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Wayland Smith
(Encyclopedia) Wayland Smith, in English folklore, a skillful blacksmith and great armor maker, whose forge was near the White Horse (Oxfordshire). He appears in the Old English Beowulf and Deor and…Bel
(Encyclopedia) BelBelbāl, bĕl [key], deity of the Middle Eastern religions. The name is a cognate of that of Baal. For Bel in the Bible, see Bel and the Dragon.shawm
(Encyclopedia) shawmshawmshôm [key], double-reed woodwind instrument used in Europe from the 13th through the 17th cent. The term denotes a family of instruments of different sizes. The shape and…Briggs, Charles Augustus
(Encyclopedia) Briggs, Charles Augustus, 1841–1913, American clergyman, theologian, and educator, b. New York City, studied at the Univ. of Virginia, Union Theological Seminary, and the Univ. of…Brewer's: Rajah
(Sanskrit for king, cognate with the Latin reg' or rex.) Maharajah means the “great rajah.” Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894RakeRaise the Wind A B C D E…Brewer's: Rykelot
A magpie (?); a little rook. The German roche, Anglo-Saxon hroc, seem to be cognate words. The last syllable is a diminutive. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…Brewer's: Whistle Down the Wind
(To). To defame a person. The cognate phrase “blown upon” is more familiar. The idea is to whistle down the wind that the reputation of the person may…Brewer's: Tarabolus
or Tantrabolus. We shall live till we die, like Tarabolus [or Tantrabolus ]. Tarabolus, Ali Pacha, was grand vizier in 1693, and was strangled in 1695 by order of Mustapha II. We shall…Brewer's: Bother
i.e. pother (Hibernian). Halliwell gives us blother, which he says means to chatter idly. `Sir,' cries the umpire, `cease your pother, The creature's neither one nor t'other.' Lloyd: The…Brewer's: Sack
Any dry wine, as sherry sack, Madeira sack, Canary sack, and Palm sack. (A corruption of the French sec, dry.) Sack A bag. According to tradition, it was the last word uttered before…Trending
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