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Brand, Sir John Henry

(Encyclopedia) Brand, Sir John Henry, or Jan Hendrik BrandJan Hendrik Brandyän hĕnˈdrək bränt [key], 1823–88, South African politician, president of the Orange Free State, b. Capetown. He was called…

generic drug

(Encyclopedia) generic drug, a drug sold or prescribed under the nonproprietary name of its active ingredients or under a generally descriptive name rather than under a brand or trade name. The name…

Review: Traveller (1997)

Director/ Director of Photography: Jack GreenWriter: Jim McGlynnEditor:Michael RuscioMusic:Andy PaleyProduction Designer:Michael HelmyProducers:Bill Paxton, Brian Swardstrom, Mickey Liddell…

A Fire Brand

A Fire Brand"Please, ma'am, could I speak to you? It is something very important," said Nat, popping his head in at the door of Mrs. Bhaer's room. It was the fifth head which had popped in…

Brewer's: Brand

The Clicquot brand, etc., the best brand, etc. That is the merchant's or excise mark branded on the article itself, the vessel which contains the article, the wrapper which covers it, the…

Russell Brand

Russell Brand is a British celebrity whose success spread from United Kingdom radio and television to big-time Hollywood movies such as Get Him to the Greek and on to a career as a comedian-…

Brant, Sebastian

(Encyclopedia) Brant, Brandt, or Brand, SebastianBrant, Brandt, or Brand, Sebastiansābäsˈtyän bränt [key], 1457–1521, German humanist and moralist. He taught law at the Univ. of Basel and in 1503…

Brewer's: Fire-brand

An incendiary; one who incites to rebellion; like a blazing brand which sets on fire all it touches. “Our fire-brand brother, Paris, burns us all.” Shakespeare: Troilus and Cressida, ii…

Brewer's: Alice Brand

Wife of Lord Richard, cursed with the “sleepless eye.” Alice signed Urgan the dwarf thrice with the sign of the cross, and he became “the fairest knight in all Scotland;” when Alice…