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Brewer's: Mark Banco

An hypothetical quantity of fine silver, employed as a money-valuer in the old Bank at Hamburg, and used by the Hanseatic League. Deposits in gold and silver coins were credited in Marco…

Brewer's: Mark of the Beast

(The). To set the “mark of the beast” on an object or pursuit is to denounce it, to run it down as unorthodox. Thus, many persons set the mark of the beast on theatres, some on dancing,…

Brewer's: Mark Tapley

Ever jolly, who recognises nothing creditable unless it is overclouded by difficulties. (CharlesDickens: Martin Chuzzlewit.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…

Brewer's: Mark Time!

Move the feet alternately as in marching, but without advancing or retreating from the spot. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Mark of the BeastMark Tapley A…

Brewer's: Mark's Eve

(St.). On St. Mark's Eve all persons fated to be married or to die pass, in procession, the church porch. `Tis now,' replied the village belle, `St. Mark's mysterious eve. ... The ghosts…

Mark Hamill Biography

Mark Hamill actorBorn: 9/25/1951Birthplace: Oakland, California Answers the question, What do you do after you save the universe from the forces of evil? Apparently, nothing. Hamill was the…

Mark Wahlberg Biography

Mark Wahlberg actor; musician; modelBorn: 6/5/1971Birthplace: Dorchester, Massachusetts Wahlberg was an original member of The New Kids on the Block (1985); he dropped out but later restarted…

Mark Knopfler Biography

Mark Knopfler musician, songwriter, composerBorn: 8/12/1949Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland Mark Knopfler is best known as the songwriter, lead guitarist, and singer for the band Dire Straits,…

Mark Morris Biography

Mark Morrismodern dancer, choreographerBorn: 8/29/1956Birthplace: Seattle, Washington Modern dancer and choreographer known for his unique, stylish dances, which appeal to dance aficionados…

Mark Twain Biography

Mark Twain(Samuel Langhorne Clemens)writer, social observerBorn: 11/30/1835Birthplace: Florida, Missouri Writer and social observer considered a master of humor and sarcasm and one of the most…