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Brewer's: Fair Way
In a fair way. On the right tack. The “fair way” is the proper track through a channel. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Fair and SquareFair Trade A B C D…Wilson, Edmund
(Encyclopedia) Wilson, Edmund, 1895–1972, American critic and author, b. Red Bank, N.J. grad. Princeton, 1916. He is considered one of the most important American literary and social critics of the…Valdés Leal, Juan de
(Encyclopedia) Valdés Leal, Juan deValdés Leal, Juan dehwän ᵺā väldāsˈ [key]Valdés Leal, Juan delāälˈ [key], 1622–90, Spanish baroque painter and etcher, active mainly in Seville and Córdoba. He is…Fair Havens
(Encyclopedia) Fair Havens, Crete: see Lasea.Fair Isle
(Encyclopedia) Fair Isle, island, c.3 sq mi (7.8 sq km), off N Scotland, southernmost of the Shetland Islands. It is known for its traditional knitting in bright, multicolored designs and for its…Fair Lawn
(Encyclopedia) Fair Lawn, borough (2020 pop. 34,927), Bergen co., NE N.J., across the Passaic River from Paterson; inc. 1924. It is residential with…world's fair
(Encyclopedia) world's fair: see exposition.Natsume Soseki
(Encyclopedia) Natsume SosekiNatsume Sosekinäˈts&oomacr;ˈmĕ sōˈsĕˈkē [key], 1867–1916, Japanese writer. Soseki ranks along with Mori Ogai as one of two giants of early modern Japanese letters.…Rhinebeck
(Encyclopedia) Rhinebeck, village (1990 pop. 2,725), Dutchess co., SE N.Y., in the foothills of the Berkshire Mts. near the Hudson River; settled before 1700, inc. 1834. It is the site of Beekman…Thackeray, William Makepeace
(Encyclopedia) Thackeray, William MakepeaceThackeray, William Makepeacethăkˈərē [key], 1811–63, English novelist, b. Calcutta (now Kolkata), India. He is important not only as a great novelist but…Trending
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