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Brewer's: Biddy
(i.e. Bridget). A generic name for an Irish servant-maid, as Mike is for an Irish labourer. These generic names are very common: for example, Tom Tug, a waterman; Jack Pudding, a buffoon;…Brewer's: Capfull of Wind
Olaus Magnus tells us that Eric, King of Sweden, was so familiar with evil spirits that what way soever he turned his cap the wind would blow, and for this he was called Windy Cap. The…Brewer's: Caul
The membrane on the heads of some new-born infants, supposed to be a charm against death by drowning. To be born with a caul was with the Romans tantamount to our phrase, “To be born with…Brewer's: Cinque Cento
An epithet applied to art between 1500-1600; called in France Renaissance, and in England Elizabethan. It was the revival of the classical or antique, but is generally understood as a…Other Worldwide Champions
1999 Major UCI (Union Cycliste Internationale) Road ResultsMenTour Down Under (AUS)Stuart O'Grady, AUSMediterranean Tour (FRA)Davide Rebellin, ITARuta del Sol (SPA)Javier Pascual Rodriguez,…International Minor League Hockey Scoring Leaders: 2000
GmGAPtsPMSteve Maltais, Chi8244469078Steve Larouche, Chi8231578852David Ling, KC82354883210Gilbert Dionne, Cin8134498388Jarrod Skalde, Utah7725547998Mark Beaufait, Orl7828497787Dave…2000 Solheim Cup: Overall Records
Team and Individual match play combinedUnited States W-L-HKelly Robbins3-1-0Pat Hurt2-1-1Becky Iverson2-2-0Brandie Burton1-1-1Dottie Pepper1-1-1Julie Inkster1-2-1Meg Mallon1-2-1Rosie Jones1-…1956 Olympic Cycling Results
Event Individual Road Race (116 3/4 miles) Ercole Baldini, ITA 5:21:17.0 Arnaud Geyre, FRA 5:23:16.0 Alan Jackson, GBR 5:23:16.0 Team Road Race France…1976 Olympic Equestrian Medalists
Event Three-Day Event Edmund Coffin, USA 114.99 John Plumb, USA 125.85 Karl Schultz, FRG 129.45 Three-Day Event (Team) USA 441.00 FRG 584.60…Brewer's: Rococo Architecture
A debased style, which succeeded the revival of Italian architecture, and very prevalent in Germany. The ornamentation is without principle or taste, and may be designated ornamental…Trending
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