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Brewer's: Teutons
Thuath-duiné (north men). Our word Dutch and the German Deutsch are variations of the same word, originally written Theodisk. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…Brewer's: Th
(, theta). The sign given in the verdict of the Areopagus of condemnation to death. “Et potis es vitio nigrum praeflgere theta.” —Persius. T meant absolution, and A = non liquet. In the…Brewer's: Trencher Friends
Persons who cultivate the friendship of others for the sake of sitting at their board, and the good things they can get. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…Brewer's: Trenchmore
A popular dance in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. “Nimble-heeled mariners ... capering ... sometimes a Morisco, or Trenchmore of forty miles long.” —Taylor the Water-Poet.…Brewer's: Woful
Knight of the Woful Countenance. The title given by Sancho Panza to Don Quixote. (Bk. iii. chap. v.) After his challenge of the two royal lions (pt. ii…Brewer's: Green Isle
or The Emerald Isle. Ireland; so called from the brilliant green hue of its grass. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Green KnightGreen Howards A B C D E F…Brewer's: Green Labour
The lowest-paid labour in the tailoring trade. Such garments are sold to African gold-diggers and agricultural labourers. Soap and shoddy do more for these garments than cotton or cloth. (…Brewer's: Beltane
(2 syl.). A festival observed in Ireland on June 21st, and in some parts of Scotland on May Day. A fire is kindled on the hills, and the young people dance round it, and feast on cakes…Brewer's: Belted Will
Lord William Howard, warden of the western marches (1563-1640). His Bilboa blade, by marchmen felt, Hung in a broad and studded belt; Hence, in rude phrase, the borderers still Called…Brewer's: Caerleon
on the Usk, in Wales. The habitual residence of King Arthur, where he lived in splendid state, surrounded by hundreds of knights, twelve of whom he selected as Knights of the Round Table…Trending
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