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Abigail and John Adams
A half-century love affair during the Revolutionary War by David Johnson Although she lived at a time when many women were not educated, Abigail Adams learned to read, developing an…John Adams Biography
John AdamsBorn: 10/30/1735Birthplace: Braintree, Mass. John Adams born on Oct. 30 (Oct. 19, old style), 1735, at Braintree (now Quincy), Mass. A Harvard graduate, he considered teaching and…Jack Adams Award
Awarded to the coach “adjudged to have contributed the most to his team's success” and named after the late Detroit Red Wings coach and general manager. Winners selected by NHL Broadcasters…Brewer's: Adam Bell
A northern outlaw, whose name has become a synonym for a good archer. (See Clym of the Clough) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Adam CupidAdam A B C D E…Brewer's: Adam Cupid
i.e., Archer Cupid, perhaps with allusion to Adam Bell, the celebrated archer. (See Percy's Reliques, vol. i., p. 7.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Adam's…Brewer's: Adamic Covenant
Adam′ic The covenant made with God to Adam, that “the seed of the woman should bruise the serpent's head” (Gen. iii. 15). Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…Brewer's: Adam's Ale
Water as a beverage; from the supposition that Adam had nothing but water to drink. In Scotland water for a beverage is called Adam's Wine. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E.…Brewer's: Adam's Apple
The protuberance in the fore-part of a man's throat; so called from the superstition that a piece of the forbidden fruit which Adam ate stuck in his throat, and occasioned the swelling.…Brewer's: Adam's Needle.
The yucca, so called because it is sharp-pointed like a needle. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Adam's PeakAdam's Apple A B C D E F G H I J K L M…Brewer's: Adam's Peak
in Ceylon, is where the Arabs say Adam bewailed his expulsion from Paradise, and stood on one foot till God forgave him. It was the Portuguese who first called it “Pico de Adam.” (See…Trending
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