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'''Dante (1265-1321)'''<br /> | '''Dante (1265-1321)'''<br /> | ||
| − | 154; Durante degli Alighieri, better known as Dante Alighieri or simply Dante, was an Italian Florentine poet | + | 154; Durante degli Alighieri, better known as Dante Alighieri or simply Dante, was an Italian Florentine poet; 226; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dante_Alighieri Wikipedia entry] |
'''Dash, Mayva'''<br /> | '''Dash, Mayva'''<br /> | ||
88; saloon girl at Pap Wyman's Saloon; married Webb Traverse | 88; saloon girl at Pap Wyman's Saloon; married Webb Traverse | ||
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| + | '''Dawes, Linnet'''<br /> | ||
| + | 204; schoolteacher friend of Stray's | ||
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| + | '''Death'''<br /> | ||
| + | Jeshimon, 209-210; "region of metaphor" 230; | ||
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| + | '''De Bottle, Coombs'''<br /> | ||
| + | 234 | ||
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| + | '''Dee, Curly'''<br /> | ||
| + | 260; runs a road ranch for n'er-do-wells in Telluride | ||
'''De Forest'''<br /> | '''De Forest'''<br /> | ||
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<div id="descarte"></div>'''Descarte, René (1596-1650)'''<br /> | <div id="descarte"></div>'''Descarte, René (1596-1650)'''<br /> | ||
10; René Descartes, also known as Cartesius, was a noted French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist. Dubbed the "Founder of Modern Philosophy" and the "Father of Modern Mathematics," he ranks as one of the most important and influential thinkers of modern times. For good or bad, much of subsequent western philosophy is a reaction to his writings, which have been closely studied from his time down to the present day; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren%C3%A9_Descartes Wikipedia entry] | 10; René Descartes, also known as Cartesius, was a noted French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist. Dubbed the "Founder of Modern Philosophy" and the "Father of Modern Mathematics," he ranks as one of the most important and influential thinkers of modern times. For good or bad, much of subsequent western philosophy is a reaction to his writings, which have been closely studied from his time down to the present day; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren%C3%A9_Descartes Wikipedia entry] | ||
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| + | '''Deuce'''<br /> | ||
| + | 260; sidekick of Sloat; | ||
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| + | '''Devil'''<br /> | ||
| + | 212; upsidedown star; 226; | ||
'''de Wolfe, Elsie'''<br /> | '''de Wolfe, Elsie'''<br /> | ||
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'''Dickens, Charles (1812-1870)'''<br /> | '''Dickens, Charles (1812-1870)'''<br /> | ||
167; Charles John Huffam Dickens, pen-name "Boz", was an English novelist. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dickens Wikipedia entry] | 167; Charles John Huffam Dickens, pen-name "Boz", was an English novelist. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dickens Wikipedia entry] | ||
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| + | '''Dieter'''<br /> | ||
| + | 292; the barkeep at Cosmopolitan Saloon | ||
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| + | '''Disco, Ellmore'''<br /> | ||
| + | 283; in Telluride, maybe from Mexico, or Finland; maybe "music-hall Chinese" 285; | ||
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| + | '''Disco, Loomis'''<br /> | ||
| + | 286; son of Ellmore | ||
'''''Dishforth's Illustrated Weekly'''''<br /> | '''''Dishforth's Illustrated Weekly'''''<br /> | ||
75; in which Merle Rideout reads an article about Erlys | 75; in which Merle Rideout reads an article about Erlys | ||
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| + | '''Dottore'''<br /> | ||
| + | 252; | ||
'''Drave'''<br /> | '''Drave'''<br /> | ||
39; | 39; | ||
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| + | '''Dreams'''<br /> | ||
| + | 250; "maps begin as dreams"; | ||
<div id="drop"></div>'''Drop, Jimmy'''<br /> | <div id="drop"></div>'''Drop, Jimmy'''<br /> | ||
| − | 198; "notorious local gunhand"; 216; confrontation with Willis Turnstone, 309; | + | 198; "notorious local gunhand"; "longtime associate" of Reef Traverse, 206; 216; confrontation with Willis Turnstone, 309; |
'''duck soup'''<br /> | '''duck soup'''<br /> | ||
25; cinch: any undertaking that is easy to do; | 25; cinch: any undertaking that is easy to do; | ||
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| + | '''''duendes'''''<br /> | ||
| + | 308; Spanish: spirits; | ||
'''dynamite'''<br /> | '''dynamite'''<br /> | ||
Revision as of 09:26, 4 November 2006
dagga rooker
169; South African colloquial term for a person who smokes dagga, a South African word for marijuana;
Dance of Lavalava, the Volcano Goddess
27; performed by Miss McAdoo
Dante (1265-1321)
154; Durante degli Alighieri, better known as Dante Alighieri or simply Dante, was an Italian Florentine poet; 226; Wikipedia entry
Dash, Mayva
88; saloon girl at Pap Wyman's Saloon; married Webb Traverse
Dawes, Linnet
204; schoolteacher friend of Stray's
Death
Jeshimon, 209-210; "region of metaphor" 230;
De Bottle, Coombs
234
Dee, Curly
260; runs a road ranch for n'er-do-wells in Telluride
De Forest
29;
delirium
41; comes from the Latin de, meaning down or away from, and lira, a furrow or track in the fields; that is, to be off the track, or out of the groove.
10; René Descartes, also known as Cartesius, was a noted French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist. Dubbed the "Founder of Modern Philosophy" and the "Father of Modern Mathematics," he ranks as one of the most important and influential thinkers of modern times. For good or bad, much of subsequent western philosophy is a reaction to his writings, which have been closely studied from his time down to the present day; Wikipedia entry
Deuce
260; sidekick of Sloat;
Devil
212; upsidedown star; 226;
de Wolfe, Elsie
161; interior designer
Diaz, President Porfirio
7; José de la Cruz Porfirio Díaz Mori (15 September 1830 – 2 July 1915), Mexican war hero and President (later considered a dictator), ruled Mexico from 1876 until 1911 (with the exception of a four-year period); Wikipedia entry
Dickens, Charles (1812-1870)
167; Charles John Huffam Dickens, pen-name "Boz", was an English novelist. Wikipedia entry
Dieter
292; the barkeep at Cosmopolitan Saloon
Disco, Ellmore
283; in Telluride, maybe from Mexico, or Finland; maybe "music-hall Chinese" 285;
Disco, Loomis
286; son of Ellmore
Dishforth's Illustrated Weekly
75; in which Merle Rideout reads an article about Erlys
Dottore
252;
Drave
39;
Dreams
250; "maps begin as dreams";
198; "notorious local gunhand"; "longtime associate" of Reef Traverse, 206; 216; confrontation with Willis Turnstone, 309;
duck soup
25; cinch: any undertaking that is easy to do;
duendes
308; Spanish: spirits;
dynamite
81;
