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Brewer's: Knickerbocker
(Diedrich). The imaginary author of a facetious History of New York, by Washington Irving. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894KnickerbockersKneph A B C D E…The National Inventors Hall of Fame
The Inventors Hall of Fame, located in Akron, Ohio, was established in 1973 by the National Council of Patent Law Associations, now the National Council of Intellectual Property Law Associations,…Corcoran, William Wilson
(Encyclopedia) Corcoran, William WilsonCorcoran, William Wilsonkôrˈkərən [key], 1798–1888, American financier, philanthropist, and art collector, b. Georgetown, D.C. After becoming a successful…Ward, John Quincy Adams
(Encyclopedia) Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830–1910, American sculptor, b. Urbana, Ohio. He was trained under H. K. Brown, whom he assisted in the execution of the equestrian statue of George…Brewer's: Knickerbockers
Loose knee-breeches, worn by boys, cyclists, sportsmen, tourists, etc. So named from George Cruikshank's illustrations of Washington Irving's book referred to above. In these illustrations…Brewer's: Man in Black
(The). Supposed to be Goldsmith's father. (Citizen of the World.) Washington Irving has a tale with the same title. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Man in…Brewer's: Crayon
(Geoffrey). The nom de plume under which Washington Irving published The Sketch-Book. (1820.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Creaking Doors hang the…Brewer's: Geoffrey Crayon
The hypothetical author of the Sketch Book. Washington Irving, of New York (1783-1859). Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894GeologyGentleman of Paper and Wax A…Brewer's: Sleepy Hollow
The name given, in Washington Irving's Sketch Book, to a quiet old-world village on the Hudson. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894SleeveSleepless Hat A B C…Brewer's: Rotundity of the Belt
(Washington Irving). Obesity; a large projecting paunch; what Shakespeare calls a “fair round belly with good capon lined.” (As You Like It, ii. 7.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and…Trending
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