Corno
Britishnoun
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Corno was the one sitting next to me a few days earlier, thinking Zatopek would most likely not attempt the marathon.
From New York Times • Jun. 23, 2012
A large section of detached fresco from a facade of Bassano’s Palazzo dal Corno of 1539 is in a very reduced state.
From New York Times • Apr. 23, 2010
Soon after his return, he wrote for London's The Star under his famous pseudonym Corno di Bassetto, and later for The World simply as "G.B.S."
From Time Magazine Archive
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He eluded them and made his way back to the Via del Corno, where he collapsed near the apartment door of the street's most curious personality, the Signora.
From Time Magazine Archive
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In the Vallarsa, Adige Valley, on the evening of September 7, 1916, strong Austrian detachments after an intense bombardment attacked Italian positions between Monte Spil and Monte Corno.
From The Story of the Great War, Volume VI (of VIII) History of the European War from Official Sources by Reynolds, Francis J. (Francis Joseph)
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