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Tartaglia ( Italian for 'Stutterer') is a dainty character in the commedia dell'arte. He is farsighted and with a minor stutter (hence his name; cf. Spanish tartamudear ), he is usually classed as one of the group of old characters ( vecchio) who appears in many scenarios as one of the lovers ( innamorati ).
Nicolo Tartaglia. Nicolo, known as Tartaglia ( Italian: [tarˈtaʎʎa]; 1499/1500 – 13 December 1557), was an Italian mathematician, engineer (designing fortifications), a surveyor (of topography, seeking the best means of defense or offense) and a bookkeeper from the then Republic of Venice. He published many books, including the first ...
Childe can be a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Elias Childe, English painter. Henry Langdon Childe, English entertainer. James Warren Childe, English painter. Vere Gordon Childe, Australian philologist and archaeologist. Wilfred Rowland Childe, British poet and critic. As a given name it may refer to:
David James Pelzer (born December 29, 1960, in San Francisco, California) [1] is an American author of several autobiographical and self-help books. [2] His 1995 memoir of childhood abuse, A Child Called "It": One Child's Courage to Survive, was listed on The New York Times Best Seller list for several years, and in 5 years had sold at least 1.6 million copies. [3]
DeRoche doesn't take issue with any color preference per se, but she does object to the presumption that having a nursery devoid of color or dressing your child in pricey, organic, bland outfits ...
Loaded 0%. A mom delivered an unforgettable reply when her daughter called her “fat.”. “Today, my small daughter told me that she didn’t want to be fat like me,” Sharon Johnson, a mother ...
Dragon is a fictional character from the Shrek franchise, who is initially believed to be a fearsome villain guarding Princess Fiona. In a twist, she is revealed to be female and in search of love. While she is abandoned during Shrek 's escape, she later becomes his ally and the wife of his sidekick, Donkey, helping defeat the evil Lord ...
Childe. In the Middle Ages, a childe or child (from Old English: Cild "Young Lord") was a nobleman 's son who had not yet attained knighthood or had not yet won his spurs. As a rank in chivalry it was used as a title, e.g. Child Horn in King Horn, whilst a male progressed through the positions of squire and then knight.