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(Encyclopedia) craquelurecraquelurekrăkl&oobreve;rˈ [key], hairline surface cracking of paintings into characteristic patterns determined by age, climatic conditions, and the materials used in…India
Infoplease has everything you need to know about India. Check out our country profile, full of essential information about India's geography, history, government, economy, population, culture,…Native States
Most of the 560-odd native states and subdivisions of pre-1947 India acceded to the new nation, and the central government pursued a vigorous policy of integration. This took three forms: merger…The Crack of the Whip
The Question: Why does a whip make a "crack" noise? The Answer: The "crack" occurs when the wave of motion traveling down a whip surpasses the…Brewer's: Crack
as a crack man, a first-rate fellow; a crack hand at cards, a first-rate player; a crack article, an excellent one, i.e. an article cracked up or boasted about. This is the Latin crepo, to…Brewer's: Cracked
Made a bankrupt. A play on “rupt,” which is from the Latin rumpo, to break. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Cracked PipkinsCrack Up a Person A B C D E F…cracking of petroleum
(Encyclopedia) cracking of petroleum: see petroleum.Brewer's: Crack a Bottle
—i.e. drink one. The allusion is to the mischievous pranks of the drunken frolics of times gone by, when the bottles and glasses were broken during the bout. Miss Oldbuck says, in…Brewer's: Crack-brained
Eccentric; slightly mad. Another form is “A crack-skull.” Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Crack a BottleCrack A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P…Brewer's: Crack a Crib
(To). To break into a house as a thief. (See Crib.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Crack Up a PersonCrack a Bottle A B C D E F G H I J K L M N…