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Wrong, George MacKinnon
(Encyclopedia) Wrong, George MacKinnon, 1860–1948, Canadian historian. He was professor of history at the Univ. of Toronto from 1894 until his retirement in 1927. He was the author of many works on…vendetta
(Encyclopedia) vendettavendettavĕndĕtˈə [key] [Ital.,=vengeance], feud between members of two kinship groups to avenge a wrong done to a relative. Although the term originated in Corsica, the custom…Abebe on the Appian Way
Runner Abebe Bikila became the first black African to win gold by Gerry Brown Abebe Bikila runs barefoot at the Rome Olympics in 1960. Related Links Olympics Overview 2012Track & Field…Amy Lowell: The Way
The WayAt first a mere thread of a footpath half blotted out by the grasses Sweeping triumphant across it, it wound between hedges of roses Whose blossoms were poised above leaves as pond…Brewer's: Covered Way
in fortification. (See Glacis.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Covering the FaceCovers were laid for A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S…Brewer's: Right of Way
(The). The legal right to make use of a certain passage whether high-road, by-road, or private road. Watercourses, ferries, rivers, etc., are included in the word “ways.” Private right of…Brewer's: Sacred Way
(The) in ancient Rome, was the street where Romulus and Tatius (the Sabine) swore mutual alliance. It does not mean the “holy street,” but the “street of the oath.” Source: Dictionary of…Brewer's: Waldemar's Way
So the Milky Way is called in Denmark. This was Waldemar or Valdemar the Victorious, who substituted the Danebrog for the national banner of Denmark…Brewer's: Way-bit
A Yorkshire way-bit. A large overplus. Ask a Yorkshireman the distance of any place, and he will reply so many miles and a way-bit (wee-bit); but the…Brewer's: Ways and Means
A parliamentary term, meaning the method of raising the supply of money for the current requirements of the state. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and…Trending
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