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Brewer's: Queen's Heads
Postage-stamps which bear a likeness of the Queen's [Victoria's] head. (1895.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Queen's PipeQueen's English A B C D E F…Brewer's: Red Heads
(See Schiites.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Red HerringRed Hat A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Related…Brewer's: Priscian's Head
To break Priscian's head (in Latin, “Diminuere Prisciani caput”). To violate the rules of grammar. Priscian was a great grammarian of the fifth century, whose name is almost synonymous…Brewer's: Speaking Heads
and Sounding Stones. (1) Jabel Nagus [mountain of the bell ], in Arabia Petræa, gives out sounds of varying strength whenever the sand slides down its sloping flanks. (2) The white dry…Brewer's: Figure-head
A figure on the head or projecting cutwater of a ship. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Figure of FunFigure A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q…Brewer's: Long-headed
Clever, sharp-witted. Those who believe in the shape and bumps of the head think that a long head indicates shrewdness. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Long…Brewer's: Lion's Head
In fountains the water generally is made to issue from the mouth of a lion. This is a very ancient custom. The Egyptians thus symbolised the inundation of the Nile, which happens when the…Head, Edith
(Encyclopedia) Head, Edith, 1907–81, American costume designer, b. Los Angeles, Calif. She began to design costumes for the motion pictures in the early 1930s, working at Paramount for most of her…Head, Richard
(Encyclopedia) Head, Richard, c.1637–c.1686, English writer. His best-known work is The English Rogue (1665), a collection of crude picaresque stories. Sequels to this work were written by Francis…head-hunting
(Encyclopedia) head-hunting, practice of taking and preserving the head of a slain enemy. It has occurred throughout the world from ancient times into the 20th cent. In Europe, it flourished in the…Trending
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