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Brewer's: White Night

(A). A sleepless night; hence the French phrase “Passer une nuit blanche. ” Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894White…

Brewer's: White Poplar

This tree was originally the nymph Leuce, beloved by Pluto, and at death the infernal Zeus metamorphosed her into a white poplar, which was ultimately…

Brewer's: White Rose

The House of York, whose emblem it was. The White Rose. Cardinal de la Pole. (1500-1558.) White Rose of England. So Perkin Warbeck or Osbeck…

Brewer's: White Sheep

[Ak-koin-loo]. A tribe of Turkomans, so called from their standards. The Sophivean dynasty of Persia was founded by one of this tribe.…

Brewer's: White Squall

One which produces no diminution of light, in contradistinction to a black squall, in which the clouds are black and heavy. Source:…

Brewer's: White Stone

Days marked with a white stone. Days of pleasure; days to be remembered with gratification. The Romans used a white stone or piece of chalk to mark…

Brewer's: White Surrey

The horse of Richard III. (See Horse.) “Saddle White Surrey for the field.” Shakespeare: Richard III., v. 3. Source: Dictionary of…

Brewer's: White Tincture

That preparation which the alchemists believed would convert any baser metal into silver. It is also called the Stone of the Second Order, the Little…

Brewer's: White Widow

The Duchess of Tyrconnel, wife of Richard Talbot, Lord-deputy of Ireland under James II., created Duke of Tyrconnel a little before the king's…

The White House Intruder

An uninvited guest sheds light on Secret Service shortcomings Related Links More White House Intrusions United States Secret Service 2014 Current Events…