MAUD ELLIOTT (HOWE)
\mˈɔːd ˈɛlɪət hˈa͡ʊ], \mˈɔːd ˈɛlɪət hˈaʊ], \m_ˈɔː_d ˈɛ_l_ɪ__ə_t__ h_ˈaʊ]\
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An American novelist, daughter of Julia Ward Howe; born in Boston, Mass., Nov. 9, 1855. Her writings include: "A Newport Aquarelle" (1883); "The San Rosario Ranch" (1884), "Atalanta in the South" (1886); "Mammon" (1888); "Honor"; "Phyllida"; and "Roma Beata" (1904).
By Charles Dudley Warner
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Under-arm
- Done (as bowling) with the arm not raised above elbow, that is, swung far out from body; underhand. Cf. Over-and Round-Arm.