Nutmegs

Nutmegs
Connecticuters

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  • The Nutmegs — were a 1950s American doo wop vocal group from New Haven, Connecticut. They are best known for their songs Story Untold and Ship of Love, released in 1955 and 1956, respectively. The quintet was led by tenor Leroy Griffin and was signed to Herald …   Wikipedia

  • Wooden Nutmegs — Connecticuters …   Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games

  • Notemygge — nutmegs …   Medieval glossary

  • Nutmeg — For other uses, see Nutmeg (disambiguation). Nutmeg Myristica fragrans Scientific classification Kingdom …   Wikipedia

  • nutmeg — nutmegged, adj. /nut meg/, n. 1. the hard, aromatic seed of the fruit of an East Indian tree, Myristica fragrans, used in grated form as a spice. 2. the similar product of certain other trees of the same genus or other genera. 3. a tree bearing… …   Universalium

  • Nutmegger — is a nickname for people from the state of Connecticut. The official nickname for Connecticut is The Constitution State , as voted in 1958 by the Connecticut state legislature; however The Nutmeg State is an unofficial nickname for the state,… …   Wikipedia

  • List of doo-wop songs — The following is a list of doo wop songs (or doo wop versions of existing songs) sorted alphabetically by song title. Doo wop is a style of singing popular during the 1950s and 1960s. NOTOC A*ABC s of Love Frankie Lymon The Teenagers *All I Want… …   Wikipedia

  • calabash nutmeg — noun 1. : the fruit of a tropical shrub (Monodora myristica) of the family Annonaceae about the size of an orange and containing many aromatic seeds that are used like nutmegs 2. : the shrub that bears calabash nutmegs * * * calabash nutmeg noun… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Spice trade — is a commercial activity of ancient origin which involves the merchandising of spices and herbs. Civilizations of Asia were involved in spice trade from the ancient times, and the Greco Roman world soon followed by trading along the Incense… …   Wikipedia

  • Vernon Knowles — (1899 1968) was an Australian author, born in Adelaide.He attended the University of Western Australia, not completing a degree, but with some encouragement from Walter Murdoch turning to writing. He became an expatriate, living mostly in England …   Wikipedia

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