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beauty [′byüd·ē] (computer science) Beauty beautiful woman married to an enchanted beast who turns into a prince. [Fr. Fairy Tale: “Beauty and the Beast” in Walsh Classical, 49] See : Beauty, Feminine Beauty Aglaia one of the Graces; embodiment of comeliness. [Gk. Myth.: Brewer Dictionary, 481] created from oak flowers and meadowsweet. [Welsh Lit.: Mabinogion] symbol of beauty. [Flower Symbolism: Jobes, 377] one of the Graces; epitome of beauty in joy. [Gk. Myth.: Brewer Dictionary, 481] three daughters of Zeus and Eurynome; goddesses of charm and beauty. [Gk. Myth.: Howe, 61] symbol of beauty. [Flower Symbolism: Flora Symbolica, 174]
goddess of loveliness. [Rom. Myth.: Kravitz, 44] more splendidly attired than Solomon. [N.T.: Matthew 6:28–29; Luke 12:27–31] fair of face. [Nurs. Rhyme: Opie, 309] beautiful fairylike creatures, guided way to heaven. [Pers. Myth.: Brewer Dictionary, 822] one of the Graces; bestowed charm on others. [Gk. Myth.: Brewer Dictionary, 481] scorned as unsightly, grows to be graceful swan. [Dan. Fairy Tale: Andersen’s Fairy Tales] symbol of beauty. [Flower Symbolism: Jobes, 281] How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Conor focuses on six cultural areas in Australia in the 1920s: the metropolis, the movies, commodity culture, beauty culture, the late colonial scene, and the heterosexual leisure scene. Certainly, in the novels considered here we find few direct indictments of slavery or of the beauty culture, few large-scale revelations about identity, oppression, sexuality, or community. well, doing something more than teaching beauty culture in Queens. |
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