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Brewer's: Bar

The whole body of barristers; as bench means the whole body of bishops. “A dinner was given to the English Bar.” —The Times. Bar excepting. In racing phrase a man will bet “Two to one,…

Bar Graphs

In this video, Emily learns how to read numerical data from bar graphs.

Bar Refaeli

Bar Refaeli is the Israeli supermodel who was on the cover of the 2009 Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue. A dark honey blonde with a practical blue-eyed gaze, Bar Refaeli is a rarity: a global…

bar

(Encyclopedia) bar, offshore: see beach.

Bartender/Bar Manager

Gumaro Guerrero Tell us about your work---what do you do? I am a bartender and bar manager of a restaurant and bar. What…

Brewer's: Barring-out

A practice of barring the master out of the schoolroom in order to dictate terms to him. It was once common, but is now numbered with past customs. Miss Edgeworth has a tale so called.…

Brewer's: Bench and Bar

Judges and pleaders. The bench is the seat on which a judge sits. The bar of a court was formerly a wooden barrier, to separate the counsel from the audience. Now, silk gowns (q.v. ) sit…

Brewer's: Prisoner at the Bar

The prisoner in the dock, who is on his trial; so called because anciently he stood at the bar which separated the barristers from the common pleaders. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and…

Brewer's: Trials at Bar

Trials which occupy the attention of the four judges in the superior court, instead of at Nisi Prius. These trials are for very difficult causes, and before special juries. (See Wharton:…

Brewer's: Temple Bar

called “the City Golgotha,” because the heads of traitors, etc., were exposed there. (Removed 1878.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Temple of SolomonTemple…