Japanese linden
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～ medium-sized tree of Japan used as an ornamental
Jacques Lipchitz
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～ United States sculptor (born in Lithuania) who pioneered cubist sculpture (1891-1973)
Joseph Lister
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～ English surgeon who was the first to use antiseptics (1827-1912)
John Llewelly Lewis
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～ United States labor leader who was president of the United Mine Workers of America from 1920 to 1960 and president of the Congress of Industrial Organizations from 1935 to 1940 (1880-1969)
John Locke
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～ English empiricist philosopher who believed that all knowledge is derived from sensory experience (1632-1704)
Jacques Loeb
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～ United States physiologist (born in Germany) who did research on parthenogenesis (1859-1924)
Jack London
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～ United States writer of novels based on experiences in the Klondike gold rush (1876-1916)
Jacquard loom
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～ a loom with an attachment for forming openings for the passage of the shuttle between the warp threads; used in weaving figured fabrics
job lot
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～ a miscellaneous collection of things sold together
Jesse Louis Jackson
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～ United States civil rights leader who led a national campaign against racial discrimination and ran for presidential nomination (born in 1941)
Jean-Louis Lebris de Kerouac
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～ United States writer who was a leading figure of the beat generation (1922-1969)
Jacques Louis David
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～ French neoclassical painter who actively supported the French Revolution (1748-1825)
Joe Louis
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～ United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)
Joseph Louis Barrow
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～ United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)
jeweler's loupe
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～ small magnifying glass (usually set in an eyepiece) used by jewelers and horologists
Jean Luc Godard
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～ French film maker influenced by surrealism; early work explored the documentary use of film; noted for innovative techniques (born in 1930)
Jakob Ludwig Karl Grimm
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～ the older of the two Grimm brothers remembered best for their fairy stories; also author of Grimm's law describing consonant changes in Germanic languages (1785-1863)
Jorge Luis Borges
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～ Argentinian writer remembered for his short stories (1899-1986)
Jean Baptiste Lully
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～ French composer (born in Italy) who was the court composer to Louis XIV and founded the national French opera (1632-1687)