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Brewer's: Tutivillus
The demon who collects all the words skipped over or mutilated by priests in the performance of the services. These literary scraps or shreds he deposits in that pit which is said to be…Brewer's: Elder-tree
Sir John Maundeville, speaking of the Pool of Siloe, says, “Fast by is the elder-tree on which Judas hanged himself. when he sold and betrayed our Lord.” Shakespeare, in Love's Labour's…Brewer's: Curse
or Cuss. Not worth a curse. I don't care a curse (or cuss). Here “curse” is a corruption of cerse or kerse. Similarly, the Latin nihil [nihilum ] is ne hilum, not [worth] the black eye of…Golden Gate Bridge Opens
May 27, 1937 by Marcus McGraw Source: Wide World Photos Related Links Bridges San Francisco San Francisco Landmarks Slideshow Earthquakes Live views of the…Brewer's: Rue
to grieve for something done, to repent, is the Anglo-Saxon reow, contrition; German, reue. Rue (1 syl.). Rue called “herb of grace,” because it was employed for sprinkling holy water…All About Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, is known as the Windy City. The name may come from the breezes off Lake Michigan or the braggadocious population, no one knows for sure. But its rapid growth from a humble…Scientists: Applied Sciences and Technology
Agriculturalists, computer scientists, electrical engineers, engineers, and inventors Related Links Computers and the Internet Inventions and Discoveries Inventors Hall of Fame…Architects
Notable Architects From Aalto to Wright A-C | D-K | L-O | P-S | T-Y Charles Bullfinch's Massachusetts State House (1795–1798) Aalto, Alvar Abercrombie, Sir…Walt Whitman: Song of the Broad-Axe, Part 3
Part 3The log at the wood-pile, the axe supported by it, The sylvan hut, the vine over the doorway, the space clear'd for garden, The irregular tapping of rain down on the leaves after the…Writing Well: Documentation Format
Documentation FormatWriting WellDocumentation FormatCiting Electronic Sources and CD-ROMsCiting Radio Shows and TV ShowsAPA Documentation MLA Documentation The Modern Language Association (MLA)…Trending
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