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Gilman, Charlotte Perkins
(Encyclopedia) Gilman, Charlotte Perkins, 1860–1935, American feminist and reformer, b. Hartford, Conn.; great-granddaughter of Lyman Beecher. Prominent as a lecturer and writer on the labor movement…wallpaper
(Encyclopedia) wallpaper was used in Europe in the 16th and 17th cent. as an inexpensive substitute for costly hangings. The French developed marbled papers, introduced from the East via Italy and…mica
(Encyclopedia) micamicamīˈkə [key], general term for a large group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum and potassium, often containing magnesium, ferrous iron, ferric iron, sodium, and lithium…Brewer's: Yellow
Anglo-Saxon, geolu, yellow; Italian, giallo; Danish, guul; Icelandic, gull, our gold, yellow metal. Yellow indicates jealousy, inconstancy, and adultery. In France the doors of traitors…The Yellow Kid
The Yellow Kid was the creation of Richard Felton Outcault and is considered the first American comic strip character to be a popular star. The character first appeared in Truth magazine in 1894.…Paris green
(Encyclopedia) Paris green, also called Schweinfurt green, an extremely poisonous, bright green powder that was formerly used extensively as a pigment (e.g., in wallpaper) and that is sometimes used…Jacobsen, Arne
(Encyclopedia) Jacobsen, ArneJacobsen, Arneärˈnə yäˈkŏpsən [key], 1902–71, Danish architect and designer. Attentive to detail, Jacobsen suited his buildings to the surrounding landscape. He chiefly…Brewer's: Blue and Yellow
(The). The Edinburgh Review; so called from its yellow and blue cover. The back is yellow, the rest of the cover is blue. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…Brewer's: Yellow-bellies
Frogs, fenmen. The Mexicans are so called. “When the Queen's Prize was won at Wimbledon, July 21st, 1885, by Sergeant Bulmer, 2nd Lincoln, his victory was hailed with `Well done, yellow-…Brewer's: Yellow-boy
(A). A gold sovereign. “John did not starve the cause: there wanted not yellow-boys to fee counsel.” —Arbuthnot: John Bull. Yellow-boy (A). A bankrupt. The French call a bankrupt…Trending
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