Bell-the-Cat
a sobriquet of Archibald Douglas, fifth earl of Angus. See Douglas
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Single-source entries: B (51)
These 15 listings are so strange that each appears in only one of the 7 encyclopedias we compared. They include such classics as Belladonna, Bellaire, Belle Jardinere.
Belladonna
a European plant, atropa belladonna, or deadly nightshade, natural order solanaceæ. It is native in Great Britain. All parts of the plant are poisonous. The inspissated juice is commonly known by the name of extract of belladonna. It is narcotic and poisonous, but is of great value in medicine, especially in nervous ailments. It has the property of causing the pupil of the eye to dilate. The fruit of the plant is a dark, brownish-black shining berry.
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Bellaire
a city in Belmont co., O.; on the Ohio river, and several railroads; 5 miles S. of Wheeling, W. Va. The river is here crossed by a costly iron railroad bridge. Bellaire is the center of a region rich in coal, iron, cement, brick, clay, and limestone, and has manufactories of stoves, glass, carriages, boilers, and foundry and machine shop products. The city has a National bank, high grade educational institutions, daily and weekly newspapers, etc. Pop. (1910) 12,946; (1920) 15,061.
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Bellamy, Edward
Edward (1850-1898), an American journalist and novelist. He was born in Massachusetts. He was educated in Germany and, on his return to this country, was admitted to the bar. Looking Backward, his most noted work, is of a socialistic character. It was published in 1888. For two years the sales were enormous. The story gives an imaginary picture of social and industrial conditions in the year 2000. The book led to the formation of "Nationalist" clubs, in which work Mr. Bellamy was a leader. 2026 Editor's Note: Looking Backward was one of the best-selling American books of its century, and it made a startling forecast: Bellamy's citizens of the year 2000 pay for everything with a "credit card" drawn against a national account — apparently the first use of the term, six decades before the real thing. His "Nationalist" clubs helped shape American progressive politics. (Ed: BR 2026-06-13)
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Belle Jardinere
La, bel zhar-de-nyar, a celebrated painting of the Holy Family by Raphael. It represents the Madonna seated in the midst of a beautiful garden. The Child Jesus and the little St. John are leaning against her knees. The painting is one of the treasures of the Louvre gallery, and is regarded as one of the most beautiful of the many pictures which have the Holy Family for a subject. The name means "the pretty gardener." See Raphael ; The Louvre
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Belle-Isle
or BELLE- ISLE-EN-MER, a French island in the Bay of Biscay, department of Morbihan, of Quiberon Point; length, 11 8 miles S. of Quiberon Poir miles; s; greatest breadth, 6 miles. Pop. about 10,000, engaged in the pilchard fishing. The capital is Le Palais, on the N. E. coast.
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Belle-Isle
a rocky island 9 miles long, at the E. entrance to the Strait of Belle-Isle, the channel, 17 miles wide, between Newfoundland and the coast of Labrador. Steamers from Glasgow and Liverpool to Quebec around the N. of Ireland commonly go by this channel in summer as being the shortest route. There are two lighthouses.
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Belleau Wood
a forest in the vicinity of Château-Thierry, France, notable for a victory won there on July 6, 1918, by American marines and soldiers. The wood was dense and heavily fortified and was defended by strong forces of Germans, but the Americans won a signal victory. See WORLD WAR. village and
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Bellefontaine
a county-seat of Logan co., O.; on the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis, and on the Toledo and Ohio Central railroads; 57 miles N. E. of Dayton. It occupies the highest elevation in the State and is surrounded by an agricultural region. There are extensive car shops, round house, switch yard, etc., of the "Big Four" railroad and numerous manufacturing plants. The village has two National banks; banks; several daily and weekly newspapers. Pop. (1910) 8,238; (1920) 9,336.
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Belles-Lettres
polite, or elegant literature: a word of somewhat vague signification. Rhetoric, poetry, fiction, history, and criticism, with the languages in which the standard works in these departments are written, BELLEVİLLE are generally understood to come under the head of belles-lettres.
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Belleville (City and county-seat of St)
city and county-seat of St. Clair co., III.; on several railroads; 14 miles E. of St. Louis, Mo. It is in the midst of very productive coal mines; has a large trade in flour, and general produce; and is chiefly engaged in the manufacture of glass, stoves, flour, nails, and machinery. The city has trolley lines to St. Louis, a public library, St. Peter's Cathedral (Roman Catholic), convent, National bank, etc. Pop. (1910) 21,122; (1920) 24,823.
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Belleville (Town of New Jersey Essex co It)
a town of New Jersey Essex co. It is in on the Passaic river, the Morris canal, and the Erie railroad. It is connected by electric roads to Newark, of which it is a suburb. It has manufactures of rubber goods, dynamos, brass, copper, chemicals, etc. The town has an Elks' Home and a public library. Pop. (1910) 9,891; (1920) 15,660.
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Belleville (Town port of entry)
town, port of entry, and county-seat of Hastings co., Ont., Canada ; on the Bay of Quinte, at the mouth of the Moira river; and on the Grand Trunk and Midland railways; 60 miles W. of Kingston. It has an excellent harbor, and abundant water power; it is in direct steamboat communication with many United States and Canadian points; is principally engaged in manufacturing and commerce; and is a popular summer resort. Belleville is the seat of Albert University (Methodist Episcopal), which comprises Albert College for men, and Alexandra College for women; and in the suburbs is a large deaf and dumb asylum. The city has agencies for the principal banks of Canada; about a dozen churches, convent, and daily and weekly newspapers. Pop. about 10,000.
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Bellevue
a city of Kentucky in Campbell co. It is on the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad. It has important industries, the chief of which are the quarrying of sand and gravel. Pop. (1910) 6,683; (1920) 7,379.
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Bellevue (City of Ohio in Huron)
a city of Ohio, in Huron and Sandusky cos. It is on the Pennsylvania, the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern, the New York, Chicago and St. Louis, and the Wheeling and Lake Erie railroads.cult is the center of an quarries of limestone, lumber yards, manufactories of agricultural implements, stoves, etc. There is a library and a hospital. Pop. (1910) 5,209; (1920) 5,776.
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