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Brewer's: Accost
Accost′ means to “come to the side” of a person for the purpose of speaking to him. (Latin, ad costam, to the side.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…Brewer's: Accurate
Ac′curate means well and carefully done. (Latin, ad-curare, accuratus.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894AccusativeAccount A B C D E F G H I J K L…Brewer's: Called
He is called to his account. He is removed by death. Called to the judgment seat of God to give an account of his deeds, whether they be good, or whether they be evil. (See page 202, col.…Brewer's: Cast About
(To). To deliberate, to consider, as, “I am casting about me how I am to meet the expenses.” A sporting phrase. Dogs, when they have lost scent, “cast for it,” i.e. spread out and search…Brewer's: Cast Anchor
(To). To throw out the anchor in order to bring the vessel to a standstill. (Latin, anchoram, jacere.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Cast AsideCast…Brewer's: Romulus
We need no Romulus to account for Rome. We require no hypothetical person to account for a plain fact. Romulus and Remus were suckled by a wolf; Atalanta by a she-bear. Source:…Brewer's: Flemish School
A school of painting established by the brothers Van Eyck, in the fifteenth century. The chief early masters were Memling, Weyden, Matsys, Mabus, and Moro. Of the second period, Rubens and…Dow 101
Five Fundamental Facts About the Dow Jones Industrial Average The Index Is Not Truly Industrial Though its name would lead you to believe it is composed of only industrial companies, in fact the…Y2K: Almost Scot-Free
No News is Bad News To Some by Gerry Brown In Seattle, Y2K celebrations around the space needle were toned down in response to terrorist rumblings. (photo source: arttoday.com) Related…Brewer's: Counter-caster
One who keeps accounts, or casts up accounts by counters. Thus, in The Winter's Tale, the Clown says, “Fifteen hundred shorn; what comes the wool to? I cannot do't without counters.” (Act…Trending
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