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Brewer's: Sugared Words
Sweet, flattering words. When sugar was first imported into Europe it was a very great dainty. The coarse, vulgar idea now associated with it is from its being cheap and common. Source:…Brewer's: Milk and Water
Insipid, without energy or character; baby-pap (literature, etc.). Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Milk of Human KindnessMilk and Honey A B C D E F G…Brewer's: Milk
To cry over spilt milk. (See under Cry.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Milk and HoneyMilesians A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T…Brewer's: Mucklewrath
Habakkuk Mucklewrath. A fanatic preacher. (SirWalterScott: Old Mortality.) John Mucklewrath. Smith at Cairnvreckan village. Dame Mucklewrath, his wife, is a perfect virago. (Sir Walter…Brewer's: Mudarra
Son of a Moorish princess and Goncalo Bustos de Salas de Lara, who murdered his uncle Rodrigo, while hunting, to avenge the death of his seven half-brothers. (See Lra , The seven infants…Brewer's: Plato and the Bees
When Plato was an infant, some bees settled on his lips when he was asleep, indicating that he would become famous for his honeyed words. The same is said of Sophocles, Pindar, St. Ambrose…Brewer's: Bear-leader
One who undertakes the charge of a young man of rank on his travels. It was once customary to lead muzzled bears about the streets, and to make them show off in order to attract notice and…1965 Grammy Awards
Record of the Year“A Taste of Honey,” Herb Alpert and the Tijuana BrassAlbum of the YearSeptember of My Years, Frank Sinatra (Reprise)Song of the Year“The Shadow of Your Smile” (Love Theme…Classical Mythology: The Poseidon Adventures
The Poseidon AdventuresClassical MythologyTake the Long Way Home: OdysseusGoing Home So Soon? Not Bloody LikelyThe Poseidon AdventuresEeek! Sea Monsters!Hi, Honey, I'm Home! After the ships had left…Lévi-Strauss, Claude
(Encyclopedia) Lévi-Strauss, ClaudeLévi-Strauss, Claudeklōd lāˈvē-strous [key], 1908–2009, French anthropologist, b. Brussels, Belgium, Ph.D Univ. of Paris, 1948. He carried out research in Brazil…Trending
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