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Brewer's: Venus de Medicis
supposed to be the production of Cleomenes of Athens, who lived in the second century before the Christian era. In the seventeenth century it was dug up in the villa of Hadrian, near…Brewer's: Marcos de Obregon
The model of Gil Blas, in the Spanish romance entitled Relaciones de la Vida del Escudero Marcos de Obregon. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…Brewer's: Goutte de Sang
The Adonis flower or pheasant's eye, said to be stained by the blood of Adonis, who was gored by a boar. O fleur, si chère à Cytheree Ta corolle fut, en naissant, Du sang d'Adonis colorèe…Brewer's: Bardo de Bardi
A wealthy Florentine scholar, father of Romola, in George Eliot's Romola, a novel (1863). Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894BardolphBardit A B C D E F G…Brewer's: Jean de Lettre
(Mr. Jenkins). “Qui pour l'ordinaire, dit Tallemant, est un animal mal idoine à toute autre chose.” (Mme. Deshoulières: Historiettes, ix. 209, x. 82.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and…Brewer's: Jeu de Mot
A pun; a play on some word or phrase. (French.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Jeunesse DoreeJeu d'Esprit A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q…Brewer's: Camisole de Force
A strait-waist-coat. Frequently mentioned in accounts of capital punishments in France. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894CamlanCamisole A B C D E F G H…Brewer's: Coeur de Lion
Richard I. of England; so called from the prodigies of personal valour performed by him in the Holy Land. (1157, 1189-1199.) Louis VIII. of France, more frequently called Le Lion. (1187,…Brewer's: Constable de Bourbon
Charles, Duc de Bourbon, a powerful enemy of Francois I. He was killed while heading the assault on Rome. (1527.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…Brewer's: Corps de Garde
(French). The company of men appointed to watch in a guard-room; the guard-room. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Corps DiplomatiqueCorporation A B C D E…Trending
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