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Brewer's: Eau de Cologne
A perfumed spirit, prepared at Cologne. The most famous maker was Jean Maria Farina. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Eau de VieEating Together A B C D E…Brewer's: Eau de Vie
Brandy. A French translation of the Latin aqua vitæ (water of life). This is a curious perversion of the Spanish acqua di vitæ (water or juice of the vine), rendered by the monks into aqua…Brewer's: Jus de Reglisse
(liquorice). French slang for a negro. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Jus et Norma LoquendiJus Mariti A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R…Brewer's: La-de-da
A yea-nay sort of a fellow, with no backbone. “Da,” in French, means both oui and nenni, as Oui-da (ay marry), Nenni-da (no forsooth). “I wish that French brother of his, the Parisian la-…Brewer's: Lazarillo de Tormes
(1553). A comic romance, something in the Gil Blas style, the object being to satirise all classes of society. Lazarillo, a light, jovial, audacious man-servant, sees his masters in their…Brewer's: Leger-de-Main
Sleight of hand; conjuring which depends chiefly on lightness of hand, or dexterity. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894LegionLeger A B C D E F G H I J…Brewer's: Esprit de Corps
Fellow-feeling for the society with which you are associated. A military term—every soldier will stand up for his own corps. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…Brewer's: Façon de Parler
Idiomatic or usual form of speech, not meant to be offensive. I once told a waiter in Norway that the meat he brought me for breakfast was not sufficiently cooked; and he bluntly told me…Brewer's: Felo de Se
The act of a suicide when he commits self-murder. Murder is felony, and a man who murders himself commits this felony —felo de se. “A felo-de-se, therefore, is he that deliberately puts an…Brewer's: Femme de Chambre
(French.) A chambermaid. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894FemynyeFeme-sole 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…Trending
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