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Brewer's: St. Francis
(See Francis.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894St. George's CrossSt. Elmo A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z…Brewer's: Francis's Distemper
(St.). Impecuniosity; being moneyless. Those of the Order of St. Francis were not allowed to carry any money about them. “I saw another case of gentlemen of St. Francis's distemper.” —…Arlene Francis Biography
Arlene FrancisArlene Francis KazanjianactressBorn: 10/20/1907 Birthplace: Boston, Ma. breezy actress who was a panelist on television's What's My Line? 25 years. Other acting credits include…Connie Francis Biography
Connie Francis(Concetta Rosa Maria Franconero)singer, actressBorn: 12/12/1938Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey Dark-haired, bubbly singer who made it big with hits like “ Who's Sorry Now?” and “…Francis Gary Powers
Francis Gary Powers was the pilot of an American spy plane shot down by the Soviet Union during a famous Cold War espionage mission, an event often referred to as "the U2 incident." The event…Francis Ford Coppola
Francis Ford Coppola, like his contemporaries Martin Scorsese, George Lucas and Steven Spielberg, studied films and filmmaking in college. Like them, he made his name as a famous filmmaker in the…Clouet, Jean
(Encyclopedia) Clouet, JeanClouet, JeanzhäN kl&oomacr;āˈ [key], called Janet or JehannetClouet, Jeanboth: zhänĕˈ [key], c.1485–1540, portrait and miniature painter. He was court painter and valet…Willughby, Francis
(Encyclopedia) Willughby, FrancisWillughby, Franciswĭlˈəbē [key], 1635–72, English naturalist. He is known especially for his early systematic work on birds and fishes, in which he made some of the…Ferdinand, emperor of Austria
(Encyclopedia) Ferdinand, 1793–1875, emperor of Austria (1835–48), son and successor of Emperor Francis I (who also, as Francis II, had been the last Holy Roman emperor). A well-meaning monarch in…Francis I, Holy Roman emperor
(Encyclopedia) Francis I, 1708–65, Holy Roman emperor (1745–65), duke of Lorraine (1729–37) as Francis Stephen, grand duke of Tuscany (1737–65), husband of Archduchess Maria Theresa. He succeeded his…Trending
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