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• Drumelzier — village Drumelzier (pronounced drummellier ), is a village on the B712 in the Tweed Valley in the Scottish Borders. The area of the village is extensive and includes the settlements of Wrae, Stanhope, Mossfennan and Kingledoors. To the north is… …   Wikipedia

• drone — drone1 [ droun ] verb intransitive to make a low continuous noise ,drone on phrasal verb intransitive to talk about something for a long time in a very boring way drone drone 2 [ droun ] noun count 1. ) a low continuous sound: the drone of the… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Written Scots language — examples from various sources.Text from Legend of the Saints 14th CenturyXXXIII. GEORGE. Ȝete of sancte george is my wil, gyf I connandes had þere til to translat þe haly story, as wrytine in þe buk fand I. for he wes richt haly mañ fele tynt… …   Wikipedia

• Ane Pleasant Satyre of the Thrie Estaitis — is a satirical morality play written by Scottish makar David Lyndsay and first performed in 1552 (but not published until 1602. One of the Satyre s distinguishing features is the inclusion of farcical comic interludes, which border on slapstick… …   Wikipedia

• drone — drone1 dronish, adj. /drohn/, n. 1. the male of the honeybee and other bees, stingless and making no honey. See illus. under bee. 2. a remote control mechanism, as a radio controlled airplane or boat. 3. a person who lives on the labor of others; …   Universalium

• drowning — Death within 24 hours of immersion in liquid, either due to anoxia or cardiac arrest caused by sudden extreme lowering of temperature (immersion syndrome). SEE ALSO: near d.. dry d. d. by asphyxiation in an individual whose laryngeal reflexes are …   Medical dictionary

• Chronological list of saints and blesseds in the 12th century — A list of 12th century saints: Name Birth Birthplace Death Place of death Notes Bruno 1030 Cologne, Germany 1101 Squillace, Italy Thiemo (Theodinarus)   Germany 1102 Corozain, HaZafon, Israel Archbishop of Salz …   Wikipedia

• drone — drone1 [drəun US droun] v to make a continuous low dull sound ▪ An airplane droned overhead. drone on [i]phr v to speak in a boring way, usually for a long time drone on about ▪ Tom was droning on and on about work. drone 2 drone2 n [: Old… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• drone — I [[t]droʊn[/t]] n. 1) ent the male of the honeybee and other bees that is stingless and makes no honey 2) a craft operated by remote control, esp. a pilotless airplane guided by radio signals 3) a person who lives on the labor of others;… …   From formal English to slang

• drone — I. noun 1. the male of the honey bee and other bees, stingless and making no honey. 2. someone who lives on the labour of others; an idler; a sluggard. 3. a remotely controlled mechanism, as a radio controlled aeroplane or boat. 4. an unmanned… …