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Brewer's: Frogs
Frenchmen, properly Parisians. So called from their ancient heraldic device, which was three frogs or three toads. “ Qu'en disent les grenouilles? ”—What will the frogs (people of Paris)…Frogs for Snakes
Director/Writer:Amos PoeThe Shooting Gallery; R; 92 minutesRelease:5/99Cast:Barbara Hershey, Robbie Coltrane, Harry Hamlin, John Leguizamo, Lisa Marie Good actors playing bad actors requires…metamorphosis
(Encyclopedia) metamorphosismetamorphosismĕtˌəmôrˈfəsĭs [key] [Gr.,=transformation], in zoology, term used to describe a form of development from egg to adult in which there is a series of distinct…Scudder, Janet
(Encyclopedia) Scudder, Janet, 1873–1940, American sculptor, b. Terre Haute, Ind., studied at the Art Academy of Cincinnati, with Lorado Taft at the Art Institute of Chicago, and in Paris. Her…The Devil's Dictionary: Frog
by Ambrose Bierce FRIENDSHIPFRYING-PANFROG -n. A reptile with edible legs. The first mention of frogs in profane literature is in Homer's narrative of the war between them and the mice.…Brewer's: Frog's March
Carrying an obstreperous prisoner, face downwards, by his four limbs. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894FrogsFrog A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O…Brewer's: Nic Frog
(See Frog.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894NiceNibelungers 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 Related…Michigan J. Frog
Michigan J. Frog is a one-hit wonder of the Warner Brothers cartoon stable. His turn in the 1955 Warner cartoon One Froggy Evening (directed by Chuck Jones) later made him a beloved offbeat sub-star…tadpole
(Encyclopedia) tadpole, larval, aquatic stage of any of the amphibian animals. After hatching from the egg, the tadpole, sometimes called a polliwog, is gill-breathing and legless and propels itself…Westinghouse, George
(Encyclopedia) Westinghouse, George, 1846–1914, American inventor and manufacturer, b. Central Bridge, N.Y. In the Civil War he served in the Union army and navy. Among his inventions in the railroad…Trending
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