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Brewer's: Girdle
(g hard). A good name is better than a golden girdle. A good name is better than money. It used to be customary to carry money in the girdle, and a girdle of gold meant a “purse of gold.”…Brewer's: Ass
(See also Golden Ass.) The ass on which Mahomet went to heaven to learn the will of God was called Al Borak (the lightning). Ass. There is a dark stripe running down the back of an ass…Hernández Alvarado, Juan Orlando
(Encyclopedia) Hernández Alvarado, Juan Orlando, 1968–, Honduran political leader, president of Honduras (2014–21). A…Brewer's: Heaven
(Anglo-Saxon, heofon, from heofen, elevated, vaulted.) THE THREE HEAVENS. (According to the Jewish system.) The word heaven in the Bible denotes (1) the air, thus we read of “the fowls of…Brewer's: William
(2 syl.; in Jerusalem Delivered), Archbishop of Orange. An ecclesiastical warrior, who besought Pope Urban on his knees that he might be sent in the…Brewer's: Moon
means “measurer” of time (Anglo-Saxon, móna, masc. gen.). It is masculine in all the Teutonic languages; in the Edda the son of Mundilfori is Mâni (moon), and daughter Sôl (sun); so it is…Orlando Bell FICKLIN, Congress, IL (1808-1886)
FICKLIN Orlando Bell , a Representative from Illinois; born in Scott County, Ky., December 16, 1808; attended the common schools; was graduated from Transylvania Law School, Lexington, Ky., in…Melvin Orlando McLAUGHLIN, Congress, NE (1876-1928)
McLAUGHLIN Melvin Orlando , a Representative from Nebraska; born in Osceola, Clarke County, Iowa, August 8, 1876; moved with his parents to Nebraska in 1884; attended the common schools and was…William Orlando BUTLER, Congress, KY (1791-1880)
BUTLER William Orlando , a Representative from Kentucky; born in Jessamine County, Ky., April 19, 1791; moved with his parents to Maysville, Ky.; pursued preparatory studies; was graduated from…William Orlando SMITH, Congress, PA (1859-1932)
SMITH William Orlando , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Reynoldsville, Jefferson County, Pa., June 13, 1859; attended the public schools; learned the printing trade; publisher of the…Trending
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