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Brewer's: Loose-coat Field
The battle of Stamford in 1470. So called because the men under Lord Wells, being attacked by the Yorkists, threw off their coats that they might flee the faster. Cast off their country's…Brewer's: Nailed
Caught and secured in jail. (See Clou.) I nailed him (or it.) I hooked him, I pinned him, meaning I secured him. Isaiah (xxii. 23) says, “I will fasten him as a nail in a sure place.”…Brewer's: Lip
(Anglo-Saxon, lippe, the lip.) To curl the lip. To express contempt or disgust with the mouth. To hang the lip. To drop the under lip in sullenness or contempt. Thus Helen explains why…Biographies: Selected Popes
Selected Popes Pope Benedict XVI See also Catholic Religious Leaders People in the NewsRecent Obituaries Related Links Christianity Roman Catholic Church Papacy…The Koran
Translated from the Arabic by the Rev. J. M. Rodwell, M.A. Dedication To Sir William Martin, K.T., D.C.L. Late Chief Justice of New Zealand, this volume is dedicated, with…Brewer's: Balaam
The Earl of Huntingdon, one of the rebels in Monmouth's army. And, therefore, in the name of dulness, be The well-hung Balaam. Dryden: Absalom and Achitophel, 1573–4. Balaam. A “citizen…Brewer's: Kremlin
(The). A gigantic pile of buildings in Moscow of every style of architecture: Arabesque palaces, Gothic forts, Greek temples, Italian steeples, Chinese pavilions, and Cyclopean walls. It…Brewer's: Ivory Palaces
are not unfrequently mentioned in the Old Testament. Thus (Psalm xlv. 8), “All thy garments smell of myrrh, aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory palaces;” in 1 Kings xxii. 39 we read that…Brewer's: Sons of God
Angels, genuine Christians, or believers who are the sons of God by adoption. “As many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.” - Romans viii. 14. Sons of God. When…Brewer's: Tiara
A composite emblem. Its primary meaning is purity and chastity - the foundation being of fine linen. The gold band denotes supremacy. The first cap of dignity was adopted by Pope Damasus…Trending
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