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dace
Any of various small, slim, active freshwater fishes of the carp family (Cyprinidae). In England and Europe, the dace (Leuciscus leuciscus), a relative of the European chub, inhabits streams and rivers. It is a small-headed, silvery fish that grows to 10-12 in. (25-30 cm) long and weighs 1-1.5 lbs (0.5-0.7 kg). It lives in schools and eats plant and animal material. It is a good bait and sport fish but is not highly valued as food. In N. America, the name is applied to various small cyprinids found in creeks and bogs, mostly in the central and S U.S.


face
Front part of the head, extending from the forehead to the chin and housing the eyes, nose, mouth, and jaws. The receding of the jaw and the increasing size of the brain in human evolution has made the face essentially vertical, with two distinctively human features: a prominent, projecting nose and a clearly defined chin. The face and braincase follow different patterns of growth. While the face grows more slowly, it ends up much larger compared to the braincase in adults than at birth. The facial muscles move the features to express emotion.


harem
In Muslim countries, that part of a house set apart for the women of the family or from which nonfamily males are excluded. Harems existed in the pre-Islamic civilizations of the Middle East; in the courts of pre-Islamic Assyria, Persia, and Egypt, they were often the sites of political intrigues involving rival court factions. Large harems for wives and concubines were common in wealthy Arab households into the 20th cent.; the great harem of the Turkish sultans (15th-20th cent.) contained several hundred women, guarded by eunuchs. By the later 20th cent., the full harem system existed only among conservative elements of Arab society. The harem also existed in the courts of China and Japan as well as in India and S.E. Asia.


jacama
Leguminous vine (Pachyrhizus erosus, or P. tuberosus), also called yam bean. A native of Mexico and Central and S. America, it is grown for its edible root. The irregularly globular, brown-skinned tubers are white-fleshed, crisp, and juicy. There are two varieties, those with clear juice and those with milky juice. Both have a mild flavor and are eaten raw or cooked. Sometimes very young seedpods of the plant are eaten, but the mature seeds are highly toxic.


Kazembe
Largest and most organized kingdom of the Lunda empire in central Africa. At the height of its power (c.1800), Kazembe occupied the territory now included in the Shaba region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire) and in N Zambia. Created c.1740 by explorers from W Lunda, it grew more powerful by annexing neighboring states and became an important center of trade between the African interior and the Portuguese and Arabs on the E coast. Civil war began in 1850, and the kingdom was destroyed c.1890.


lace
Ornamental openwork fabric formed ...

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