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Brewer's: Buzzard
(The) is meant for Dr. Burnett, whose figure was lusty. “The noble Buzzard ever pleased me best.” Dryden: Hind and Panter, part iii. 1121. Buzzard called hawk by courtesy. It is a…Brewer's: Chariot of the Gods
So the Greeks called Sierra Leone, in Africa, a ridge of mountains of great height. A sierra means a saw, and is applied to a ridge of peaked mountains. Her palmy forests, mingling with…Brewer's: Curtana
The sword of Edward the Confessor, which, having no point, was the emblem of mercy. The royal sword of England was so called to the reign of Henry III. But when Curtana will not do the…Brewer's: Shibboleth
The password of a secret society; the secret by which those of a party know each other. The Ephraimites quarrelled with Jephthah, and Jephthah gathered together the men of Gilead and…Brewer's: Partlet
The hen in Chaucer's Nun's Priest's Tale, and in the tale of Reynard the Fox (fourteenth century). So called from the partlet or loose collar of “the doublet,” referring to the frill-like…Brewer's: Lenten
Frugal, stinted, as food in Lent. Shakespeare has “lenten entertainment” (Hamlet, ii. 2); “a lenten answer” (Twelfth Night, i. 5); “a lenten pye” (Romeo and Juliet, ii. 4). “And with a…Brewer's: Dionysos
The Greek name of Bacchus (q.v.). Father Zeus (Jupiter). Feasts of Bacchus in Rome, Bromalia or Brumalia, in March and September. Mother Semele, daughter of Cadmus Nurse Brisa. Owls…Tom Brady
Quarterback Tom Brady led his team to the championship of the National Football League seven times, six with the New England Patriots and once with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, in a stellar career that…Charlotte, N.C.
Mayor: Daniel G. Clodfelter (to Nov. 2017) 2010 census population (rank): 731,424 (17); Male: 353,511 (49.0%); Female: 377,913 (51.0%); White: 365,384 (50.0…40 Best Marvel Movie Quotes (& 10 Quotes from Marvel TV Shows)
Top of Page The heroes and villains of the Marvel Cinematic Universe have become integral parts of pop culture for many movie fans. And along with the immense popularity of characters like Tony…Trending
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