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Brewer's: Ingle
(The). The recess with benches in old-fashioned fireplaces, the fire. Sit thee by the ingle when The sear faggot blazes bright. Keats: Eancy, stanza 1. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and…Brewer's: Rodilardus
A huge cat which seared Panurge, and which he declared to be a puny devil. The word means “gnaw-bacon” (Latin, rodo-lardum). (Rabelais: Gargantua and Pantagruel, iv. 67.) Source:…Brewer's: Burning Crown
(A). A crown of red-hot iron set on the head of regicides. He was adjudged To have his head seared with a burning crown. Tragedy of Hoffmann. (1631.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and…Brewer's: Caurus
or Corus. The west-north-west wind, which blew from Caurus (Argestes). “The ground by piercing Caurus seared.” Thomson: Castle of Indolence. ii. 78. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and…Brewer's: Jury Leg
(A). A wooden leg, or leg for the nonce. (See Jury Mast.) “I took the leg off with my saw ... seared the stump ... and made a jury leg that he shambles about with as well as ever he did…Who Is Stuart Little?
The Story Behind Hollywood's Big Mouse by Holly Hartman After more than half a century as a quietly beloved literary figure, Stuart Little has become a cash cow of a mouse—the grinning, computer…Tallest Buildings Timeline
When and how high they have been built by Beth Rowen and Catherine McNiff 1890 New York World Building, New York City (309 feet, the number of stories is disputed, but figures…History of Climbing Everest
/**/ Our guide to the world's highest peak: those who have climbed it, measured it, written about it, and died because of it. A History of Climbing Everest A mountaineering history…1 Timothy: 4
1 Timothy Chapter 4 1 Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; 2…Our Top 5 Stories for the Week of November 1, 2021
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