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Brewer's: Angel-water
a Spanish cosmetic, made of roses, trefoil, and lavender. Short for Angelica-water, because originally it was chiefly made of the plant Angelica. “Angel-water was the worst scent about her…Brewer's: Angelic Doctor
Thomas Aquinas was so called, because he discussed the knotty points in connection with the being and nature of angels. An example is, “Utrum Angelus moveatur de loco ad locum transeundo…Brewer's: Angelic Hymn
The hymn beginning with Glory be to God on high, etc. (Luke ii. 14); so called because the former part of it was sung by the angel host that appeared to the shepherds of Bethlehem. Source…Brewer's: Angelical Stone
The speculum of Dr. Dee. He asserted that it was given him by the angels Raphael and Gabriel. It passed into the possession of the Earl of Peterborough, thence to Lady Betty Germaine, by…Brewer's: Side of the Angels
Punch, Dec. 10, 1864, contains a cartoon of Disraeli, dressing for an Oxford bal masqué, as an angel, and underneath the cartoon are these words - “The question is, is man an ape or an…Angel Cordero Jr.
Angel Cordero Jr.Born: Nov. 8, 1942Jockey retired third on all-time list with 7,057 wins in 38,646 starts; won Kentucky Derby 3 times (1974,76,85), Preakness twice and Belmont once; 2-time…Los Angeles, Calif.
Mayor: Eric Garcetti (to July 2017)2010 census population (rank): 3,792,621 (2); Male: 1,889,064 (49.8%); Female: 1,903,557 (50.2%); White: 1,888,158 (49.8%); Black: 365,118 (9.6%); American…Woodson, Carter Godwin
(Encyclopedia) Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875–1950, African-American educator, b. New Canton, Va., Ph.D. Harvard (1912). He taught at Howard Univ. and helped organize (1915) the Association for the…Meany, George
(Encyclopedia) Meany, George, 1894–1980, American labor leader, president of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO; 1955–79), b. New York City. A plumber…Jimmy Carter National Historic Site
(Encyclopedia) Jimmy Carter National Historic Site: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table).Trending
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