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Brewer's: Clear Day
(A) A bright day, an entire day, as, “The bonds must be left three clear days for examination,” to examine them before the interest is paid. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E.…semaphore
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Positions of a railroad semaphore: (A) clear, (B) caution, (C) stop semaphoresemaphoresĕmˈəfôrˌ [key], device for the visible transmission of messages. The marine semaphore,…Hopper, Edward
(Encyclopedia) Hopper, Edward, 1882–1967, American painter and engraver, b. Nyack, N.Y., studied in New York City with Robert Henri and other Ashcan School painters. Hopper lived in France for a year…light
(Encyclopedia) light, visible electromagnetic radiation. Of the entire electromagnetic spectrum, the human eye is sensitive to only a tiny part, the part that is called light. The wavelengths of…Desai, Anita
(Encyclopedia) Desai, AnitaDesai, Anitadĕsīˈ [key], 1937–, Indian fiction writer, b. Mussoorie as Anita Mazumdar, grad. Delhi Univ. (B.A., 1957). A prolific novelist, she often paints a subtly…Fizeau, Armand Hippolyte Louis
(Encyclopedia) Fizeau, Armand Hippolyte LouisFizeau, Armand Hippolyte LouisärmäNˈ ēpôlētˈ lwē fēzōˈ [key], 1819–96, French physicist. The first to measure (1849) the velocity of light in air, he also…The Koran/Sura XXIV — Light
Sura XXIV — LightMedina — 64 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful A SURA which we have sent down and sanctioned! Clear signs have we sent down therein, that ye may take…Brewer's: Clear-coat
A mixture of size, alum, and whitening, for sizing walls. To cover over whatever might show through the coat of colour or paper to be put on it, also to make them stick or adhere more…Brewer's: Clear Grit
(The) The real thing, as “champagne is ... if it be but the clear grit” (Anglo-Saxon, gryt, bolted flour). A man of grit, or clear grit, is one of decision, from whom all doubt or…Brewer's: Clear as Crystal. Clear as Mud
(See Similes) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Clear-coatClear A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Related…Trending
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