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Brewer's: Betubium

Dumsby, or the Cape of St. Andrew, in Scotland. The north-inflated tempest foams O'er Orka's and Betubium's highest peak. Thomson: Autumn, 891, 2. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable…

Brewer's: Modish

(Lady Betty), in The Careless Husband, by Cibber. The name explains the character. This was Mrs. Oldfield's favourite character, and The Tatler (No. 10) accordingly calls this charming…

Comediennes

  Biographies ofNotable Women Actresses Adventurers Artists Athletes Businesswomen Comediennes Congresswomen Educators and Scholars Fashion Designers and Models Literary Figures Media Figures…

Brewer's: Bettina

A mascotte who always brought good luck wherever she went. Though a mere peasant, she is taken to the Prince of Piombino's palace of Laurent, to avert his ill-luck; but by marrying Pippo (…

AFC Central

1999 NFL Preview AFC East • NFC East AFC Central • NFC Central AFC West • NFC West Jacksonville Jaguars - The Jags have the talent and the coaching to go all the way. Quarterback Mark Brunell…

The Prize

The winnings, the winners by Beth Rowen The Winnings Each winner of a Nobel Prize, which can go to individuals and institutions, takes home a medal, a diploma, and cash, which varies…

Brewer's: All my Eye

(and) Betty Martin All nonsense. Joe Miller says that a Jack Tar went into a foreign church, where he heard some one uttering these words —Ah! mihi, beate Martine (Ah! [grant] me, Blessed…

Women Nobel Peace Prize Winners

Women who fought for peace Malala Yousafzai accepts her Nobel Prize Source: AP Photo/Matt DunhamWomen's History Month Nobel Winning Scientists Pulitzer Prize Winners in Literature…