- a title which is evidently artfully intended by the, at present, "Only JONES" to be a compound of the French "Guise" and the English "Bury," -- who from his way of going on and playing old gooseberry with his property, might have been thus styled with advantage: and so henceforth let us think and speak of him as His Grace or His Disgrace the Duke of Gooseberry.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, January 31, 1891 Various
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Lord Wolfson of Aspley Guise, chief executive of Next.
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Here is the first film, Tough Guise and the second, The Aggressives can be seen in parts on YouTube
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Tough Guise & The Aggressives-in case you missed them!
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The man stumping up the cash for this lavish new award, Lord Wolfson of Aspley Guise – otherwise known as Next boss, Simon Wolfson – clearly shares the markets' scepticism that Europe's leaders will come up with a long-term solution to the sovereign debt crisis at this Sunday's summit.
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Alison Guise, MD of PriceRunner.co.uk, says consumers should decide what they're going to buy in advance if they want to get the best Christmas deals and presents.
How Christmas shoppers can grab a bargain in the high street sales 2011
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