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Brewer's: Knights of Carpetry
or Carpet Knights, are not military but civil knights, such as mayors, lawyers, and so on; so called because they receive their knighthood kneeling on a carpet, and not on the battle-field…Brewer's: Knights of the Chamber
or Chamber Knights, are knights bachelors made in times of peace in the presence chamber, and not in the camp. Being military men, they differ from “carpet knights,” who are always…Brewer's: Knights of the Cleaver
Butchers. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Knights of the GarterKnights of the Chamber A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X…Brewer's: Knights Errant
In France, from 768 to 987, the land was encumbered with fortified castles; in England this was not the case till the reign of Stephen. The lords of these castles used to carry off females…Brewer's: Knight's Fee
A portion of land held by custom, sufficient to maintain a knight to do service as such for the king. William the Conqueror created 60,000 such fees when he came to England. All who had 20…Brewer's: Knights of the Garter
(See Garter.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Knights of the Green ClothKnights of the Cleaver A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U…Brewer's: Knights of the Handcuffs
Constables, policemen, etc., who carry handcuffs for refractory or suspicious prisoners taken up by them. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Knights of the…Brewer's: Knights of the Hare
An order of twelve knights created by Edward III. in France, upon the following occasion:- A great shouting was raised by the French army, and Edward thought the shout was the onset of…Brewer's: Knights of Industry
Sharpers. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Knights of LabourKnights of Carpetry A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z…Brewer's: Knights of Labour
Members of a trades union organised in 1834, in the United States of America, to regulate the amount of wages to be demanded by workmen, the degree of skill to be exacted from them, and…Trending
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