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Brewer's: Dicky

(A), in George III.'s time, meant a flannel petticoat. It was afterwards applied to what were called false shirts —i.e. a shirt front worn over a dirty shirt, or in lieu of a shirt. These…

Brewer's: Weller

(Sam). Pickwick's factotum. His wit, fidelity, archness, and wide-awakedness are inimitable. (Dickens Pickwick Papers.) Tony Weller. Father of…

Film Summaries

Crossroads Birthday Girl Big Fat Liar Collateral Damage I Am Sam Starsailor Imposter Orange County Snow Dogs How…

Independents' Daze

Though respectably reviewed, Winfrey's cinematic endeavors were anything but Beloved by theatergoers. John Waters' Pecker Speaking of talk show audiences, that substantial demographic didn't…

Brewer's: Divination

There are numerous species of divination referred to in the Bible. The Hebrew word is added in italics. JUDICIAL ASTROLOGY (Meonen). AUGURY (Menachesch). WITCHCRAFT (Mecascheph).…

101 Most Influential People Who Never Lived

Some fictional characters have had more impact on the world than real people. Allan Lazar, Dan Karlan, and Jeremy Salter set about ranking the “characters of myth, legends, television, and movies […

Brewer's: Pay

(sea term). To cover with pitch. (Latin, picare, to cover with pitch.) Here's the devil to pay, and no pitch hot. (See under Devil.) Pay (To). To discharge a debt. (French, payer.)…