BEAUVAIS

Meaning of BEAUVAIS in English

/boh vay"/ ; Fr. /boh ve"/ , n.

a city in and the capital of Oise, in NW France: 13th-century cathedral. 56,725.

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BEAUVAIS — geographical name commune N France NNW of Paris population 56,278
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BEAUVAIS — (ˈ)bō|vā adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: from Beauvais, commune, Oise dept., France : of or relating to fine tapestry and …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BEAUVAIS — geographical name commune N France NNW of Paris population 56,278
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BEAUVAIS — town, capital of Oise dpartement, Picardie rgion, northern France, at the juncture of the Thrain and Avelon rivers, north of …
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BEAUVAIS — Beauvais BrE AmE ( ˌ ) bəʊ ˈveɪ AmE ( ˌ ) boʊ- —French [ bo vɛ \]
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BEAUVAIS — Бове
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BEAUVAIS — Pronunciation: b ō - ' v ā Function: geographical name commune N France NNW of Paris pop 55,371
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PARIS BEAUVAIS TILLÉ AIRPORT — Airport Name : Paris Beauvais Tillé Airport Airport Location : Beauvais, France IATA Code : BVA ICAO Code : LFOB
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VINCENT OF BEAUVAIS — born 1190, Beauvais?, France died 1264, Paris French scholar and encyclopaedist. A Dominican priest (с 1220), he became lector and …
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VINCENT OF BEAUVAIS — born c. 1190, , Beauvais?, Fr. died 1264, Paris French scholar and encyclopaedist whose Speculum majus (Great Mirror) was probably …
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BEAUVAIS TAPESTRY — any product of the tapestry factory established in 1664 in Beauvais, Fr., by two Flemish weavers, Louis Hinart and Philippe …
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VINCENT OF BEAUVAIS — born 1190, Beauvais?, France died 1264, Paris French scholar and encyclopaedist. A Dominican priest ( 0441; 1220), he became lector …
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LFOB — Airport Name : Paris Beauvais Tillé Airport Airport Location : Beauvais, France IATA Code : BVA ICAO Code : LFOB
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BVA — Airport Name : Paris Beauvais Tillé Airport Airport Location : Beauvais, France IATA Code : BVA ICAO Code : LFOB
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VINCENT — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Beardsley Aubrey Vincent Benét Stephen Vincent Forrestal James Vincent Gogh Vincent Willem van Indy …
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OUDRY, JEAN-BAPTISTE — born March 17, 1686, Paris, France died April 30, 1755, Beauvais French Rococo painter, tapestry designer, and illustrator. Like his …
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GIVENCHY, HUBERT DE — born Feb. 21, 1927, Beauvais, Fr. French fashion designer. After studying art at the École des Beaux-Arts, he designed for …
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OISE — /wannz/ , n. 1. a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, …
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TAPESTRY — woven decorative fabric, the design of which is built up in the course of weaving. Broadly, the name may be …
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ROSE WINDOW — also called wheel window in Gothic architecture, decorated circular window, often glazed with stained glass. Scattered examples of decorated circular …
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FAIENCE PATRIOTIQUE
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ENCYCLOPAEDIA — also spelled Encyclopedia (from Greek enkyklios paideia, general education), reference work that contains information on all branches of knowledge or …
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WARWICK, RICHARD BEAUCHAMP, 5TH EARL OF — born Jan. 25/28, 1382, Salwarpe, Worcestershire, Eng. died April 30, 1439, Rouen, Fr. soldier and diplomatist, a knightly hero who …
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TILLEMONT, SBASTIEN LE NAIN DE — born Nov. 30, 1637, Paris, France died Jan. 10, 1698, Tillemont in full Louis-Sbastien Le Nain de Tillemont French ecclesiastical …
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SIMON OF SAINT-QUENTIN — flourished 13th century French Dominican friar, who accompanied a diplomatic and proselytizing mission sent by Pope Innocent IV to the …
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PICARDY — French Picardie, rgion encompassing the northern French dpartements of Oise, Somme, and Aisne and roughly coextensive with the historical region …
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OUDRY, JEAN-BAPTISTE — born March 17, 1686, Paris, France died April 30, 1755, Beauvais French Rococo painter, tapestry designer, and illustrator, considered one …
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OISE — dpartement, Picardie rgion, France, to the north of Paris, created from part of the historic province of le-de-France and a …
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IVO OF CHARTRES, SAINT — born c. 1040, near Beauvais, Fr. died Dec. 23, 1116, Chartres; canonization date unknown; feast day May 23 French Saint …
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FRANCE, HISTORY OF — history of the area from the time of ancient Gaul and the period of the Merovingian and Carolingian dynasties of …
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CAUCHON, PIERRE — born 1371, near Reims, Fr. died Dec. 18, 1442, Rouen French bishop of Beauvais, an ecclesiastic memorable chiefly because he …
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HIGH — adjective BAD : Beauvais is very proud of having the highest cathedral in Europe. GOOD : Beauvais is very proud …
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