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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…Just When Did Columbus "Discover" America—and Where Was He?
Just Where Was Columbus? Christopher Columbus The Voyages First Voyage, 1492-1493San Salvador, The BahamasCubaHispaniola Second Voyage, 1493-…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…Brewer's: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: W
E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 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 Wabun Wabung Annung Wade Wade's Boat Wadham College Wadman Wag Beards Wages…