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Brewer's: Tom Tidler's Ground
The ground or tenement of a sluggard. The expression occurs in Dicken's Christmas story, 1861. Tidler is a contraction of “the idler” or t'idler. The game so called consists in this: Tom…Brewer's: Long Tom Coffin
A sailor of noble daring, in The Pilot, by Cooper. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Long WordsLong-tailed A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R…Brewer's: Loud as Tom of Lincoln
The great church bell. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894LouisLoud Patterns 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: Peeping Tom of Coventry
Leofric, Earl of Mercia and Lord of Coventry, imposed some very severe imposts on the people of Coventry, which his countess, Godiva, tried to get mitigated. The earl, thinking to silence…Larbaud, Valery
(Encyclopedia) Larbaud, ValeryLarbaud, Valeryvälārēˈ lärbōˈ [key], 1881–1957, French novelist, poet, critic, and translator. A wealthy and cosmopolitan scholar and poet, Larbaud learned six languages…love-in-a-mist
(Encyclopedia) love-in-a-mist, hardy annual garden plant (Nigella damascena) of the family Ranunculaceae (buttercup family), having finely cut foliage and blue or white flowers surrounded by a…Rosset, Barney Lee, Jr.
(Encyclopedia) Rosset, Barney Lee, Jr., 1922–2012, American publisher, b. Chicago. As head (1951–85) of Grove Press, he published literary works previously deemed too obscene or unconventional for…Godiva, Lady
(Encyclopedia) Godiva, LadyGodiva, Ladygōdīˈvə [key], fl. c.1040–80, wife of Leofric, earl of Mercia; famous for her legendary ride through the city of Coventry. She was a benefactor of several…Philidor, François-André Danican
(Encyclopedia) Philidor, François-André Danican, 1726–95, French chess player and composer, b. Dreux. The last in a line of well-known 17th- and 18th-century musicians, he was a celebrated composer,…Deukmejian, George
(Encyclopedia) Deukmejian, George (Courken George Deukmejian, Jr.), 1928–2018, American political leader, b. Menands, N.Y., grad. St. Bernardine of Siena College (now Siena College), 1949, St. John's…Trending
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