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\ˈand͡ʒələ ɡɹˈasi], \ˈandʒələ ɡɹˈasi], \ˈa_n_dʒ_ə_l_ə ɡ_ɹ_ˈa_s_i]\
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A Spanish poet, novelist, and playwright; born in Crema, Italy, April 2, 1826. Her childhood was passed at Barcelona, where at 15 she wrote the successful drama "Crime and Expiation". "Riches of the Soul" and "The Drop of Water" won a prize from the Spanish Academy. "The Son-in-Law", "The First Year of Marriage", and "The Snowball" are her best-known novels.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.