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Brewer's: Tamarisk
from a Hebrew word meaning to cleanse, so called from its abstersive qualities. The Romans wreathed the brows of criminals with tamarisk. The Arabs make cakes called manna of the hardened…manna
(Encyclopedia) mannamannamănˈə [key], in the Bible, edible substance provided by God for the people of Israel in the wilderness. In the Book of Exodus it is compared to coriander seed and described…tamarisk
(Encyclopedia) tamarisktamarisktămˈərĭsk [key], shrub or small tree of the genus Tamarix, native chiefly to the Mediterranean area and to central Asia. The plants are often heathlike and thrive in…Murnane, Gerald
(Encyclopedia) Murnane, Gerald, 1939–, Australian writer, B.A. Univ. of Melbourne, 1969. His first two novels, Tamarisk Row (1974) and A Lifetime on Clouds (1976), are semiautobiographical…Brewer's: Tam-o'-Shanter's Mare
Remember Tam-o'-Shanter's mare. You may pay too dear for your whistle, as Meg lost her tail, pulled off by Nannie of the “Cutty-sark.” Think, ye may buy the joys owre dear- Remember Tam-o…Brewer's: Tame Cat
(A). A harmless dangler after a married woman; a cavalier servant; a cicisbeo. “He soon installed himself as a taine cat in the MacMungo mansion.” —Truth (Queer Story), October, 1885.…The Koran/Sura XXXIV — Saba
Sura XXXIV — Saba[726] Mecca — 54 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful PRAISE be to God! to whom belongeth all that is in the Heavens and all that is on the Earth;…The Iliad of Homer: How Diomedes and Odysseus slew Dolon, a spy of the Trojans, and themselves spied on the Trojan camp, and took the horses of Rhesos, the Thracian king
Book 9 Book 11 How Diomedes and Odysseus slew Dolon, a spy of the Trojans, and themselves spied on the Trojan camp, and took the horses of Rhesos, the Thracian king. Now beside…The Iliad of Homer: How Achilles fought with the River, and chased the men of Troy within their gates
Book 20 Book 22 How Achilles fought with the River, and chased the men of Troy within their gates. But when now they came unto the ford of the fair-flowing river, even eddying Xanthos…Words of Five Letters
Try the Find a Word: Crossword Search Abode of dead: Babylonian, ARALUAborigine: Borneo, DAYAKAftersong, EPODEAloe, AGAVEAnimal: Footless, APODEAnt, EMMETAntelope: African, ADDAX, BEISA,…Trending
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