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Brewer's: Tragedy
The goat-song (Greek, tragos-ode). The song that wins the goat as a prize. This is the explanation given by Horace ( De Arte Poetica, 220). (See Comedy.) Tragedy. The first English…Brewer's: Crib
(A). Slang for a house or dwelling, as a “Stocking Crib” (i.e. a hosiery), a “Thimble Crib” (i.e. a silversmith's). Crib is an ox—stall. (Anglo-Saxon, crib, a stall, a bed, etc.) “Where no…Brewer's: Dee
—i.e. D for a detective. Look sharp! the dees are about. Dee (Dr. John). A man of vast knowledge, whose library, museum, and mathematical instruments were valued at pound £2,000. On one…Brewer's: Axe
“To hang up one's axe.” To retire from business, to give over a useless project. The allusion is to the ancient battle-axe, hung up to the gods when the fight was done. All classical…Biographies: Selected Mathematicians and Statisticians
Selected Mathematicians and Statisticians René Descartes See also Notable Women Scientists People in the NewsRecent Obituaries Related Links Branches of Mathematics…Disney Characters
A timeline of character debuts Related Links Quiz: Disney Princesses Quiz: Disney Villains Hangman: Disney Characters…1930–1931 Academy Awards
The 1930–1931 Academy Awards were presented Nov. 10, 1931 at the Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles.Outstanding ProductionCimarron (RKO Radio)East Lynne (Fox)The Front Page (Caddo, United Artists)…Brewer's: Lamb
In Christian art, an emblem of the Redeemer, called the “Lamb of God.” It is also the attribute of St. Agnes, St. Geneviève, St. Catherine, and St. Regina. John the Baptist either carries…Brewer's: Latin
The language spoken by the people of Latium, in Italy. The Latins are called aborigines of Italy. Alba Longa was head of the Latin League, and, as Rome was a colony of Alba Longa, it is…Women's Suffrage: Index
by Carrie Chapman Catt and Nettie Rogers Shuler Chronological Record of the Wi...IndexAbbott, Rev. Lyman, 126Abolitionists. See Anti-SlaveryAcklen, Col. Joseph H., 424Acts of…Trending
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