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Brewer's: Flying Colours
(To come off with). In triumph; with the flags unfurled and flying. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Flying DutchmanFly Out at A B C D E F G H I J K…Brewer's: Flying Dutchman
A spectral ship, seen in stormy weather off the Cape of Good Hope, and considered ominous of ill-luck. Sir Walter Scott says she was originally a vessel laden with precious metal, but a…Duggah
(Encyclopedia) Duggah or DouggaDuggahboth: d&oomacr;ˈgə [key], village, Tunisia, SW of Tunis. It is a tourist spot noted for the ruins of the ancient city of Thugga, including a Punic mausoleum (…flying boat
(Encyclopedia) flying boat: see seaplane.flying buttress
(Encyclopedia) flying buttress: see buttress.flying dragon
(Encyclopedia) flying dragon, gliding lizard of the genus Draco, found in tropical forests of SE Asia. There are about 15 species. Most are about 8 in. (20 cm) long. On either side of the lizard's…flying fox
(Encyclopedia) flying fox: see fruit bat.Piccadilly
(Encyclopedia) PiccadillyPiccadillypĭkˌədĭlˈē [key], street of the City of Westminster borough, London, England. Starting at Piccadilly Circus (London's center of traffic and amusement), it runs to…Nipah virus
(Encyclopedia) Nipah virus, RNA virus of the genus Henipavirus, family Paramyxoviridae, that rarely infects humans but can cause deadly encephalitis. In humans, the virus typically incubates for 4 to…Barnum, P. T.
(Encyclopedia) Barnum, P. T. (Phineas Taylor Barnum)Barnum, P. T.fĭnˈēəs, bärˈnəm [key], 1810–91, American showman, b. Bethel, Conn. As a youth Barnum worked at diverse sales jobs and managed a…Trending
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