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The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Clark, November 24, 1805
Day 1027 Day 1029 Clark, November 24, 1805 Sunday November 24th 1805. A fair morning Sent out 6 hunters, and we proceeded to make the following observations a Chief and Several men of the…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: November 8, 1805
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark November 7, 1805November 9, 1805November 8, 1805 Novr. 8th Friday 1805 a cloudy morning Some rain and wind we Changed our Clothes and Set out at…Brewer's: Broadcloth
The best cloth for men's clothes. So called from its great breadth. It required two weavers, side by side, to fling the shuttle across it. Originally two yards wide, now about fifty-four…Brewer's: Dessert
means simply the cloth removed (French, desservir, to clear the cloth); and dessert is that which comes after the cloth is removed. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham…Kimora Lee Simmons
The creative director of Baby Phat fashions, Kimora Lee Simmons is a former model and the wife of record and clothing mogul Russell Simmons. She was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri but spent…Pierre Cardin
Pierre Cardin became one of the world’s top fashion designers in the 1960s, then went on to become the head of a global brand that included perfume, household items, luggage and more. Born in Italy…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Clark, June 29, 1805
Day 747 Day 749 Clark, June 29, 1805 Junne 29th Saltarday 1805 a little rain verry early this morning after Clear, finding that the Prarie was So wet as to render it impossible to pass on…Brewer's: Hammercloth
The cloth that covers the coach-box, in which hammer, nails, bolts, etc., used to be carried in case of accident. Another etymology is from the Icelandic hamr (a skin), skin being used for…Brewer's: Duds
Old clothes, tattered garments (Gaelic, dud, a rag; Dutch, tod; Italian, tozzi). A dudder or dudsman is a scarecrow, or man of straw dressed in cast off garments to fray birds; also a…Brewer's: Cut out
Left in the lurch; superseded. In cards, when there are too many for a game (say whist), it is customary for the players to cut out after a [rubber], in order that another player may have…Trending
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