Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A Middle English form of
peony .
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He also treasures the personal gifts he has received from high-profile Indian pione ers, including photographer Dayanita Singh, and the late Sufi painter Manjit Bawa, who gave him a whimsical drawing of an airborne couple to celebrate Mr. Shetty's 2005 wedding to Seema, a classical Indian dancer and actress.
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The Monthly Review 1789
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Music busin ess nerds like me will enjoy the portr aits of all but lost music busin ess freak s ( when the noun was a compl iment ) like Bob Fass, pione er DJ at WBAI, Paul Nelso n the yippi e who signe d the New York Dolls , and one of my own icons , Jane Fried man who, with her company Warto ke. helpe d bring us the first Woods tock and the caree r of Patti Smith .
The Tripwire 2008
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