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Brewer's: Krems White

takes its name from Krems in Austria, the city where it is manufactured. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894KreuzerKremlin A B C D E F G H I J K L M…

White House Bathrooms

The Question: How many bathrooms are there in the White House? The Answer: Thanks for the unusual question. According to the official…

White House Wedding

The Question: Has a president ever been married in the White House? The Answer: Yes. Grover Cleveland, the only U.S. president to serve two…

Brewer's: Century White

John White, the Nonconformist lawyer. So called from his chief publication, The First Century of Scandalous, Malignant Priests, made and admitted into Benefices by the Prelates, etc. (…

Brewer's: Black...White

To swear black is white. To persist in an obvious untruth. The French locution, Si vous lui dites blanc, il répondra noir, means, He will contradict what you say point blank. Source:…

Brewer's: White Bird

(The ). Conscience, or the soul of man. The Mahometans have preserved the old Roman idea in the doctrine that the souls of the just lie under the…

Brewer's: White Caps

A rebellious party of zealous Mahometans, put down by Kienlong the Chinese emperor, in 1758. So called from their head-dress. White Caps…

Brewer's: White-coat

(A ). An Austrian soldier. So called because he wears a white coat. Similarly, an English soldier is called a red-coat. In old Rome, ad saga ire meant…

Brewer's: White Cockade

The badge worn by the followers of Charles Edward, the Pretender. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894White CompanyWhite-…

Brewer's: White Company

(The). “Le Blanche Compagnie. ” A band of French cutthroats organised by Bertrand du Guesclin and led against Pedro the Cruel. “Se faisoient…