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Brewer's: Savage
(2 syl.). One who lives in a wood (Greek, hule, a forest; Latin, silva; Spanish, salvage; Italian, selvaggio; French, sauvage). Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…Brewer's: Sbirri
(Italian). A police-force which existed in the pope's dominions. They were domiciled in private houses. “He points them out to his sbirri and armed ruffians The Daily Telegraph.” Source…Brewer's: Scagliola
Imitation marble, like the pillars of the Pantheon, London. The word is from the Italian scáglia (the dust and chips of marble); it is so called because the substance (which is gypsum and…Brewer's: Scammozzi's Rule
The jointed two-foot rule used by builders and invented by Vincent Scammozzi, the famous Italian architect. (1540-1609.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…Brewer's: Scholastic
Anselm of Laon, Doctor Scholasticus. (1050-1117.) Epiphanius the Scholastic. An Italian scholar. (Sixth century.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Scholastic…Brewer's: Paulina
wife of Antigonus, a Sicilian nobleman, takes charge of Queen Hermione, when unjustly sent to prison by her jealous husband, and after a time presents her again to Leontes as a statue “by…Brewer's: Penniless
(The). The Italians called Maximilian I. of Germany Pochi Danari. (1459, 1493-1519.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894PennyPennant A B C D E F G H I…Brewer's: Periwinkle
The bind-around plant. (Anglo-Saxon, pinewincle; French, pervenche; Latin, pervincio, to bind thoroughly.) In Italy it used to be wreathed round dead infants, and hence its Italian name,…Brewer's: Picture Galleries
London is famous for its Constables, Turners, Landseers, Gainsboroughs, etc. Madrid for its Murillos, Van Dycks, Da Vincis, Rubenses, etc. Dresden for its Raphael, Titian, and Correggio…Brewer's: Quarto
A book half the size of folio —i.e. where each sheet is folded into quarters or four leaves. 4to is the contraction. (The Italian, libro in quarto; French, in quarto; from Latin quartus…Trending
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