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Mirrlees, Sir James Alexander
(Encyclopedia) Mirrlees, Sir James Alexander, 1936–2018, Scottish economist, Ph.D. He taught at Cambridge (1963–69, 1995–2003), Oxford (1969–95), and Chinese University of Hong Kong (2002–18).…Brewer's: Bran-new
or Brand-new. (Anglo-Saxon, brand, a torch.) Fire new. Shakespeare, in Love's Labour Lost, i. 1, says, “A man of fire-new words.” And again in Twelfth Night, iii. 2, “Fire-new from the…compressed air
(Encyclopedia) compressed air, air whose volume has been decreased by the application of pressure. Air is compressed by various devices, including the simple hand pump and the reciprocating, rotary,…The Celtic Twilight: The Thick Skull of the Fortunate
by W. B. Yeats Drumcliff and RossesThe Religion of a SailorThe Thick Skull of the Fortunate I Once a number of Icelandic peasantry found a very thick skull in the cemetery where the…Andersen's Fairy Tales: The Shoes of Fortune
The Real PrincessThe Fir TreeThe Shoes of FortuneA BeginningWhat Happened to the CouncillorThe Watchman's AdventureA Moment of Head Importance - An Evening's "Dramatic Readings" - A Most…The Wheel of Fortune Before Pat & Vanna
The Question: Before Vanna White & Pat Sajak there were two other hosts of Wheel of Fortune. One was Chuck Woolery. Who was the woman? The Answer: You are correct. Game show veteran Chuck…Brewer's: Architect of his own Fortune
Appius says, “Fabrun suoe esse quemque fortunoe.” Longfellow says, “All are architects of Fate.” (The Builders.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…Bassas da India
(Encyclopedia) Bassas da IndiaBassas da Indiabäˌsäs də ēndyäˈ [key], uninhabited atoll, 0.1 sq mi (0.2 sq km), in the S Mozambique Channel, W Indian Ocean, about midway between Madagascar and…lip reading
(Encyclopedia) lip reading, method by which the deaf are able to read the speech of others from the movements of the lips and mouth. It is sometimes referred to as speech reading, which technically…Charolais
(Encyclopedia) CharolaisCharolaisshärôlāˈ [key], small region, Saône-et-Loire dept., E central France, in Burgundy, in the Massif Central, named after the town of Charolles. Cattle breeding is the…Trending
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