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William Shakespeare: King Lear, Act I, Scene III
Scene IIIThe Duke of Albany's palaceEnter Goneril, and Oswald, her stewardGonerilDid my father strike my gentleman for chiding of his fool?OswaldYes, madam.GonerilBy day and night he wrongs…Brewer's: Court-cupboard
The buffet to hold flagons, cans, cups, and beakers. There are two in Stationers' Hall. “Away with the joint-stools, remove the court-cupboard, look to the plate.” —Shakespeare: Romeo and…Brewer's: Court Holy Water
Fair speeches, which look like promises of favour, but end in nothing. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Court PlasterCourt Fools A B C D E F G H I…Brewer's: Fox-tail
I gave him a flap with a fox-tail. I cajoled him; made a fool of him. The fox-tail was one of the badges of the motley, and to flap with a fox-tail is to treat one like a fool. Source:…Brewer's: Moros
The fool in the play entitled The Longer Thou Livest the More Fool Thou Art, by William Wager. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894MorpheusMorocco Men A B C…Brewer's: Physician, heal Thyself
“First cast out the beam from thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote which is in thy brother's eye.” Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer…Brewer's: Physician
The Beloved Physician. Lucius, supposed to be St. Luke, the evangelist (Col. iv. 14). The Prince of Physicians. Avicenna, the Arabian (980-1037). Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable…Brewer's: Plough
Fond, Fool, or White Plough. The plough dragged about a village on Plough Monday. Called white, because the mummers who drag it about are dressed in white, gaudily trimmed with flowers and…2002 Tony (Antoinette Perry) Awards
The Tony Awards, honoring distinguished achievement in Broadway theater, were presented on June 2, 2002.Play: Edward Albee's The Goat or Who Is Sylvia?Musical: Thoroughly Modern…Brewer's: Cap in Hand
Submissively. To wait on a man cap in hand is to wait on him like a servant, ready to do his bidding. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Cap of FoolsCap and…Trending
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