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Brewer's: Adam's Apple
The protuberance in the fore-part of a man's throat; so called from the superstition that a piece of the forbidden fruit which Adam ate stuck in his throat, and occasioned the swelling.…Brewer's: Adam's Needle.
The yucca, so called because it is sharp-pointed like a needle. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Adam's PeakAdam's Apple A B C D E F G H I J K L M…Brewer's: Adam's Peak
in Ceylon, is where the Arabs say Adam bewailed his expulsion from Paradise, and stood on one foot till God forgave him. It was the Portuguese who first called it “Pico de Adam.” (See…Brewer's: Adam's Profession
Gardening, agriculture. Adam was appointed by God to dress the garden of Eden, and to keep it (Gen. ii. 15); and after the fall he was sent out of the garden “to till the ground” (Gen. iii…Brewer's: Adams, Parson
Parson Adams, the ideal of a benevolent, simple-minded, eccentric country clergyman; ignorant of the world, bold as a lion for the truth, and modest as a girl. The character is in Fielding…Brewer's: Parson Adams
A simple-minded country clergyman of the eighteenth century, in Fielding's Joseph Andrews. Fielding says that Parson Adams at the age of fifty was provided with a handsome income of 30 a…John Quincy Adams
John Quincy Adams was the son of President John Adams, served as U.S. Senator from Massachusetts and was Secretary of State under President James Monroe. In the presidential election of 1824, no one…Adam Duritz Biography
Adam Duritzmusician, producerBorn: 8/1/1964Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland Lead singer and founding member of the rock group Counting Crows, which has enjoyed great success since its debut…Cindy Adams Biography
Cindy Adamsgossip columnist A native New Yorker, Adams started writing for small city papers. Her big break came in 1979 when she cancelled a dinner with a New York Post editor because she wanted to…Douglas Adams Biography
Douglas AdamsauthorBorn: 3/11/1952Birthplace: Cambridge, England British author who wrote the The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series of books, which was adapted for television and stage…Trending
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