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The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Lewis, April 29, 1806
Day 1358 Day 1360 Lewis, April 29, 1806 Tuesday April 29th 1806. This morning Yellept furnished us with two canoes and we began to transport our baggage over the river; we also sent a party…pearl, gem
(Encyclopedia) pearl, hard, rounded secretion formed inside the shell of certain mollusks, used as a gem. It is secreted by the epithelial cells of the mantle, a curtain of tissue between the shell…Amy Lowell: An Opera House
An Opera HouseWithin the gold square of the proscenium arch, A curtain of orange velvet hangs in stiff folds, Its tassels jarring slightly when someone crosses the stage behind. Gold carving…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Clark, April 29, 1806
Day 1359 Day 1361 Clark, April 29, 1806 Tuesday April 29th 1806 This Morning Yelleppit furnished us with 2 Canoes, and We began to transport our baggage over the river; we also Sent a…Walt Whitman: Out from Behind This Mask [To Confront a Portrait]
Out from Behind This Mask [To Confront a Portrait]Part 1Out from behind this bending rough-cut mask, These lights and shades, this drama of the whole, This common curtain of the face contain'…Niemeyer Soares, Oscar
(Encyclopedia) Niemeyer Soares, OscarNiemeyer Soares, Oscar&oobreve;skärˈ nēˈmīər s&oobreve;äˈrəs [key], 1907–2012, Brazil's foremost 20th-century architect, b. Rio de Janeiro. Influenced by…Brewer's: Curtail
To cut short. (French, court tailler, to short cut, whence the old French courtault.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894CurtainCurst A B C D E F G H I…Brewer's: Canopy
properly means a gnat curtain. Herodotus tells us (ii. 95) that the fishermen of the Nile used to lift their nets on a pole, and form thereby a rude sort of tent under which they slept…Brewer's: Caudle
is any sloppy mess, especially that sweet mixture given by nurses to gossips who call to see the baby during the first month. The word simply means something warm. (Latin, calidus; French…Brewer's: Curtal Friar
A friar who served as an attendant at the gate of a monastery court. As a curtal dog was not privileged to hunt or course, so a curtal friar virtually meant a worldly-minded one. “Some do…Trending
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