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Brewer's: Golden Bay
The Bay of Kieselarke is so called because the sands shine like gold or fire. (Hans Struys, 17th cent.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Golden BondsGolden…Brewer's: Bay the Moon
(To). To bark at the moon. (French, aboyer, to bark at.) (See Bark. ) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Bay SaltBay A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O…Brewer's: Bay Salt
is salt of a bay colour. It is the salt of sea-water hardened by the heat of the sun. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894BayadereBay the Moon A B C D E F…Brewer's: Bayes's Troops
Dead men may rise again, like Bayes's troops, or the savages in the Fantocini (Something New). In the Rehearsal, by George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham, a battle is fought between foot-…Tutuola, Amos
(Encyclopedia) Tutuola, Amos, 1920–97, Nigerian novelist, noted for his idiosyncratic use of Yoruba legend and fantasy in tales written in vernacular African English. His first novel, The Palm-Wine…arm
(Encyclopedia) arm, upper limb in humans. Three long bones form the framework of the arm: the humerus of the upper arm, and the radius (outer bone) and ulna (inner bone) of the forearm. The radius…Belle Glade
(Encyclopedia) Belle Glade, city (2020 pop. 20,276), Palm Beach co., SE Fla., near the southern tip of Lake Okeechobee; inc. 1928. Belle Glade is a…rattan
(Encyclopedia) rattanrattanrătănˈ [key], name for a number of plants of the genera Calamus, Daemonorops, and Korthalsia climbing palms of tropical Asia, belonging to the family Palmae (palm family).…cycad
(Encyclopedia) cycadcycadsīˈkăd [key], any plant of the order Cycadales, tropical and subtropical palmlike evergreens. The cycads, ginkgoes, and conifers comprise the three major orders of…Riviera Beach
(Encyclopedia) Riviera BeachRiviera Beachrəvērˈə [key], resort city (1990 pop. 27,639), Palm Beach co., SE Fla., on Lake Worth (a lagoon); inc. 1922. Research and development firms are located in the…Trending
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