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Brewer's: Papal Slippers
(The) are wrought with a cross of rubies over each instep. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894PaperPapa A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S…Top 100 Greatest Heroes and Villains
Top of Page Source: Getty ImagesFrom cheering on the underdog boxer Rocky Balboa to being terrorized by Dr. Hannibal Lecter, heroes and villains have always been a part of the movie experience. Most…Brewer's: Cabochon
(En). Uncut, but only polished; applied to emeralds, rubies, and other precious stones. (French, cabochon.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Cachecope…Brewer's: Copper Nose
Oliver Cromwell; also called “Ruby Nose,” “Nosey,” and “Nose Almighty,” no doubt from some scorbutic tendency which showed itself in a big red nose. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and…Brewer's: Kesora
The female idol adored in the temple of Juggernaut. Its head and body are of sandalwood; its eyes two diamonds, and a third diamond is suspended round its neck; its hands are made entirely…screw
(Encyclopedia) screw, simple machine consisting essentially of a solid cylinder, usually of metal, around which an inclined plane winds spirally, either clockwise or counterclockwise. It is used to…Maclaine, Shirley
(Encyclopedia) Maclaine, Shirley, 1934- , American actress and author, b. Richmond, Va., as Shirley MacLean Beaty. Maclaine’s father held various…Dole, Bob
(Encyclopedia) Dole, Bob (Robert Joseph Dole), 1923–2021, American political leader, b. Russell, Ks., Washburn Univ. (B.A. and L.L.D., 1952); husband…Wolfe, Thomas Clayton
(Encyclopedia) Wolfe, Thomas Clayton, 1900–1938, American novelist, b. Asheville, N.C., grad. Univ. of North Carolina, 1920, M.A. Harvard, 1922. An important 20th-century American novelist, Wolfe…Brewer's: Singing Apple
was a ruby apple on a stem of amber. It had the power of persuading anyone to anything merely by its odour, and enabled the possessor to write verses, make people laugh or cry, and itself…Trending
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