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1992 Men's and Women's Olympic Fencing Medalists
Event Foil (Individual, Men) Philippe Omnes, FRA Sergey Golubitski, UT Elvis Gregory, CUB Foil (Team, Men) Germany Cuba Poland Épée (Individual) Eric…Brewer's: Moses' Horns
Exodus xxxiv. 30, “All the children of Israel saw Moses, and the skin of his face shone, ” translated in the Vulgate, “Cornuta esset facies sua.” Rays of light were called horns. Hence in…Brewer's: Mathurin
(St.). Patron saint of idiots and fools. A pun on his name. (See below.) The malady of St. Mathurin. Folly, stupidity. A French expression. Maturins, in French argot, means dice, and “…Brewer's: Michael Angelo
The celebrated painter, born 1474, died 1563. The Michael-Angelo of battle-scenes. Michael-Angelo Cerquozzi, a native of Rome, famous for his battle-scenes and shipwrecks. (1600-1660.)…Brewer's: Lazarone
(3 syl.); Italian Lazzaro, plu. Lazzaroni. The mob. Originally applied to all those people of Naples who lived in the streets, not having any habitation of their own. So called from the…2003 Tony (Antoinette Perry) Awards
The Tony Awards, honoring distinguished achievement in Broadway theater, were presented on June 8, 2003.Play: Take Me OutMusical: HairsprayRevival—Play: Long Day's Journey into NightRevival—…Other American Library Association Awards for Children's Books, 1999
Also see the Caldecott Medal and the Newbery Medal winnners.1998 Coretta Scott King Awards, honoring black authors and illustrators: (author): Heaven, Angela Johnson (Simon & Schuster…Brewer's: Wade's Boat
named Guingelot. Wade was a hero of mediaeval romance, whose adventures were a favourite theme in the sixteenth century. Mons. F. Michel has brought…Brewer's: Marino Faliero
The forty-ninth doge or chief magistrate of the republic of Venice, elected 1354. A patrician named Michel Steno, having behaved indecently to some of the women assembled at the great…Brewer's: Biddy
(i.e. Bridget). A generic name for an Irish servant-maid, as Mike is for an Irish labourer. These generic names are very common: for example, Tom Tug, a waterman; Jack Pudding, a buffoon;…Trending
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