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worn by a subject. (See Lane.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Royal GoatsRoy A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z…Brewer's: Portobello Arms
A public-house sign. The Mirror says: “In 1739, after the capture of Portobello, Admiral Vernon's portrait dangled from every sign-post, and he may figuratively be said to have sold the…Brewer's: Arms of England
(The Royal). The three lions leopardised were the cognisance of William the Conqueror; the lion rampant in the second quarter is from the arms of Scotland; and the harp in the fourth…Brewer's: Glasgow Arms
An oak tree, a bell hanging on one of the branches, a bird at the top of the tree, and a salmon with a ring in its mouth at the base. St. Kentigern, in the seventh century, took up his…Brewer's: Iron-arm
Francis de Lanoue, the Huguenot soldier, Bras de Fer (1531-1591. (See Fierabras.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Iron DukeIron Age A B C D E F G H I…Brewer's: Ground Arms
(To). To pile or stack military arms, such as guns, on the ground (in drill). Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894GroundlingsGround A B C D E F G H I J…Brewer's: Sun and Moon
Falling By the old heralds the arms of royal houses were not emblazoned by colours, but by sun, moon, and stars. Thus, instead of or (gold), a royal coat has the sun; instead of argent (…nutation
(Encyclopedia) nutation, in astronomy, a slight wobbling motion of the earth's axis. The causes of nutation are similar to those of the precession of the equinoxes, involving the varying attraction…Dean, Bashford
(Encyclopedia) Dean, Bashford, 1867–1928, American zoologist and armor expert, b. New York City, grad. College of the City of New York, 1886, Ph.D. Columbia, 1890. He taught zoology at Columbia (1891…Lamb, John
(Encyclopedia) Lamb, John, 1735–1800, American Revolutionary leader, b. New York City. Prior to the Revolution he was a leader of the Sons of Liberty in New York and helped form the New York…Trending
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