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Brewer's: Brutum Fulmen

(Latin). A noisy but harmless threatening; an innocuous thunderbolt. “His [the Pope's] denunciations are but a brutum fulmen.” - The Standard. Brutus (Junius ), the first consul of Rome.…

Brewer's: Soap

An English form of savon, the French for soap. How are you off for soap? (for money or any other necessity). The insurgent women of Paris, in February, 1793, went about carrying, “Du pain…

Brewer's: Wise

(The) ALBERT II., Duke of Austria, called The Lame and Wise. (1289, 1330-1358.) ALFONSO X. (or IX.) of Leon, and IV. of Castile, called The…

Notable Fashion Designers and Models

Isabella Rossellini Biographies ofNotable Women Actresses Adventurers Artists Athletes Businesswomen Comediennes Congresswomen Educators and Scholars Fashion Designers and…

Most Common Names of Twins, 2010

Find the most popular names of twins in the United States during 2010. Visit the Interactive Baby Name Finder for more popular baby names. Jacob, Joshua Ethan, Evan Jayden,…

Most Common Names of Twins, 2008

Visit the Interactive Baby Name Finder for more popular baby names. 1. Jacob, Joshua 2. Daniel, David 3. Jayden, Jordan 4. Ethan, Evan 5. Taylor, Tyler 6…

Most Common Names of Twin Girls

Find the most popular names of twin girls in the United States during 2009. Visit the Interactive Baby Name Finder for more popular baby names. Isabella, Sophia Faith, Hope…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: March 7, 1806

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark March 6, 1806March 8, 1806March 7, 1806 Friday March 7th 1806. The wind was so high that Comowol did not leave us untill late this evening.…

Brewer's: Toboso

Dulcinea del Toboso. Don Quixote's lady. Sancho Panza says she was “a stout-built sturdy wench, who could pitch the bar as well as any young fellow in the parish.” The knight had been in…