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Brewer's: Animals (Symbolical)
AnimalAttributesantfrugality and previsionapeuncleannessassstupiditybantam cockpluckiness, priggishnessbatblindnessbearill-temper, uncouthnessbeeindustrybeetleblindnessbullstrength,…The Devil's Dictionary: Patience
by Ambrose Bierce PASTIMEPATRIOTPATIENCE -n. A minor form of despair, disguised as a virtue.Japanese Words
Asian loan words in English by Ann-Marie Imbornoni Asian Loan Words IntroductionWords derived from: Chinese & KoreanJapanese Malay & TagalogPolynesianJapanese aikido, from…Brewer's: Japanese
(3 syl.). The language of Japan, a native of Japan, anything pertaining thereto. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Japheth's StoneJa nus A B C D E F G…solitaire
(Encyclopedia) solitaire or patience, any card game that can be played by one person. Solitaire is the American name; in England it is known as patience. There are probably more kinds of solitaire…Korematsu, Fred Toyosaburo
(Encyclopedia) Korematsu, Fred Toyosaburo, 1919–2005, Japanese-American internment protester, b. Oakland, Calif. He was a shipyard welder when, after the Japanese raid on Pearl Harbor in 1942,…patience, card game
(Encyclopedia) patience: see solitaire.Patience, poem
(Encyclopedia) Patience: see Pearl, The.haiku
(Encyclopedia) haikuhaikuhīˈk&oomacr; [key], an unrhymed Japanese poem recording the essence of a moment keenly perceived, in which nature is linked to human nature. It usually consists of 17…Brewer's: Patience cry the Lepers
A punning proverbial phrase. Lepers seek diligently the herb patience (lapathum) relieve them from their suffering. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…