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Brewer's: King's Mess
(The). An extra mess of rice boiled with milk- or of almonds, peas, or other pulse- given to the monks of Melrose Abbey by Robert [Bruce], the feast to be held on January 10th, and 100…Brewer's: King's Oak
(The). The oak under which Henry VIII. sat, in Epping Forest, while Anne (Boleyn) was being executed. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894King's PictureKing's…Brewer's: King's Picture
Money; so called because coin is stamped with “the image” of the reigning sovereign. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894King's QuhairKing's Oak A B C D E F…Brewer's: King's Quhair
King's book (James I.). “Cahier” is a copybook. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894King's Cheese goes half in ParingKing's Picture A B C D E F G H I J…Brewer's: Railway King
George Hudson, of Yorkshire, chairman of the North Midland Company, and for a time the Dictator of the railway speculations. In a day he cleared the large sum of 100,000. It was the Rev.…Brewer's: Sailor King
William IV. of England, who entered the navy as midshipman in 1779, and was made Lord High Admiral in 1827. (1765, 1830-1837.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…Brewer's: Summer King
(The). Amadeus of Spain. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894SummonsSummer A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Related…Brewer's: Bean-king
(The). Rey de Habas, the child appointed to play the part of king on twelfth-night. In France it was at one time customary to hide a bean in a large cake, and he to whom the bean fell,…Brewer's: Citizen King
(The). Louis Philippe of France. So called because he was elected king by the citizens of Paris. (Born 1773, reigned 1830-1848, died 1850.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E.…Brewer's: Cuckold King
(The). Mark of Cornwall, whose wife Yseult intrigued with Sir Tristram, one of the Knights of the Round Table. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Cuckold's…Trending
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