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  • 121Oysters Rockefeller —    Oysters Rockefeller is a concoction of oysters topped with a puree of spinach, celery, onion and seasonings, baked on a bed of rock salt, thick enough to keep the oysters in shell from tipping over. The dish was not the brainchild of any… …

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  • 122casualness — cas·u·al·ness || kæʒʊəlnɪs n. fortuity, chance; comfort, ease …

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  • 123fortuitous — [fɔ: tju:ɪtəs] adjective happening by chance rather than intention. ↘informal happening by a lucky chance; fortunate. Derivatives fortuitously adverb fortuitousness noun fortuity noun (plural fortuities). Origi …

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  • 124accident — n. 1. Casualty, chance, fortuity, mischance, misadventure, calamity, mishap, miscarriage, misfortune, hap, hazard, contingency, unforeseen or fortuitous event. See contretemps. 2. Property, quality, modification, affection, mode, condition, state …

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  • 125accidentalness — n. Accidentality, contingency, fortuity, fortuitousness, etc. See accidental …

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  • 126casualty — n. 1. Chance, fortuity, contingency hap, unforeseen event. 2. Accident, disaster, misfortune, calamity, mischance, catastrophe …

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  • 127contingency — n. 1. Accidentalness, fortuity, uncertainty. 2. Casualty, accident, incident, occurrence, event …

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  • 128fortune — n. 1. Chance, accident, luck, hap, fortuity, casualty. 2. Livelihood, means of living. 3. Estate, substance, property, possessions. 4. Wealth, riches, opulence, affluence. 5. Destiny, fate, destination, doom, lot, star, future condition. 6. Event …

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