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The Question: What do you call the metal thing at the end of the pencil that holds the eraser on? The Answer: Personally, I've always called it…Brewer's: Part
The character assigned to an actor in a play. Part A portion, piece, or fragment. For my part. As far as concerns me. For the most part. Generally, as a rule. In good part. Favourably…Brewer's: Parting
Parting is such sweet sorrow, That I shall say `Good Night' till it be morrow. Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet, ii. 2. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Parting…Leo X, pope
(Encyclopedia) Leo X, 1475–1521, pope (1513–21), a Florentine named Giovanni de' Medici; successor of Julius II. He was the son of Lorenzo de' Medici, was made a cardinal in his boyhood, and was head…Worcester, John Tiptoft, earl of
(Encyclopedia) Worcester, John Tiptoft, earl ofWorcester, John Tiptoft, earl ofw&oobreve;sˈtər [key] 1427?–1470, English nobleman. He studied at Oxford and was created earl of Worcester in 1449.…Prajadhipok
(Encyclopedia) PrajadhipokPrajadhipokprəchäˈtĭpôk [key] or Rama VIIRama VIIräˈ mä [key], 1893–1941, king of Siam (1925–35). He was educated in England and France. He succeeded his brother Rama VI,…Fish, Carl Russell
(Encyclopedia) Fish, Carl Russell, 1876–1932, American historian, b. Central Falls, R.I. From 1900 to his death he taught history at the Univ. of Wisconsin. Fish considered the Univ. of Wisconsin the…William Shakespeare: Antony and Cleopatra, Act III, Scene VI
Scene VIRome. Octavius Caesar's houseEnter Octavius Caesar, Agrippa, and MecaenasOctavius CaesarContemning Rome, he has done all this, and more, In Alexandria: here's the manner of 't: I' the…Clinton, James
(Encyclopedia) Clinton, James, 1733–1812, American Revolutionary general, b. Orange co., N.Y.; brother of George Clinton and father of De Witt Clinton. He served in the French and Indian Wars and…Bertrand de Born
(Encyclopedia) Bertrand de BornBertrand de Bornbûrˈtrənd də bôrn [key] or Bertran de BornBertran de BornbĕrträNˈ [key], c.1140–c.1214. French troubadour of Limousin. Some of his 40 surviving poems (…Trending
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