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Brewer's: Calves' Head
There are many ways of dressing a calf's head. Many ways of saying or doing a foolish thing; a simpleton has many ways of showing his folly; or, generally, if one way won't do we must try…Brewer's: Dead-heads
in theatrical language, means those admitted by orders without payment. They count for nothing. In the United States, persons who receive something of value for which the taxpayer has to…Brewer's: Death's Head
Bawds and procuresses used to wear a ring bearing the impression of a death's head in the time of Queen Elizabeth. Allusions not uncommon in plays of the period. “Sell some of my cloaths…Head Above Water
Director: Jim WilsonWriter: Theresa MarieDirector of Photography:Richard BowenEditor:Michael R. MillerMusic:Christopher YoungProduction Designer:Jeffrey BeecroftProducers:Jim Wilson and John…Phillips Head Screwdriver
The Question: Who is the Phillips head screwdriver named after? Is there really a Phillips? The Answer: There really is a Phillips! Henry F.…Brewer's: Rupert's Head
(Sir), Devonshire. The legend is that the young wife of Sir Rupert Leigh eloped with a paramour, and the guilty pair, being pursued, were overtaken on the Red Cliff. The woman fell over…Indian Head
(Encyclopedia) Indian Head, town, SE Sask., Canada, E of Regina. In a wheat-growing region, it has flour mills and grain elevators. A dominion…Diamond Head
(Encyclopedia) Diamond Head, peak, 761 ft (232 m) high, along the rim of an extinct volcano, SE Oahu island, Hawaii. A prominent point in the Honolulu skyline, Diamond Head was designated a national…Duncansbay Head
(Encyclopedia) Duncansbay Head: see Duncansby Head.Duncansby Head
(Encyclopedia) Duncansby Head or Duncansbay Head, sandstone cliff, 210 ft (64 m) high, Highland, NE Scotland. It is the northeastern extremity of the Scottish mainland.