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Brewer's: Lady
A woman of wealth, of station, or of rank. Verstegan says, “It was anciently written Hleafdian [? hlæfdige], contracted first into Lafdy, and then into Lady. Laf or Hláf (loaf) means food…Brewer's: Threadneedle Street
A corruption of Thryddanen or Thryddenal Street, meaning third street from “Chepesyde” to the great thoroughfare from London Bridge to “Bushop Gate” (consisting of New Fyshe Streate,…Brewer's: Whist
Cotton says that “the game is so called from the silence that is to be observed in the play.” Dr. Johnson has adopted this derivation; but Taylor the…Brewer's: Whitsunday
White Sunday. The seventh Sunday after Easter, to commemorate the “Descent of the Holy Ghost” on the day of Pentecost. In the Primitive Church the…Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
Search Brewer's Dictionary Browse Articles A B C D E F G H I J K L MN O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Ebenezer Cobham Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable is…Brewer's: Cock and Bull Story
A corruption of a concocted and bully story. The catch-pennies hawked about the streets are still called cocks- i.e. concocted things. Bully is the Danish bullen (exaggerated), our bull-…Brewer's: Cap-a-pie
The general etymology is the French cap à pied, but the French phrase is de pied en cap. “Armed at all points exactly cap-a-pie.” Shakespeare: Hamlet, i. 2. “I am courtier, cap-a-pe…Writing Well: You Could Look It Up: Definition
You Could Look It Up: DefinitionWriting WellYou Got Some 'Splaining to Do, Lucy: ExpositionThe Perfect Couple: Cause and EffectNeat and Tidy: Classify-DivideAlike and Different: Comparison and…Brewer's: Rosary
[the rose article]. A name given to the bead-roll employed by Roman Catholics for keeping count of their repetitions of certain prayers. It consists of three parts, each of which contains…Brewer's: Pigs
(See Bartholomew Pigs.) He has brought his pigs to a pretty market. He has made a very bad bargain; he has managed his business in a very bad way. Pigs were the chief articles of sale…Trending
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