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Brewer's: Pipe of Peace
The North American Indians present a pipe to anyone they wish to be on good terms with. To receive the pipe and smoke together is to promote friendship and goodwill, but to refuse the…Brewer's: Disastrous Peace
(La Paix Malheureuse). It followed the battle of Gravelines (2 syl.), and was signed at Cateau—Cambresis. By this treaty Henri II. renounced all claim to Genoa, Naples, Milan, and Corsica…Brewer's: Peace of Antalcidas
(The), between Artaxerxes and the states of Greece. It was brought about by Antalcidas, the Spartan (B.C. 387). Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Peace of…Brewer's: Peace of God
In 1035 the clergy interfered to prevent the constant feuds between baron and baron; they commanded all men to lay down their arms on pain of excommunication. The command and malediction…Brewer's: Peace-makers
(The). The nickname of the Bedfordshire regiment. So called from having no battles on the colours. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Peace of AntalcidasPeace…Brewer's: Peace with Honour
The rallying cry of the late Lord Beaconsfield; it originated with his speech after the Berlin Conference (1878), when he stated that he had brought back Peace with Honour. Source:…Chinatowns and Other Asian American Enclaves
Koreatowns by David Johnson Guide to Asian-American Enclaves Introduction Chinatowns Filipinotown Nihonmachi (Japantowns) Little Indias Koreatowns Little Saigons…Triad Society
(Encyclopedia) Triad Society, name given to a number of Chinese antidynastic secret societies by 19th-century Western observers. Most of these groups claimed descent from the Heaven and Earth Society…Tobey, Mark
(Encyclopedia) Tobey, Mark, 1890–1976, American painter, b. Centerville, Wis. An avid traveler, Tobey visited China and Japan in 1934. He then developed his celebrated “white writing,” in which he…Taiwan Map: Regions, Geography, Facts & Figures
Taiwan, officially known as The Republic of China (ROC), is a beautiful self-governed island country located on the East Asia map. It is situated in the western Pacific Ocean and is separated from…Trending
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