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craquelure

(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…

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…