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Brewer's: Perseus
(2 syl.). A bronze statue in the Loggia dei Lanzi, at Florence. The best work of Renvennto Cellini (1500-1562). Perseus' flying horse. A ship. “Perseus conquered the head of Medusa, and…Brewer's: Vale of Bonnet
(To). To cap to a superior; hence to strike sail, to lower (French, avaler, to take off.) My wealthy Andrew docked in sand, Vailing her high-top lower than her ribs. Shakespeare: Merchant…Brewer's: Vulgar Errors
Aristotle taught that women have more teeth than men. From an account given in Genesis ii. 21 it was once generally believed that a woman has one rib more than a man. It is a vulgar error…Brewer's: Maul
To beat roughly, to batter. The maul was a bludgeon with a leaden head, carried by ancient soldiery. It is generally called a “mall.” Maul (The Giant). A giant who used to spoil young…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: August 2, 1804
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark August 1, 1804August 3, 1804August 2, 1804 August 2nd 1804 wind from the SE G. Drewery returned with the horses & one Doe Elk the countrey…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Clark, August 8, 1806
Day 1570 Day 1572 Clark, August 8, 1806 Sunday 8th August 1806 A cool windey morning I derected Shields and Gibson to turn out and hunt this morning. at 8 A.M. Sergt. N. Pryor Shannon,…Brewer's: Lilis
or Lilith (Rabbinical mythology). The Talmudists say that Adam had a wife before Eve, whose name was Lilis. Refusing to submit to Adam, she left Paradise for a region of the air. She still…Brewer's: Fairy
of nursery mythology is the personification of Providence. The good ones are called fairies, elves, elle-folks, and fays; the evil ones are urchins, ouphes, ell-maids, and ell-women.…Brewer's: Friar John
A tall, lean, wide-mouthed, long-nosed friar of Seville, who dispatched his matins with wonderful celerity, and ran through his vigils quicker than any of his fraternity. He swore lustily…Coaches Find Stress Harder to Handle
It began with Southern Cal's George Raveling and eventually grew into a conga line of coaches who no longer could, or would, handle the pressures of college basketball. Raveling's awakening…Trending
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