albas - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about albas Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,756,775,545 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

Alba
(redirected from albas)

    Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Medical, Wikipedia 0.02 sec.

Alba

Gaelic name for Scotland; also an alternative spelling for Alva, Ferdinand Alvarez de Toledo, Duke of Alva, Spanish politician and general.

alba

Type of troubadour-trouvère song, in which the singer watches for daybreak on behalf of two lovers (for example Reis glorios, by Guiraut de Bornelh). As used by the Minnesinger it was called Tagelied.



How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
 Email
Feedback
?Sign in SSL protected
Email:
Password:
Register

? Mentioned in ? References in periodicals archive
 
) Albas A, Ferrari CIL, Da Silva LHQ, Bernardi F, Ito FH.
Postmortem confirmation of human rabies source by Kotait, Ivanete / Emerging Infectious Diseases
The Albas get as much of a kick out of filling and hiding the eggs in the early-morning hours (some are colored, hard-cooked eggs while others are plastic eggs filled with coins and $1 bills or candy or a surprise such as a fortune, joke, cartoon, etc.
EASTER FARE DINE ON ITALIAN-INSPIRED CREATIONS by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Compare Arnald of Villanova, 174: "Notariis quidem publicis, qui sub immoderata luce iugiter chartas albas, vel scribendo vel legendo inspiciunt, per se dat eius officium incurrere visus debilitatem intempestivam, sed quod nephrenesin aut vesicae passiones incurrant, ut calculum, stranguriam vel dissuriam immoderata facit hoc retentio urinae, et etiam faecum aut quia solicitudine distracti expellere negligunt, aut quis remoti a diversoriis retinere coguntur.
Anatomizing the Past: Physicians and History in Renaissance Culture ... by SIRAISI, NANCY / Renaissance Quarterly
More results
 
Hutchinson browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Hutchinson Encyclopedia
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.