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Brewer's: Cornwall

(See Barry, Corineus.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894CoronachCornu-copia 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…

Brewer's: Duchess

The wife or widow of a duke; but an old woman is often jocosely termed an old duchess or a regular old duchess. The longevity of the peers and peeresses is certainly very striking.…

Windsor, Wallis Warfield, duchess of

(Encyclopedia) Windsor, Wallis Warfield, duchess of Windsor, Wallis Warfield, duchess ofwĭnˈzər [key],1896–1986, American-born wife of Edward, duke of Windsor, who, as Edward VIII, abdicated the…

Truro , city, England

(Encyclopedia) TruroTrurotr&oobreve;rˈō [key], city (1991 pop. 16,130), W Cornwall, England, the administrative and commercial center of Cornwall, at the confluence of the Kenwyn and Allen rivers…

Cornwall, county, England

(Encyclopedia) Cornwall, county, SW England, administratively (since 2009) a unitary authority. Bodmin was the county seat, but the local government is…

Marlborough, Sarah Churchill, duchess of

(Encyclopedia) Marlborough, Sarah Churchill, duchess of, 1660–1744, confidante of Queen Anne of England. Born Sarah Jennings, she was a childhood friend of Princess Anne. In 1677 she married John…

Brewer's: Barry Cornwall

poet. A nom de plume of Bryan Waller Procter. It is an anagram of his name. (1788–1874.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894BarsaniansBarristers' Gowns A B C…

Newcastle, William Cavendish, duke of

(Encyclopedia) Newcastle, William Cavendish, duke of, 1593?–1676, English soldier and politician. Of great wealth, Cavendish became (1638) governor of the prince of Wales and a privy councilor.…

Cornwall, city, Canada

(Encyclopedia) Cornwall, industrial city, SE Ont., Canada, on the St. Lawrence River. It manufactures cotton and rayon textiles, paper, chemicals,…