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Brewer's: Warp and Weft
or Woof. The “warp” of a fabric are the longitudinal threads; the “weft” or “woof” are threads which run from selvage to selvage…Brewer's: Wokey
Wicked as the Witch of Wokey. Wookey-hole is a noted cavern in Somersetshire, which has given birth to as many weird stories as the Sibyls' Cave in…Brewer's: Melissa
(in Orlando Furioso). The prophetess who lived in Merlin's cave. Bradamant gave her the enchanted ring to take to Rogero; so, assuming the form of Atlantes, she went to Alcina's island,…Brewer's: Punish a Bottle
(To). To drink a bottle of wine or spirits. When the contents have been punished, the empty bottles are “dead men.” “After we'd punished a couple of bottles of old Crow whisky ... he caved…Brewer's: Golden Ass
The romance of Apuleius, written in the second century, and called the golden because of its excellency. It contains the adventures of Lucian, a young man who, being accidentally…Brewer's: Dione
(3 syl.). Venus, who sprang from the froth of the sea, after the mutilated body of Uranus (the sky) had been thrown there by Saturn. So young Dione, nursed beneath the waves And rocked by…Brewer's: Hell Kettles
Cavities three miles long, at Oxen-le-Field, Durham. A, B, C communicate with each other, diameter, about 38 yards. The diameter of D, a separate cave, is about 28 yards. A is 19 feet 6…Brewer's: Guiderius
The elder son of Cymbeline, a legendary king of Britain during the reign of Augustus Caesar. Both Guiderius and his brother Arviragus were stolen in infancy by Belarius, a banished…Katha-Upanishad: Third Valli
Third Valli 1. “There are the two, drinking their reward in the world of their own works, entered into the cave (of the heart), dwelling on the highest summit (the ether in the heart).…1 Kings: 18
1 Kings Chapter 18 1 And it came to pass after many days, that the word of the LORD came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, shew thyself unto Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth. 2…Trending
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