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Brewer's: White Sheep

[Ak-koin-loo]. A tribe of Turkomans, so called from their standards. The Sophivean dynasty of Persia was founded by one of this tribe.…

Brewer's: White Squall

One which produces no diminution of light, in contradistinction to a black squall, in which the clouds are black and heavy. Source:…

Brewer's: White Stone

Days marked with a white stone. Days of pleasure; days to be remembered with gratification. The Romans used a white stone or piece of chalk to mark…

Brewer's: White Surrey

The horse of Richard III. (See Horse.) “Saddle White Surrey for the field.” Shakespeare: Richard III., v. 3. Source: Dictionary of…

Brewer's: White Tincture

That preparation which the alchemists believed would convert any baser metal into silver. It is also called the Stone of the Second Order, the Little…

Brewer's: White Widow

The Duchess of Tyrconnel, wife of Richard Talbot, Lord-deputy of Ireland under James II., created Duke of Tyrconnel a little before the king's…

Brewer's: White Witch

(A). A cunning fellow; one knowing in white art in contradistinction to black art. “Two or three years past there came to these parts one ...…

The White House Intruder

An uninvited guest sheds light on Secret Service shortcomings Related Links More White House Intrusions United States Secret Service 2014 Current Events…

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:…

The White Balloon(1995)

Evergreen; rental pricing; NR Director: Jafar Panahi Cast: Aida Mohammadkhani, Mohsen Kalifi and Fereshteh Sadr Orfani Iran A charming comedy about a little girl who sets…