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Brewer's: Oil of Palms
Money. Huile is French slang for “money,” as will appear from the following quotation: “Il faudra que vostre bourse fasse les frais de vostre curiosité; il fant de la peeune, il faut de l'…Brewer's: Palm Off
(To) wares, tricks, etc., upon the unwary. The allusion is to jugglers, who conceal in the palm of their hand what they pretend to dispose of in some other way. These jugglers were…Brewer's: Palm Oil
Bribes, or rather money for bribes, fees, etc. “In Ireland the machinery of a political movement will not work unless there is plenty of palm-oil to prevent friction.” —Irish Seditions…Brewer's: Palm Tree
is said to grow faster for being weighed down. Hence it is the symbol of resolution overcoming calamity. It is believed by Orientals to have sprung from the residue of the clay of which…coconut
(Encyclopedia) coconut, fruit of the coco palm (Cocos nucifera), a tree widely distributed through tropical regions. The seed is peculiarly adapted to dispersal by water because the large pod holding…Stabat Mater Dolorosa
(Encyclopedia) Stabat Mater DolorosaStabat Mater Dolorosastäˈbät mäˈtĕr dōˌlōrōˈsä [key] [Lat.,=the sorrowful mother was standing], 13th-century hymn of the Roman Church attributed to Jacopone da…Coachella Valley
(Encyclopedia) Coachella ValleyCoachella Valleykōˌəchĕlˈə [key], arid region, SE Calif., N of the Salton Sea. Water is brought into the region by artesian wells and by the Coachella Canal (123 mi/198…Boynton Beach
(Encyclopedia) Boynton Beach, city (2020 pop. 80,380), Palm Beach co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic coast; inc. 1920. A major suburban area, it is also a…Warri
(Encyclopedia) WarriWarriwôˈrē [key], city (1991 est. pop. 111,000), S Nigeria, a port on the Warri River. It is a transshipment point where oceangoing vessels meet Niger River boats. The main items…raffia
(Encyclopedia) raffiaraffiarăfˈēə [key] or raphiaraffiarāˈfēə [key], fiber obtained from the raffia palm of Madagascar, exported for various uses, such as tying up plants that require support,…Trending
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