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  2. Black Spot (Treasure Island) - Wikipedia

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    The Black Spot is a literary device invented by Robert Louis Stevenson for his novel Treasure Island (serialized 1881–82, published as a book in 1883). It is a message on paper or card, signifying the verdict of accused pirates.

  3. Nazar battu - Wikipedia

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    A decorated truck in India, showing a black jutti and nazar battu motifs.. A Nazar battu (Hindustani: नज़र बट्टू or نظر بٹو) is an icon, charm bracelet, tattoo or other object or pattern used in North India and Pakistan to ward-off the evil eye (or nazar). [1]

  4. Glossary of early twentieth century slang in the United States

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    Black eye inflicted by a blow to the head [194] goon. Main article: Goon squad. strong imitating man; compensated troublemaker [195] gooseberry lay Stealing clothes from a clothesline [196] gowed-up High on dope [17] grab some air Put your hands up [197] grab a flop Sit down on a seat [147] graft Obtaining money through dishonest means ...

  5. Black Spot - Wikipedia

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    Black spot, a section of roadway designated as an accident black spot in the Australian Government's Black Spot Program; Black Spot (aircraft), a series of attack aircraft tested by the US Air Force in the Vietnam War; Black spot, a marking made on Hindu children in South Asia to protect them from the evil eye, or nazar battu

  6. Black Spot (TV series) - Wikipedia

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    Black Spot (French: Zone Blanche, lit. ' White Zone ') [ a ] is a French-Belgian television supernatural thriller that premiered on France 2 on 10 April 2017, following its debut in February at the 2017 Festival des créations télévisuelles de Luchon .

  7. List of English words of Persian origin - Wikipedia

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    Etymology: Persian سرانگشتی sar-angushti thin paste for painting the tips of fingers, from سر انگشت sar-e angosht, "fingertip", سر sar "head" + انگشت angosht "finger", "toe". stucco made waterproof for protection against dampness. [291] Sard from Persian زرد zard. Sarod Etymology: Hindi सरोद sarod, from Persian ...

  8. How to watch (almost) every Best Picture winner and nominee ...

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    Our guide to streaming the winners of the Academy Awards' top prize, including "Nomadland" and "CODA."

  9. Help:IPA/Hindi and Urdu - Wikipedia

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    This is the pronunciation key for IPA transcriptions of Hindi and Urdu on Wikipedia. It provides a set of symbols to represent the pronunciation of Hindi and Urdu in Wikipedia articles, and example words that illustrate the sounds that correspond to them.