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(Encyclopedia) Lead Belly, nickname of Huddie William Ledbetter, 1885–1949, American singer, b. Mooringsport, La. While wandering through Louisiana…Belly
Director/Writer:Hype WilliamsArtisan Entertainment; R; 110 minutesRelease:11/98Cast:Earl “DMX” Simmons, Nasir “Nas” Jones, Taral Hicks, Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins, Lavita Raynor, Clifford Smith,…Brewer's: Belly
The belly and its members. The fable of Menenius Agrippa to the Roman people when they seceded to the Sacred Mount: “Once on a time the members refused to work for the lazy belly; but, as…Brewer's: Casus Belli
(Latin). A ground for war; an occurrence warranting international hostilities. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894CatCasuist A B C D E F G H I J K L…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-…Oldman
(Encyclopedia) Oldman, river, c.250 mi (400 km) long, rising in the Rocky Mts., SW Alta., Canada, and flowing generally E past Lethbridge to join the Bow River W of Medicine Hat and form the South…Aesop's Fables: The Belly and the Members
by Aesop The Ass, the Cock, and the LionThe Bald Man and the FlyThe Belly and the Members The Members of the Body once rebelled against the Belly. "You," they said to the Belly, "live in…Lomax, John Avery
(Encyclopedia) Lomax, John AveryLomax, John Averylōˈmăks [key], 1867–1948, American folklorist, b. Goodman, Miss. Lomax's first book, Cowboy Songs (1910), contained for the first time in print such…Bow, river, Canada
(Encyclopedia) BowBowbō [key], river, 315 mi (507 km) long, rising in the Rocky Mts., S Alta., Canada, and flowing SE through Banff National Park. It emerges from the mountains in the Bow River Pass…