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Brewer's: Curses
Curses, like chickens, come home to roost. Curses fall on the head of the curser, as chickens which stray during the day return to their roost at night. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and…Brewer's: Cursitor
(Latin, clericus de cursu). Formerly a clerk of the course; a chancery clerk, who made out original writs for the beat, course, or part of the county allotted him. A Newgate solicitor was…Brewer's: Death-meal
(A). A funeral banquet. “Death-meals, as they were termed, were spread in honour of the deceased.” —Sir W. Scott: The Betrothed, chap.7. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E.…Brewer's: Madras System of Education
A system of mutual instruction, introduced by Dr. Andrew Bell into the institution at Madras for the education of the orphan children of the European military. Bell lived 1753-1832.…Brewer's: Sacrifice to the Graces
is to render oneself agreeable by courteous conduct, suavity of manners, and fastidiousness of dress. The allusion is to the three Graces of classic mythology. Source: Dictionary of…Brewer's: Sacripant
A braggart, a noisy hectorer. He is introduced by Alexander Passoni, in a mock-heroic poem called The Rape of the Bucket. Sacripant (in Orlando Furioso). King of Circassia, and a Saracen…Brewer's: Parchment
So called from Pergamon in Lesser Asia, where it was used for purposes of writing when Ptolemy prohibited the exportation of paper from Egypt. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E.…Brewer's: Passelyon
A young foundling brought up by Morgane la Fée. He was detected in an intrigue with Morgane's daughter, and the adventures of this amorous youth are related ìn the romance called…Brewer's: Sound as a Roach
Quite sound. A pun upon roach or roche the fish, and the French roche, a rock. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894SoundingsSound as a Bell A B C D E F G…Brewer's: Sound Dues
A toll or tribute which was levied by the king of Denmark on all merchant vessels passing through the Sound. (Abolished 1857.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…Trending
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