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(Encyclopedia) GorgonGorgongôrˈgən [key], in Greek mythology, one of three monstrous sisters, Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa; daughters of Ceto and Phorcus. Their hair was a cluster of writhing snakes,…Elizabeth, empress of Austria and queen of Hungary
(Encyclopedia) Elizabeth, 1837–98, empress of Austria and queen of Hungary. A Bavarian princess, she was married (1854) to her cousin, Emperor Francis Joseph. Despite her exceptional beauty,…flying fox
(Encyclopedia) flying fox: see fruit bat.Fox Islands
(Encyclopedia) Fox Islands: see Aleutian Islands.The Wedding of Mrs. Fox
The Wedding of Mrs. FoxFirst Story There was once upon a time an old fox with nine tails, who believed that his wife was not faithful to him, and wished to put her to the test. He stretched…Brewer's: Fox-fire
—i.e. fause or “false fire,” the phosphoric light, without heat, which plays round decaying matter. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Fox-tailFox A B C D…Brewer's: Fox-tail
I gave him a flap with a fox-tail. I cajoled him; made a fool of him. The fox-tail was one of the badges of the motley, and to flap with a fox-tail is to treat one like a fool. Source:…Brewer's: Fox's Sleep
(A). A sleep with one eye on the qui vive. Assumed indifference to what is going on. (See above.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894FoxedFox-tail A B C D E…Brewer's: Old Fox
Marshal Soult: so called by the soldiers because of his strategic abilities and never-failing resources. (1769-1851.) (See Fox.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer…Brewer's: Flay a Fox
(To). To vomit. “At the time of the paroxysm he used to flay a fox by way of antidote.” —Rabelais: Pantagruol iv. 44. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…Trending
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