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play|mak|er — «PLAY MAY kuhr», noun. 1. an offensive player, as in basketball, who sets up plays in which his teammates can score: »Cousy, having become the Celtics acknowledged playmaker, began to direct their attack with a confidence that…bordered on… … Useful english dictionary
play|mak|ing — «PLAY MAY kihng», noun. 1. the action or practice of an offensive player, as in basketball. 2. = playwriting. (Cf. ↑playwriting) … Useful english dictionary
Second Shepherds’ Play — (Towneley Secunda pastorum) (ca. 1475) The Second Shepherds’ Play is the best known and most highly regarded of the popular MYSTERY PLAYS of medieval England. The play is one of several in the TOWNELEY CYCLE (associated with the town of… … Encyclopedia of medieval literature
Bran Mak Morn — is a hero of several pulp fiction short stories by Robert E. Howard. In the stories, most of which were first published in Weird Tales , Bran is the last king of Howard s romanticized version of the tribal race of Picts.Howard s history of the… … Wikipedia
The Second Shepherds' Play — Infobox Play name = The Second Shepherds Play (The Wakefield Cycle) writer = The Wakefield Master characters = 3 shepherds Mak Mak s wife Angel Mary Christ child setting = Bethlehem, 1st c. AD date of premiere = Unknown (possibly c. 1500) country … Wikipedia
D'yer Mak'er — Single by Led Zeppelin from the album Houses of the Holy B side … Wikipedia
Mystery play — Mystery plays and miracle plays (which are two different things) are among the earliest formally developed plays in medieval Europe. Medieval mystery plays focused on the representation of Bible stories in churches as tableaux with accompanying… … Wikipedia
playmaker — play•mak•er [[t]ˈpleɪˌmeɪ kər[/t]] n. spo an offensive player, as in basketball or ice hockey, who executes plays designed to put one or more teammates in a position to score • Etymology: 1940–45, amer. play′mak ing ,n … From formal English to slang
Playmaker — Play mak er, n. A playwright. [R.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mach scale — /mak/, Psychol. a scale that measures how much deceit and manipulation one will approve or condone in order to achieve some end. [1965 70; short for MACHIAVELLI, perh. with play on MACH] * * * … Universalium
