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• Spiral
  ...i/Albertus_Magnus Albertus Magnus], a1255), whence also French ''spiral'', Italian ''spirale'', Spanish ''espiral''.
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• Caricature
  Italian ''caricatura'', [[literally]], [[act]] of loading, from ''caricare'' to loa The term is derived from the Italian ''caricare''—to charge or load. An early [[definition]] occurs in the Eng
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• Artisans
  Middle French, from northern Italian dial. form of [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuscany Tuscan] artigiano, fr An '''artisan''' (from Italian: artigiano) is a [[skilled]] manual [[worker]] who makes items that may be
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• Facade
  French ''façade'', from Italian ''facciata'', from ''faccia'' [[face]], from Vulgar Latin ''facia''
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• Brigand
  ...LISH_PERIOD Middle English] brigaunt, from Middle French brigand, from Old Italian brigante, from brigare to fight, from briga strife, of [https://en.wikipedi ...to derive his [[name]] from the Old French brigan, which is a form of the Italian brigante, an irregular or partisan [[soldier]]. There can be no [[doubt]] a
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• Grotto
  Italian ''grotta'', ''grotto'', from [[Latin]] ''crypta'' [[cavern]], crypt The word comes from Italian ''grotta'', Vulgar Latin ''grupta'', Latin ''crypta'', (a crypt). It is rel
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• Caravan
  Italian caravana, from Persian kārvān
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• Divan
  ...ther European form, older than divan, and apparently directly < Arabic, is Italian dovana, doana, now dogana, French douane (in 15th cent. douwaine), custom-h
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• Pedestal
  Middle French piedestal, from Old Italian piedestallo, from pie di stallo foot of a stall The architects of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renaissance Italian revival], however, conceived the [[idea]] that no order was complete withou
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• Nepotism
  French ''népotisme'', from Italian ''nepotismo'', from ''nepote'' nephew, from [[Latin]] ''nepot''-, ''nepos'' The term comes from Italian word ''nepotismo'', which is based on Latin root ''nepos'' meaning nephew.
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• Bank
  ...nglish], from Middle French or Old Italian; Middle French banque, from Old Italian banca, [[literally]], bench, of Germanic origin; akin to [https://nordan.da
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• Charlatan
  Italian ''ciarlatano'', alteration of ''cerretano'', [[literally]], inhabitant of [ ..., a chatterbox. Ultimately, etymologists trace "charlatan" from either the Italian ''ciarlare'', to prattle; or from ''Cerretano'', a resident of Cerreto, a v
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• Carousel
  French ''carrousel'', from Italian ''carosello'' A '''carousel''' (from French ''carrousel'', from Italian ''carosello''), or '''merry-go-round''', is an amusement ride consisting of
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• Vacillation
  ...'' to sway, stagger, totter, etc., whence also French ''vaciller'' (1314), Italian ''vacillare'', Portuguese ''vacillar'', Spanish ''vacilar''
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• Sentinel
  Middle French ''sentinelle'', from Old Italian ''sentinella'', from ''sentina'' [[vigilance]], from ''sentire'' to [[perce
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• Confetti
  Italian, plural of ''confetto'' sweetmeat, from Medieval Latin ''confectum'', from ...The origins are from the Latin ''confectum'', with confetti the plural of Italian confetto, small sweet. Modern paper confetti traces back to symbolic [[ritu
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• Titian
  ...ʃən), was the leading painter of the 16th-century Venetian school of the [[Italian Renaissance]]. He was born in Pieve di Cadore, near Belluno (in Veneto), in ...[[color]], would exercise a profound influence not only on painters of the Italian Renaissance, but on future generations of Western art.
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• Gentleness
  ...gh-born, [[noble]] (modern French ''gentil'' elegant. Spanish ''gentil'' , Italian ''gentile'' < Latin ''gentīlis'' belonging to the same ''gens'' or [[race]
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• EFTS (Electronic Full Text Sources)
  ...n Film Scripts Online'', ''Diderot's Encyclopédie'', ''English Poetry'', ''Italian Women Writers'', the ''Patrologia Latina Database'', ''North American Women
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• Scope
  Italian scopo aim, [[purpose]], < [[Greek]] σκοπός mark for shooting at, aim
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