DAL DAHL
\dˈal dˈɑːl], \dˈal dˈɑːl], \d_ˈa_l d_ˈɑː_l]\
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A Russian story-writer and etymologist; born in Lugan, Nov. 22, 1801; died in Moscow, Oct. 4, 1872. He wrote many powerful realistic tales, besides an "Expository Dictionary of "The Living Russian Languages" (1861-68) and a dictionary of proverbs.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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Snake's-head
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