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2000 Tony (Antoinette Perry) Awards
The Tony Awards, honoring distinguished achievement in Broadway theater, were presented on June 4, 2000.Play: CopenhagenMusical: ContactRevival—Play: The Real ThingRevival—Musical: Kiss Me,…Brewer's: Corduroy
A corded fabric, originally made of silk, and worn by the kings of France in the chase. (French, cord du roy.) Corduroy Road. A term applied to roads in the backwoods and swampy districts…Brewer's: Rashleigh Osbaldistone
An accomplished but deceitful villain, called “the scholar.” He is the youngest of the six hopeful sons of Sir Hildebrand Osbaldistone. The six brothers were nicknamed “the sot,” “the…Brewer's: Royston
(Herts) means king's town; so called in honour of King Stephen, who erected a cross there. (French, roy.) A Royston horse and Cambridge Master of Arts will give way to no one. A…Brewer's: Vernon
mentioned by Thomson in his Summer, was Admiral Edward Vernon, who attacked Carthagena in 1741; but the malaria reached the crew, and, as the poet says - “To infant weakness sunk the…Brewer's: Faineant
Les Rois Fainéants (the cipher or puppet kings). Clovis II. and his ten successors were the puppet kings of the Palace Mayors. Louis V. (last of the Carlovingian dynasty) received the same…Brewer's: Flaming
Superb, captivating, attractive. The French flambant. This word was originally applied to those persons who dressed themselves in rich dresses “flaming” with gold and silver thread. We now…Brewer's: Meg
Mons Meg. An old-fashioned piece of artillery in the castle of Edinburgh, made at Mons, in Flanders. It was considered a palladium by the Scotch. (See Long Meg.) “Sent awa' our crown, and…WBA, WBC and IBF Titleholders 1997-98 Season
The champions of professional boxing's 17 principal weight divisions, as recognized by the Word Boxing Association (WBA), World Boxing Council (WBC) and International Boxing Federation (IBF…Introduction to the First Volume
Introduction to the First VolumeFirst Translation of the UpanishadsDârâ Shukoh, Anquetil Duperron, SchopenhauerTHE ancient Vedic literature, the foundation of the whole literature of India,…Trending
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