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Blake

[ bleyk ]

noun

  1. Hector Toe, 1912–1995, Canadian ice hockey player and coach.
  2. James Hubert Eubie, 1883–1983, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
  3. Robert, 1599–1657, British admiral.
  4. William, 1757–1827, English poet, engraver, and painter.
  5. a male or female given name.


Blake

/ bleɪk /

noun

  1. BlakeSir Peter1932MBritishARTS AND CRAFTS: painter Sir Peter . born 1932, British painter, a leading exponent of pop art in the 1960s: co-founder of the Brotherhood of Ruralists (1969)
  2. BlakeSirQuentin (Saxby)1932MBritishARTS AND CRAFTS: artistARTS AND CRAFTS: illustratorWRITING: children's author Sir Quentin ( Saxby ). born 1932, British artist, illustrator, and children's writer; noted esp for his illustrations to books by Roald Dahl
  3. BlakeRobert15991657MEnglishMILITARY: admiral Robert . 1599–1657, English admiral, who commanded Cromwell's fleet against the Royalists, the Dutch, and the Spanish
  4. BlakeWilliam17571827MEnglishWRITING: poetARTS AND CRAFTS: painterARTS AND CRAFTS: engraverRELIGION: mystic William . 1757–1827, English poet, painter, engraver, and mystic. His literary works include Songs of Innocence (1789) and Songs of Experience (1794), The Marriage of Heaven and Hell (1793), and Jerusalem (1820). His chief works in the visual arts include engravings of a visionary nature, such as the illustrations for The Book of Job (1826), for Dante's poems, and for his own Prophetic Books (1783–1804)


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Members of the Boston Celtics and Miami Heat took a knee during the national anthem at a game in Miami, and the teams issued a joint statement on Blake’s shooting and the Capitol protests.

Blake’s downfall came after a Polish officer defected to the West and described — but did not identify — a top-ranking British officer who was a Soviet mole.

Blake’s signed, sealed and delivered largesse certainly made an impression — and impressions are sometimes more important than we could ever expect.

From Ozy

Its restaurant, 192 at The Blake, is currently open for online ordering and takeout.

Mouser was ordered not to return to the home without written permission from Blake and was sentenced to 10 days in jail, with nine suspended.

We can give Blake just a few minutes between the two, then have things go wrong.

Blake escapes from the Scrubs, hides out near the prison, and then makes his way across Europe to Moscow.

If Blake is to make his escape at dusk, what time does the sun set?

Lehman's script began after the jailbreak, focusing on the hero of the picture, an American who pursues Blake.

The city was sued and paid $5 million for the actions of officer Anthony Blake.

And the secret of this was that Susy Blake possessed much of an unconscious influence called loving-kindness.

Thereafter he went into a contemplative frame of mind to the docks, and found Sam Blake as usual in his bunk.

Accordingly the Marshal was able to surprise and defeat Blake, and then to turn and inflict a similar defeat on Cuesta.

Blake and Cuesta were each defeated by an overwhelming combination of the different French armies.

For the rest Blake was as far from suspecting Mr. Wilding's peculiar frame of mind as had Richard been last night.

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BlaiseBlake, William