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• Prisoning — Prison Pris on, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prisoned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Prisoning}.] 1. To imprison; to shut up in, or as in, a prison; to confine; to restrain from liberty. [1913 Webster] The prisoned eagle dies for rage. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• prisoning — pris·on || prɪzn v. imprison, put in prison, incarcerate, jail, detain n. jail, penitentiary, location where convicted criminals and people awaiting trial are confined …   English contemporary dictionary

• Prison — Pris on, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prisoned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Prisoning}.] 1. To imprison; to shut up in, or as in, a prison; to confine; to restrain from liberty. [1913 Webster] The prisoned eagle dies for rage. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] His true …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Prisoned — Prison Pris on, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prisoned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Prisoning}.] 1. To imprison; to shut up in, or as in, a prison; to confine; to restrain from liberty. [1913 Webster] The prisoned eagle dies for rage. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Oxford Book of English Madrigals — The Oxford Book of English Madrigals was edited by Philip Ledger, and published in 1978 by the Oxford University Press. It gave words and full music for some 60 of the madrigals and songs of the English Madrigal School. The following authors were …   Wikipedia

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• Francesco Lotoro — Biography After having studied at the F. Liszt music school in Budapest Francesco Lotoro has became a specialized piano player with Kornel Zempleni, Viktor Merzhanov, Tamas Vasary and Aldo Ciccolini. His activity has been focused on Johann… …   Wikipedia

• prison — noun a building for the confinement of criminals or those awaiting trial. verb (prisons, prisoning, prisoned) literary imprison. Origin OE, from OFr. prisun, from L. prensio(n ), var. of prehensio(n ) laying hold of , from prehendere …   English new terms dictionary

• prison — n. & v. n. 1 a place in which a person is kept in captivity, esp. a building to which persons are legally committed while awaiting trial or for punishment; a jail. 2 custody, confinement (in prison). v.tr. poet. (prisoned, prisoning) put in… …   Useful english dictionary