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Brewer's: Rouge et Noir
(French, red and black). A game of chance; so called because of the red and black diamonds marked on the board. The dealer deals out to noir first till the sum of the pips exceeds thirty,…John Donne: A Valediction of My Name, in the Window
A Valediction of My Name, in the WindowI My name engraved herein Doth contribute my firmness to this glass, Which ever since that charm hath been As hard, as that which…Brewer's: Court Plaster
The plaster of which the court ladies made their patches. These patches, worn on the face, were cut into the shape of crescents, stars, circles, diamonds, hearts, crosses; and some even…Brewer's: Alasnam
Alas′nam Alasnam's lady.In the Arabian Nights' Tales Alasnam has eight diamond statues, but had to go in quest of a ninth more precious still, to fill the vacant pedestal. The prize was…Brewer's: Handkerchief and Sword
With handkerchief in one hand and sword in the other. Pretending to be sorry at a calamity, but prepared to make capital out of it. “Abbé George ... mentions in [a letter] that `Maria…Brewer's: Eagle-stones
or Aetites Yellow clay ironstones supposed to have sanative and magical virtues. They are so called because they are found in eagles' nests. Epiphanius says, “In the interior of Scythia…Brewer's: Laugh on the Other Side of Your Mouth
To make a person laugh on the other side of his mouth is to make him cry, or to cause him annoyance. To “laugh on the wrong side of one's face” is to be humiliated, or to lament from…Brewer's: Wedding Anniversaries
The 5th anniversary is called the Wooden wedding, The 10th anniversary is called the Tin wedding, The 15th anniversary is called the…Brewer's: Dirt
is matter in the wrong place. (Lord Palmerston.) This is not true: a diamond or sovereign lost on a road is matter in a wrong place, but certainly is not dirt. Throw plenty of dirt and…Brewer's: Gibraltar
(g soft). A contraction of Gibel al Tari (Gibal Tar), “mountain of Tari.” This Tari ben Zeyad was an Arabian general who, under the orders of Mousa, landed at Calpë in 710, and utterly…Trending
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