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Brewer's: Little Englanders

Those who uphold the doctrine that English people should concern themselves with England only: they are opposed to colonisation and extension of the Empire. Source: Dictionary of Phrase…

Brewer's: Little-Go

The examination held in the Cambridge University in the second year of residence. Called also “the previous examination,” because it precedes by a year the examination for a degree. In…

Brewer's: Little John

A big stalwart fellow, named John Little (or John Nailor), who encountered Robin Hood, and gave him a sound thrashing, after which he was rechristened, and Robin stood godfather. Little…

Brewer's: Little Masters

A name applied to certain designers, who worked for engravers, etc., in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Called little because their designs were on a small scale, fit for copper…

Brewer's: Little Nell

A child of beautiful purity of character, living in the midst of selfishness, worldliness, and crime. (Dickens: Old Curiosity Shop.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham…

Brewer's: Little Ones

(The). The small children, and young children generally. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Little ParisLittle Nell A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O…

Brewer's: Little Paris

Brussels, the capital of Belgium, and Milan, in Italy, are so called, from their gaiety and resemblance in miniature to the French capital. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E.…

Brewer's: Little Pedlington

The village of quackery and cant, humbug, and egotism, wherever that locality is. A satire by John Poole. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Little Red…

The Battle of Little Bighorn

Welcome to this engaging quiz about the Battle of Little Bighorn! Test your knowledge and see how much you really know about this pivotal moment in American history!

Rich Little Biography

Rich Littleimpressionist, comedianBorn: 11/26/1938Birthplace: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Perhaps the most impressive work Rich Little has done in movies is that about which most people are…