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Hurston, Zora Neale
(Encyclopedia) Hurston, Zora Neale, 1891?–60, African-American writer, b. Notasulga, Ala. She grew up in the pleasant all-black town of Eatonville, Fla., and graduated from Barnard College, where she…atomic clock
(Encyclopedia) atomic clock, electric or electronic timekeeping device that is controlled by atomic or molecular oscillations. A timekeeping device must contain or be connected to some apparatus that…Brewer's: Bought and Sold
or Bought, sold, and done for. Ruined, done for, outwitted. Jocky of Norfolk, be not too bold, For Diccon, thy master, is bought and sold. Shakespeare: Richard III., act v. 3. “It would…Brewer's: Lapwing
(The). Shakespeare refers to two peculiarities of this bird; (1) to allure persons from its nest, it flies away and cries loudest when farthest from its nest; and (2) the young birds run…Brewer's: Spoon
(See Apostle-Spoons.) He hath need of a long spoon that eateth with the devil. Shakespeare alludes to this proverb in the Comedy of Errors, iv. 3; and again in the Tempest, ii. 2, where…Brewer's: Make the Door
(To). To make it fast by shutting and bolting it. We still say, “Have you made my room?”- i.e. made it tidy. Similarly, to “make the bed” is to arrange it fit for use. “Why at this time…Brewer's: Carat of Gold
So called from the carat bean, or seed of the locust tree, formerly employed in weighing gold and silver. Hence the expressions “22 carats fine,” “18 carats fine,” etc., meaning that out…Feiffer, Jules
(Encyclopedia) Feiffer, JulesFeiffer, Julesfīˈfər [key], 1929–, American cartoonist and writer, b. New York City. He began publishing a cartoon strip in the Village Voice in 1956, maintaining his…Nuptials on the Big Screen
Something old, something new, something celluloid by Beth Rowen Related Links Wedding Quotations Dowries…Bassett, Angela Evelyn
(Encyclopedia) Bassett, Angela Evelyn 1958- , American actress, b. New York, N.Y., Yale Univ. (B.A., 1980; M.F.A., 1983; D.F.A. (2018, hon.). Bassett…Trending
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