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Brewer's: Antigone

The Modern Antigone. Marie Thérèse Charlotte, Duchesse d'Angoulême, daughter of Louis XVI.; so called for her attachment to Louis XVIII., whose companion she was. (1778–1851.) Source:…

Brewer's: Currer Bell

The nom de plume of Charlotte Brontë. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Curry FavourCurrente Calamo A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T…

Brewer's: Tonna

(Mrs.), Charlotte Elizabeth, the author of Personal Recollections, (1792-1846.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894TonsureTongues A B C D E F G H I J…

All-Defensive Teams

Voting by NBA head coaches. Each ballot has entries for two teams; two points given for 1st team, one for 2nd. Coaches cannot vote for own players. First Team repeaters from 1998-99 are in…

Brewer's: Bring Up

(To Brioche (2 syl.). A sort of bun or cake common in France, and now pretty generally sold in England. When Marie Antoinette was talking about the bread riots of Paris during the 5th and…

Brewer's: Green Horse

(The). The 5th Dragoon Guards; so called because they are a horse regiment, and have green for their regimental facings. Now called “The Princess Charlotte of Wales's Dragoon Guards.”…

All-Defensive Teams

All-Defensive Teams Voting by NBA head coaches. Each ballot has entries for two teams; two points given for 1st team, one for 2nd. Coaches cannot vote for own players. First Team repeaters…

Brewer's: Coterie'

(3 syl.). A French word, originally tantamount to our “guild,” a society where each paid his quota- i.e. his quote-part or gild (share). The French word has departed from its original…