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Brewer's: Aqueous Rocks
Rocks produced by the agency of water, such as bedded limestones, sandstones, and clays; in short, all the geological rocks which are arranged in layers or strata. Source: Dictionary of…Brewer's: Cyanean Rocks
(The). The Symplegades at the entrance of the Euxine Sea. Said to close together when a vessel attempted to sail between them, and thus crush it to pieces. Cyanean means dark, and…Brewer's: Plutonic Rocks
Granites, and certain porphyries, supposed to be of igneous, but not of volcanic, origin. So called by Lyell from Pluto, the principle of elemental fire. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and…Brewer's: Rock ahead
(A). A sea-phrase, meaning that a rock is in the path of the ship, which the helmsman must steer clear of; a danger threatens; an opponent; an obstruction. “That yonker ... has been a rock…Brewer's: Rock Cork
A variety of asbestos, resembling cork. It is soft, easily cut, and very light. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Rock CrystalRock ahead A B C D E F G H…Brewer's: Rock Crystal
The specimens which enclose hair-like substances are called Thetis's hair-stone, Venus's hair-stone, Venus's pencils, Cupid's net, Cupid's arrows, etc. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and…Brewer's: Rock Day
The day after Twelfthday, when, the Christmas holidays being over, women returned to their rock or distaff. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894RococoRock…Brewer's: Tarpeian Rock
So called from Tarpeia, a vestal virgin, the daughter of Spurius Tarpeius, governor of the citadel on the Capitoline Hill. Tarpeia agreed to open the gates to the Sabines if they would…Brewer's: Silurian Rocks
A name given by Sir R. Murchison to what miners call gray-wacke, and Werner termed transition rocks. Sir Roderick called them Silurian because it was in the region of the ancient Silures…Brewer's: Firm as a Rock
(See Similes.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894First-class Hard LabourFire and Water A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X…Trending
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