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corset
Article of clothing worn to shape or constrict the torso. It dates to at least c.2000 BC, when it was worn as an outer garment by men as well as women in Minoan Crete. In the 16th-17th cent. it was worn to flatten the chest, and was reinforced with wood. Some outer corsets were jeweled and elaborately embroidered. After 1660 they were shaped to accentuate the breasts. In the 19th cent. the corset, now reinforced with whalebone or metal, changed with the style of dresses. It was abandoned in the 1920s, when straight clothes came into fashion, and in the 1930s it was replaced by the brassiere and girdle, made of elastic materials, and by the one-piece corselette.
Coase
British-U.S. economist. He received his doctorate from the London School of Economics, and taught principally at the LSE and the Univ. of Chicago. In his best-known paper, "The Problem of Social Cost" (1960), he challenged the classical logic of prohibiting behavior that damages others. He argued that legal scholars should focus on the importance of an efficient marketplace and on negotiation rather than litigation. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1991.
coast
Broad area of land that borders the sea. The coastlines of the world's continents measure about 193,000 mi (312,000 km). They have undergone shifts in position and changes in shape over geologic time because of substantial changes in the relative levels of land and sea. Other factors that alter coasts are erosion processes such as wave action and weathering, deposition of rock debris by currents, and tectonic activity. Coastal features result largely from the interaction and relative intensity of these processes, though the type and structure of the underlying rocks also play a part.
Colet
British theologian. He studied mathematics and philosophy at Oxford, then traveled and studied for three years in France and Italy. He returned to England c.1496 and was ordained before 1499. He was appointed dean of St. Paul's Cathedral in 1504 and founded St. Paul's School around 1509. One of the chief Tudor humanists, he promoted Renaissance culture in England and influenced such humanists as D. Erasmus, T. More, and T. Linacre.
comet
Any of a class of small celestial objects orbiting the sun that develop diffuse gaseous envelopes and often long glowing tails when near the sun. They are distinguished from other objects in the solar system by their composition, hazy appearance, and elongated orbits. Many comets originate in the Oort cloud or in the closer Kuiper belt. Other bodies' gravity can alter their orbits, causing them to pass close to the sun. Short-period comets return in 200 years or less, others in thousands of years or not at all. Comets usually consist of a small, irregular nucleus, often described as a "dirty snowball," with dust and other materials frozen in water mixed with volatile compounds. When one nears the sun, the ...
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