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Brewer's: Elixir of Life
A ruby, supposed by the alchemists to prolong life indefinitely. The tincture for transmuting metals was also called an elixir. (Arabic, el or al iksir, the iksir (? coction).) (See Amrita…Brewer's: Half-seas Over
Almost up with one. Now applied to a person almost dead drunk. The phrase seems to be a corruption of the Dutch op-zee zober, “over-sea beer,” a strong, heady beverage introduced into…Brewer's: Harrington
A farthing. So called from Lord Harrington, to whom James I. granted a patent for making them of brass. Drunken Barnaby says— Thence to Harrington be it spoken, For name-sake I gave a…Brewer's: Humour
As good humour, ill or had humour, etc. According to an ancient theory, there are four principal humours in the body: phlegm, blood, choler, and black bile. As any one of these…Ben-Gurion, David
(Encyclopedia) Ben-Gurion, DavidBen-Gurion, Davidbĕn-g&oomacr;ˈrēŏn [key], 1886–1973, Israeli statesman, b. Plońsk, Poland, as David Grün. He settled in Palestine in 1906, but lived for periods…pastoral
(Encyclopedia) pastoral, literary work in which the shepherd's life is presented in a conventionalized manner. In this convention the purity and simplicity of shepherd life is contrasted with the…Akiba ben Joseph
(Encyclopedia) Akiba ben JosephAkiba ben Josephəkēˈbə [key], c.a.d. 50–c.a.d. 135, Jewish Palestinian religious leader, one of the founders of rabbinic Judaism. Although the facts of his life are…Duran
(Encyclopedia) Duran,&sp;DurandDuran,both: düräNˈ [key], or DuranteDuran,düräNtˈ [key], Jewish family of scholars. Profiat Isaac ben Moshe ha-Levi Duran, 1350–1414, called Efodi, was born…Shakespeare Through the Ages
The Bard is inescapable. If youve been to an English-speaking secondary school, theres an overwhelming chance that you or your loved ones have been exposed to hefty doses of Shakespeare.…Brewer's: Spurs
Ripon spurs. The best spurs were made at Ripon, in Yorkshire. “If my spurs be not right Rippon.” BenJonson: Staple of News. The Battle of Spurs. The battle of Guinnegate, fought in 1513…Trending
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