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Hurston, Zora Neale
(Encyclopedia) Hurston, Zora Neale, 1891?–60, African-American writer, b. Notasulga, Ala. She grew up in the pleasant all-black town of Eatonville, Fla., and graduated from Barnard College, where she…Jonah: 4
Jonah Chapter 4 1 But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was very angry. 2 And he prayed unto the LORD, and said, I pray thee, O LORD, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country?…Brewer's: Gourd
Used in the Middle Ages for corks (Orlando Furioso, x. 106); used also for a cup or bottle. (French, gourde; Latin, cucurbita.) Jonah's gourd [kikiven], the Palma Christi, called in Egypt…gourd
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Wild balsam apple, Echinocystis Jobata, a member of the gourd family gourdgourdgôrd, g&oobreve;rd [key], common name for some members of the Cucurbitaceae, a family of…Zora Neale Hurston
Zora Neale Hurston was the flamboyant author of the 1937 novel Their Eyes Were Watching God, and a leading figure in African-American literature of the 20th century. Hurston grew up in Florida, but…Jona
(Encyclopedia) Jona, variant of Jonah.Jonah
(Encyclopedia) JonahJonahjōˈnə [key], prophetic book of the Bible. It tells the story of a prophet called by God to preach repentance to the city of Nineveh. According to the Second Book of Kings,…Jonas
(Encyclopedia) JonasJonasjōˈnəs [key], Greek form of Hebrew Jonah. St. Peter's father is called Jonas and Jona (KJV) and John (RSV).Brewer's: Gourds
Dice with a secret cavity. Those loaded with lead were called Fulhams (q.v.). Gourds and fullam holds, And high and low beguile the rich and poor. Shakespeare: Merry Wives of Windsor, i. 3…bryony
(Encyclopedia) bryony: see gourd.Trending
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