A Lexicon from Mina Loy's 1923 "Lunar Baedecker"
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Appears in: Italian Pictures: July in Vallombrosa
Frequency: 1
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Death stiffening; the rigidity of the muscles that occurs at death and lasts till decomposition sets in. It is due to the formation of myosin by the coagulation of the contents of the individual muscle fibers (MW)
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Appears in: Joyce’s Ulysses
Frequency: 1
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(noun) 1) (Bot.) A genus of palms including date trees; spelled PHENIX // 1) (Gr. Myth.) A bird fabled to exist single, to be consumed by fire by its own act, and to rise again from its ashes. Hence, an emblem of immortality; 2) (Astron.) A southern constellation; 3) A marvelous person or thing
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Appears in: Joyce’s Ulysses
Frequency: 2
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(noun)
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Appears in: Der Blinde Junge
Frequency: 1
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(noun (plural)) War victims (Google Translate)
