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Brewer's: Lord, Lady
When our Lord falls in our Lady's lap. That is, when Good Friday falls on the same date as Lady Day. (March 25th.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Lord…Brewer's: Naked Lady
Meadow saffron (Colchicum Autumnale). Called naked because, like the almond, peach, etc., the flowers come out before the leaves. It is poetically called “the leafless orphan of the year…Brewer's: Lady of Mercy
(Our). An order of knighthood in Spain, instituted in 1218 by James I. of Aragon, for the deliverance of Christian captives amongst the Moors. Within the first six years, as many as 400…Brewer's: Lady of the Rock
(Our). A miraculous image of the Virgin found by the wayside between Salamanca and Ciudad Rodrigo in 1409. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Ladies' MileLady…Brewer's: Lady in the Sacque
The apparition of this hag forms the story of the Tapestried Chamber, by Sir Walter Scott. An old woman, whose dress was an old-fashioned gown, which ladies call a sacque; that is, a sort…Brewer's: Lady of Shallott'
A maiden who fell in love with Sir Lancelot of the Lake, and died because her love was not returned. Tennyson has a poem on the subject; and the story of Elaine, “the lily maid of Astolat…Brewer's: Lance of the Ladies
At the termination of every joust a course was run “pour les dames,” and called the “Lance of the Ladies.” Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894LancelotLance-…Brewer's: Ladies and Gentlemen
Till 1808 public speakers began their addresses with “gentlemen and ladies;” but since then the order has been reversed. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…Brewer's: Ladies' Mile
(The). That part of Hyde Park which is most frequented by ladies on horseback or in carriages. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Ladies' PlateLady of the Rock…Brewer's: Ladies' Plate
(The), in races, is not a race for a prize subscribed for by ladies, but a race run for by women. “On the Monday succeeding St. Wilfred's Sunday, there were for many years at Roper's…Trending
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