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Brewer's: Grimalkin
or Graymalkin (French, gris malkin). Shakespeare makes the Witch in Macbeth say, “I come, Graymalkin,” Malkin being the name of a foul fiend. The cat, supposed to be a witch and the…Brewer's: Incarnadine
(To). To make red. (Latin, incarnatus color, carnation). No, this my hand will rather The multitudinous sea incarnadine, Making the green—one red. Shakespeare: Macbeth, ii. 2. Source:…Brewer's: Assurance
Audacity, brazen self-confidence. “His assurance is quite unbearable.” To make assurance double sure. To make security doubly secure. But yet I'll make assurance double sure, And take a…Brewer's: Pegging Away
(Keep). Keep on attacking, and you will assuredly prevail. “But screw your courage to the sticking-place, and we'll not fail” (Macbeth). Patience and perseverance will overcome mountains.…1000–1099 <span class="small" >(A.D.)</span> World History
Mesa VerdeCliff Dwellings(c. 1000–1300)Pete MaioCathedral and Tower at PisaTasha Vincentc. 1000–1300Classic Pueblo period of Anasazi culture; cliff dwellings.c. 1000Hungary and Scandinavia…Brewer's: Cat i' the Adage
(The). The adage referred to is, the cat loves fish, but does not like to wet her paws. Letting `I dare not' wait upon `I would,' “ Like the poor cat i' the adage.” Shakespeare Macbeth,…Brewer's: Harbinger
One who looks out for lodgings, etc.: a courier; hence, a fore-runner, a messenger. (Anglo-Saxon, here, an army; bergan, to lodge.) I'll be myself the harbinger, and make joyful The…Brewer's: Hurly-burly
Uproar, tumult, especially of battle. A reduplication of hurly. Hurlu-berlu is the French equivalent, evidently connected with hurler, to howl or yell. (See Hullabaloo.) In the Garden of…Brewer's: Mental Hallucinations
The mind informing the senses, instead of the senses informing the mind. There can be no doubt that the senses may be excited by the mind (from within, as well as from without). Macbeth…Brewer's: Moon-drop
In Latin, virus lunare, a vaporous drop supposed to be shed by the moon on certain herbs and other objects, when influenced by incantations. Upon the corner of the moon, There hangs a…Trending
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