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Brewer's: Curate
(See Clerical Titles.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Cure de MeudonCur A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Related…Brewer's: Allopathy
is in opposition to Homoeopathy. The latter word is from the Greek, homoeon pathos, similar disease; and the former is allo pathos, a different disease. In one case, “like is to cure like…Brewer's: Curetes
(3 syl). A mythical people of Crete, to whom the infant Zeus or Jupiter was entrusted by his mother Rhea. By clashing their shields they drowned the cries of the infant, to prevent its…Brewer's: Turmeric
like berberry, being yellow, was supposed to cure the yellow jaundice. According to the doctrine of signatures, Nature labels every plant with a mark to show what it is good for. Red…Brewer's: Surfeit Water
Cordial water to cure surfeits. “Water that cures surfeits. A little cold distilled poppywater is the true surfeit water.” —Locke. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham…Brewer's: Sinecure
[si'-ne-kure ]. An enjoyment of the money attached to a benefice without having the trouble of the “cure”; also applied to any office to which a salary is attached without any duties to…Brewer's: Golden Ointment
Eye salve. In allusion to the ancient practice of rubbing “stynas of the eye” with a gold ring to cure them. I have a sty here, Chilax, I have no gold to cure it. Beaumont and Fletcher:…Brewer's: Median Stone
(The). Said to cure blindness, and, if soaked in ewe's milk, to cure the gout. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894MedicineMedian Apples A B C D E F G H…Heaney, Seamus
(Encyclopedia) Heaney, Seamus (Seamus Justin Heaney)Heaney, Seamusshāˈməs, hēˈnē [key], 1939–2013, Irish poet, one of the finest contemporary English poets, b. Londonderry (now Derry), Northern…hepatitis
(Encyclopedia) hepatitishepatitishĕpˌətīˈtĭs [key], inflammation of the liver. There are many types of hepatitis. Causes include viruses, toxic chemicals, alcohol consumption, parasites and bacteria…Trending
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