The low-water mark in the Tories' fortunes was reached at the county council elections (Economist).
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wa|ter|mark — «WT uhr MAHRK, WOT », noun, verb. –n. a mark showing how high water has risen or how low it has fallen: »the high watermark of a river. 1. a) a distinguishing mark or design impressed in the substance of a sheet of paper during manufacture. It is … Useful english dictionary
in|ter|tid|al — «IHN tuhr TY duhl», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. living between the high water mark and the low water mark, as limpets do. 2. located between the watermarks: »intertidal rocks. But in all the intertidal area the pulse of life is adjusted to the… … Useful english dictionary
Mythology of the Low Countries — The folklore of the Low Countries (The Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg [Meijer, 1971.] ) has its roots in the mythologies of pre Christian Gaulish (Gallo Roman) and Germanic cultures, predating the region s Christianization by the Franks… … Wikipedia
Mythology in the Low Countries — The folklore of the Low Countries (Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg[1]) has its roots in the mythologies of pre Christian Gaulish (Gallo Roman) and Germanic cultures, predating the region s Christianization by the Franks in the Early Middle… … Wikipedia
watermark — wa|ter|mark [ˈwo:təma:k US ˈwo:tərma:rk, ˈwa: ] n 1.) a special design put onto paper, especially bank notes, that can only be seen when you hold it up to the light bear/carry a watermark ▪ The sheet bears the watermark 1836 . 2.) a special mark… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Watermark — Wa ter*mark , n. 1. A mark indicating the height to which water has risen, or at which it has stood; the usual limit of high or low water. [1913 Webster] 2. A letter, device, or the like, wrought into paper during the process of manufacture.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Flat Earth — For other uses, see Flat Earth (disambiguation). The Flammarion engraving (1888) depicts a traveller who arrives at the edge of a flat Earth and sticks his head through the firmament … Wikipedia
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
er — er·i·an·thus; er·ic; er·i·ca; er·i·ca·ce·ae; er·i·cad; er·i·ca·les; er·i·ce·tal; er·i·ce·tic·o·lous; er·i·coid; er·i·co·phyte; erig·er·on; er·i·glos·sa; er·ik·ite; er·i·na·ceous; er·i·na·ceus; er·in·ite; er·i·nose; er·i·o·bot·rya;… … English syllables
Armenia — /ahr mee nee euh, meen yeuh/; for 3 also Sp. /ahrdd me nyah/, n. 1. an ancient country in W Asia: now divided between Armenia, Turkey, and Iran. 2. Also called, Armenian Republic. a republic in Transcaucasia, S of Georgia and W of Azerbaijan.… … Universalium
