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Brewer's: Watling Street

A road extending east and west across South Britain. Beginning at Dover, it ran through Canterbury to London, and thence to Cardigan. The word is a…

The Voyages

Pinpointing the explorer's whereabouts on October 12, 1492 Watch this video to discover Columbus's role in the "discovery" of the the New World and his…

Brewer's: Waterworks

(The). The shedding of tears. Many other meanings also. “ `Oh, miss, I never thought to have seen this day,' and the waterworks began to play…

Brewer's: Watteau

“Peintre de fêtes galantes du roi. ” (1684-1721.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894WaveWatling Street A B C D E F…

Brewer's: Ermine

or Hermine. Littré derives the word from Armenia, and says it is the “Pontic rat” mentioned by Pliny; if so, the better spelling would be “Armine.” Prof. Skeat derives the word from the…