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Brewer's: Giralda
(g soft). The giantess; a statue of victory on the top of an old Moorish tower in Seville. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894GirdGipsy A B C D E F G H…Giralda
(Encyclopedia) GiraldaGiraldahērälˈdä [key], the famous tower adjoining the Cathedral of Seville, Spain. It was built (1163–84) to serve as minaret to the main mosque of Seville, on the site of which…Rabat
(Encyclopedia) RabatRabaträbätˈ [key], city (1994 pop. 787,745), capital of Morocco, on the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the Bou Regreg estuary, opposite Salé. Silting problems have diminished the…Yakub I
(Encyclopedia) Yakub IYakub Iyäk&oobreve;bˈ [key], 1160?–1199, ruler of Morocco (1184–99) and Moorish Spain. He was known as Yakub al-Mansur [the victorious] after his victory over Alfonso VIII…Moorish art and architecture
(Encyclopedia) Moorish art and architecture, branch of Islamic art and architecture developed in the westernmost lands of the Muslims, known as the Maghreb: N Africa and Spain. The Great Mosque at Al…Seville
(Encyclopedia) SevilleSevillesəvĭlˈ, sĕˈ– [key], Span. Sevilla, city (1990 pop. 678,218), capital of Seville prov. and leading city of Andalusia, SW Spain, on the Guadalquivir River. Connected with…Brewer's: Gird
To gird with the sword. To raise to a peerage. It was the Saxon method of investiture to an earldom, continued after the Conquest. Thus, Richard I. “girded with the sword” Hugh de Pudsey,…Brewer's: Gipsy
(g soft). Said to be a corruption of Egyptian, and so called because in 1418 a band of them appeared in Europe, commanded by a leader named Duke Michael of “Little Egypt.” Other…minaret
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Minaret minaretminaretmĭnərĕtˈ [key], tower, used in Islamic architecture, from which the faithful are called to prayer by a muezzin. Most mosques have one or more small towers…Brewer's: Giants
(g soft). (1) Of Greek mythology, sons of Tartaros and Ge. When they attempted to storm heaven, they were hurled to earth by the aid of Hercules, and buried under Mount Etna. (2) Of…Trending
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