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Brewer's: Dust
Money; so called because it is made of gold-dust. It is said that Dean Swift took for the text of a charity sermon, “He who giveth to the poor, lendeth to the Lord.” Having thrice repeated…dust, atmospheric
(Encyclopedia) dust, atmospheric, minute particles slowly settling or suspended by slight currents and existing in varying amounts in all air. There is least dust at high levels over the ocean and…Sara Teasdale: Dust
DustWhen I went to look at what had long been hidden, A jewel laid long ago in a secret place, I trembled, for I thought to see its dark deep fire — But only a pinch of dust blew up in my…Brewer's: March Dust
A bushel of March dust is worth a king's ransom. According to the Anglo-Saxon laws, the fine of murder was a sliding scale proportioned to the rank of the person killed. The lowest was 10…Brewer's: Lick the Dust
(To). To fall in battle. “His enemies shall lick the dust.” —Psalm lxxii.9. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Licks the ButterLick into Shape A B C D E F…Brewer's: Devil's Dust
Old rags torn up by a machine called the “devil,” and made into shoddy by gum and pressure. Mr. Ferrand brought the subject before Parliament, March 4th, 1842. It is so called from the…Brewer's: Kiss the Dust
To die, or to be slain. In Psalm lxxii. 9 it is said, “his enemies shall lick the dust.” Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Kiss the Hare's FootKiss the Book A…sandstorm
(Encyclopedia) sandstorm, strong dry wind blowing over the desert that raises and carries along clouds of sand or dust often so dense as to obscure the sun and reduce visibility almost to zero; also…whirlwind
(Encyclopedia) whirlwind, revolving mass of air resulting from local atmospheric instability, such as that caused by intense heating of the ground by the sun on a hot summer day. Examples of…Owens
(Encyclopedia) Owens, river, c.120 mi (190 km) long, rising in the Sierra Nevada, E Calif., SE of Yosemite National Park and flowing SE, to enter Owens Lake, near Mt. Whitney. Since 1913, at a point…Trending
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