Search
Search results
Displaying 211 - 220
roe deer
(Encyclopedia) roe deer, small, short-horned deer, Capreolus capreolus, of Britain and Europe and as far east as China and Siberia. Its coat is golden red in summer, darkening to brown or even black…Bar Mitzvah
(Encyclopedia) Bar MitzvahBar Mitzvahbärmĭtsˈvə [key] [Aramaic,=son of the Commandment], Jewish ceremony in which the young male is initiated into the religious community, according to tradition at…Exeter
(Encyclopedia) Exeter. 1 City (2020 pop. 10,439), Tulare co., S central Calif.; inc. 1911. The town is an agricultural center in the San Joaquin valley…Childress, Alice
(Encyclopedia) Childress, Alice, 1920–94, American playwright and novelist, b. Charleston, S.C. She moved (1925) to New York City and was raised in Harlem. Childress joined the American Negro Theatre…chamois
(Encyclopedia) chamoischamoisshămˈē [key], hollow-horned, hoofed mammal, Rupicapra rupicapra, found in the mountains of Europe and the E Mediterranean. It is about the size of a large goat and is…Sully, Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Sully, Thomas, 1783–1872, American painter, b. England. Having come to the United States as a child, he first studied with his brother Lawrence, a miniaturist, and later for a brief…White, Edmund
(Encyclopedia) White, Edmund (Edmund Valentine White 3d), 1940–, American writer, b. Cincinnati, B.A. Univ. of Michigan, 1962. White is one of the best known—and probably the finest stylist—of the…Brewer's: Gift-horse
Don't look a gift-horse in the mouth. When a present is made, do not inquire too minutely into its intrinsic value. Latin: “Noli equi dentes inspicere donati.” “Si quis det mannos ne…Brewer's: Giggle
(g hard). Have you found a giggle's nest? A question asked in Norfolk when anyone laughs immoderately and senselessly. The meaning is, “Have you found a nest of romping girls that you…Stewart, Jackie
(Encyclopedia) Stewart, Jackie (John Young Stewart), 1939–, Scottish automobile race driver. He began racing in 1961 and by 1973 had won 27 world championship Grand Prix victories. A dominant force…Trending
Here are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about.
