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scene design and stage lighting
(Encyclopedia) scene design and stage lighting, settings and illumination designed for theatrical productions. See also drama, Western; Asian drama; theater; directing; acting. Scene designers in…2013 Academy Awards
The 2013 Academy Awards were presented on March 2, 2014, at the Kodak Theatre. All of the nominees are listed below; the Oscar winners are in bold. Best Picture American Hustle Captain…2014 World News: Hong Kong
Demonstrators demand that citizens have a direct say in who can run in upcoming elections by Beth Rowen Xi JinpingRelated Links China Country Profile 2013…Brewer's: Bow-hand
The left hand; the hand which holds the bow. (This bow rhymes with flow.) To be too much of the bow-hand. To fail in a design; not be sufficiently dexterous. Source: Dictionary of Phrase…Brewer's: Bow-window in Front
(A ) A big corporation. “He was a very large man, ... with what is termed a considerable bow-window in front.” —Capt. Marryat: Poor Jack, i. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E.…Brewer's: Cato
He is a Cato. A man of simple life, severe morals, self-denying habits, strict justice, brusque manners, blunt of speech, and of undoubted patriotism, like the Roman censor of that name…Brewer's: Catsup
or Ketchup. The Eastern kitjap (soy sauce). Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894CattedCato-Street Conspiracy A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R…Brewer's: Norma
A vestal priestess who has been seduced. She discovers her paramour in an attempt to seduce her friend, also a vestal priestess, and in despair contemplates the murder of her baseborn…Brewer's: Old Dogs will not Learn New Tricks
In Latin, “Senex psittacus negligit ferulam” (An old parrot does not mind the stick). When persons are old they do not readily fall into new ways. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable…Brewer's: Streak of Silver
(The). The British Channel. So called in the Edinburgh Review, October, 1870. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Street and WalkerStrawberry Preachers A B C…Trending
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