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American writer whose stories and novels, including the autobiographical A Son of the Middle Border (1917), depict the hardships endured by Midwestern farmers. |
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A city of northeast Texas, an industrial suburb of Dallas. |
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American actress and singer best remembered for her performance as Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz (1939).  (click for a larger image) Judy Garlandphotographed c. 1945 |
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n. 1. a. A wreath or festoon, especially one of plaited flowers or leaves, worn on the body or draped as a decoration. b. A representation of such a wreath or festoon, used as an architectural ornament or heraldic device. 2. A mark of honor or tribute; an accolade: received garlands of praise. 3. Nautical A ring or collar of rope used to hoist spars or prevent fraying. 4. An anthology, as of ballads or poems. tr.v. gar·land·ed, gar·land·ing, gar·lands 1. To ornament or deck with a garland. 2. To form into a garland. [Middle English, from Old French garlande, perhaps of Germanic origin; see wei- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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