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Impannaʹta

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The Madonna del Impannata, by Raphael, takes its distinctive name from the oiled paper window in the background. (Italian, impannata, oiled paper.)

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Immortal Tinker (The)
Immortals
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Immuring (Latin)
Imogen
Imogine
Imp (Anglo-Saxon)
Imp of Darkness (An)
Impanation
Impannata
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Impertinence
Imponderables (Latin, things without weight)
Imposition
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Impossibilities
Impropriation
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