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Brewer's: Baguette d'Armide
(La) The sorcerer's wand. Armida is a sorceress in Tasso's Jerusalem Delivered. Baguette is a rod or wand. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894BahagniaBagatelle…Brewer's: Jesse Tree
In Christian art, a vine tracing the genealogy of Christ, called a “rod out of the stem of Jesse” (Isa. xi. l). Jesse is generally represented in a recumbent position, and the vine is…Brewer's: Leathering
To give one a leathering is to beat him with a leather belt, such as policemen wear, and boys used to wear. (The Welsh lathen is a rod.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham…Brewer's: Lightning Conductor
A metal rod raised above a building with one end in the earth, to carry off the lightning and prevent its injuring the building. It must be pointed at the top extremity to ensure a quiet…AFC: 97-98 Wild Card Round, Playoff Game Summaries
Broncos, 42-17 Jacksonville (11-5) 0 7 10 3— 17 Denver (12-4) 14 7 0 21— 42 Date—Dec. 27. Att—74,481. Time—3:02. 1st Quarter: DEN—Terrell Davis 2-yd run (Jason…Brewer's: Centurion
A Roman officer who had the command of 100 men. His badge was a vine-rod. (Latin, centum, a hundred.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Century…Brewer's: Dousterswivel
A German swindler, who obtains money under the promise of finding buried wealth by a divining rod. (Scott: Antiquary.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…Brewer's: Amram's Son
Moses. (Exodus vi. 20.) As when the potent rod Of Amram's son, in Egypt's evil day, Waved round the coast. Milton: Paradise Lost, i. 338–40. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E.…Brewer's: Verger
The officer in a church who carries the rod or mace. (Latin, verga, a wand.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894VernonVere Adeptus A B C D E F G H I J…Brewer's: Witch Hazel
A shrub supposed to be efficacious in discovering witches. A forked twig of the hazel was made into a divining-rod for the purpose. Source:…Trending
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