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Some Milestones in U.S. Diplomatic History
Source: U.S. State Department Benjamin Franklin was the first U.S. diplomat. He was appointed in 1776 to help gain French support for American independence and later became minister to France (…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…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: Langstaff
(Launcelot). The name under which Salamagundi was published, the real authors being Washington Irving, William Irving, and J. K. Paulding. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E.…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: 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: 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…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: 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: Abdallah
Abdall′ah the father of Mahomet, was so beautiful, that when he married Amina, 200 virgins broke their hearts from disappointed love. —Washington Irving: Life of Mahomet. Brother and…Trending
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