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Brewer's: Mosaic Work
is not connected with the proper name Moses, but with the Muses (Latin, opus muscum, musium, or musivum; Greek, mouseion; French, mosaique; Italian, mosaico). Pliny says it was so called…Brewer's: Field Works
Works thrown up by an army in besieging or defending a fortress, or in strengthening its position. “Earth-forts, and especially field works, will hereafter play an important part in wars…Brewer's: Buhl-work
Cabinet-work, inlaid with brass; so called from Signor Boule, the inventor, who settled in Paris during the reign of Louis XIV. (The word should be spelt BOULE-WORK.) Source: Dictionary…Brewer's: Dead Works
in theology. Such works as do not earn salvation, or even assist in obtaining it. For such a purpose their value is nil. (Heb. ix. 14.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham…Brewer's: All-work
A maid of all work. A general servant who does all the work of a house; at once nurse-maid, house-maid, and cook. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894AllaAll…What Works Are Protected
Copyright protects “original works of authorship” that are fixed in a tangible form of expression. The fixation need not be directly perceptible so long as it may be communicated with the…Getting to Work in the City
The following table shows the commuting characteristics of people living in the 15 largest U.S. cities by population, as of 2000. Modes of transportation include driving alone, carpooling,…Monro, Harold
(Encyclopedia) Monro, Harold, 1879–1932, English poet, b. Belgium. In 1911 he founded the Poetry Review and the following year established the Poetry Bookshop, which became a refuge and intellectual…Herrick, Robert, English poet
(Encyclopedia) Herrick, Robert, 1591–1674, English poet, generally considered the greatest of the Cavalier poets. Although he was born in London, he spent most of his childhood in Hampton. In 1607 he…Thomas of Erceldoune
(Encyclopedia) Thomas of ErceldouneThomas of Erceldouneûrˈsəld&oomacr;nˌ [key], fl. 1220?–1297?, Scottish seer and poet, also known as Thomas the Rhymer and Thomas Learmont. Evidence of his…Trending
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