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(Encyclopedia) hawk, name generally applied to the smaller members of the Accipitridae, a heterogeneous family of diurnal birds of prey, such as the eagle, the kite, and the Old World vulture. Hawks…Brewer's: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: O
E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 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 O O.H.M.S O.K O. P. Riot O tempora! O mores! O Yes'! O Yes! O Yes! Oaf Oak Oak…Jorinda and Jorindel
Jorinda and Jorindel There was once an old castle, that stood in the middle of a deep gloomy wood, and in the castle lived an old fairy. Now this fairy could take any shape she pleased. All…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Clark, May 23, 1806
Day 1407 Day 1409 Clark, May 23, 1806 Friday 23rd May 1806 a fair morning. Sergt. Pryor wounded a Deer at a lick near our Camp and our dog prosued it into the river. two Indians which…Brewer's: Grave as a Judge
Sedate and serious in look and manner. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Grave as an OwlGrave Searchers A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S…Brewer's: Owen Meredith
Robert Bulwer Lytton. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894OwlOwain 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: Chouans
(2 syl.). French insurgents of the Royalist party during the Revolution. Jean Cottereau was their leader, nicknamed chouan (owl), because he was accustomed to warn his companions of danger…Brewer's: Gravelled
I'm regularly gravelled. Non-plussed, like a ship run aground and unable to move. “When you were gravelled for lack of matter.” —Shakespeare: As You Like It, iv. 1. Source: Dictionary of…Brewer's: Snore
You snore like an owl. It is very generally believed that owls snore, and it is quite certain that a noise like snoring proceeds from their nests; but this is most likely the “purring” of…Brewer's: Belfry
A military tower, pushed by besiegers against the wall of a besieged city, that missiles may be thrown more easily against the defenders. Probably a church steeple is called a belfry from…Trending
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