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Brewer's: Frost Saints
(See Ice Saints.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894FrothFrost 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…Muggleton, Lodowicke
(Encyclopedia) Muggleton, Lodowicke, 1609–98, English religious leader, a journeyman tailor. With his cousin John Reeve, also a tailor, he founded a new sect, whose adherents were known as…Robert Frost: The Hill Wife
The Hill WifeRobert FrostLoneliness(Her Word)One ought not to have to care So much as you and I Care when the birds come round the house To seem to say good-bye;Or care so much when…Robert Frost: The Road not taken
The Road not takenRobert FrostTwo roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent…Frost, Arthur Burdett
(Encyclopedia) Frost, Arthur Burdett, 1851–1928, American illustrator and cartoonist, b. Philadelphia; pupil of Thomas Eakins at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. He worked chiefly in New…hygrometer
(Encyclopedia) hygrometerhygrometerhīgrŏmˈətər [key], instrument used to measure the moisture content of a gas, as in determining the relative humidity of air. The temperature at which dew or frost…Thomas, Edward
(Encyclopedia) Thomas, Edward, 1878–1917, English poet, b. London, studied at Oxford. Forced to earn a living for his young family, Thomas began his literary career writing prose: dozens of essays on…dew
(Encyclopedia) dew, thin film of water that has condensed on the surface of objects near the ground. Dew forms when radiational cooling of these objects during the nighttime hours also cools the…growing season
(Encyclopedia) growing season, period during which plant growth takes place. In temperate climates the growing season is limited by seasonal changes in temperature and is defined as the period…cold frame
(Encyclopedia) cold frame, in horticulture, sun-heated board frame covered with a removable top of glass or other transparent material and sunk into the ground. The top may be solid or slatted or…Trending
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