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Brewer's: Son of the Star

[Bar Cochab]. A name assumed by Simon the Jew, in the reign of Hadrian, who gave himself out to be the “Star out of Jacob” mentioned in Numbers xxiv. 17. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and…

Brewer's: Star of Bethlehem

(The), botanically called ornithogalum. The French peasants call it “La dame d'onze henres,” because it opens at eleven o'clock. Called “star” because the flower is star-shaped; and “…

Brewer's: Star Chamber

A court of civil and criminal jurisdiction at Westminster, abolished in the reign of Charles I. So called because the ceiling or roof was decorated with gilt stars. Its jurisdiction was to…

Brewer's: Star-crossed

Not favoured by the stars; unfortunate. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Star of BethlehemStar Chamber A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S…

Brewer's: Star of the South

A splendid diamond found in Brazil in 1853. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Stars and Garters!Star of Bethlehem A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O…

Brewer's: Stars and Garters!

(My). An expletive, or mild kind of oath. The stars and garters of knighthood. Shakespeare makes Richard III. swear “By my George, my garter, and my crown !” (Richard III., iv. 4.)…

Brewer's: Stars and Stripes

(The) or the Star-spangled Banner, the flag of the United States of North America. The first flag of the United States, raised by Washington June 2, 1776, consisted of thirteen stripes,…

Brewer's: Shooting Stars

called in ancient legends the “fiery tears of St. Lawrence,” because one of the periodic swarms of these meteors is between the 9th and 14th of August, about the time of St. Lawrence's…

All-Star Games

All-Star Games Multiple MVP winners: Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux (3); Bobby Hull and Frank Mahovlich (2).Year Host Coaches Most Valuable Player1947 All-Stars 4, Toronto 3 Toronto Dick…

All-Star Team

Round Robin Standings W L T Pts GF GACanada 4 0 1 9 32 13Soviet Union 3 1 1 7 20 13Czechoslovakia 2 1 2 6 21 13United States 2 2 1 5 17 19Sweden 1 4 0 2 13 20Finland 0 4 1 1 6…