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2018 Winter Olympics: Freestyle Skiing
Bringing skiing to new heights Source: Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press via APRelated Links 2018 Winter Olympics Shaun White Memorable Olympic Moments Birth of the Modern…Daily Health Minute - New Drugs For Impotence
Daily Health Minute - New Drugs For Impotence Two new drugs to treat erectile dysfunction (impotence) are expected to be on the market in early…Winter Olympics: Freestyle Skiing
Slopestyle added to freestyle mix Related Links 2014 Winter OlympicsShaun WhiteMemorable Olympic MomentsBirth of the Modern OlympicsEncyclopedia: Ancient Olympics Did You Know…Brewer's: Conscript Fathers
In Latin, Patres Conscripti. The Roman senate. Romulus instituted a senate consisting of a hundred elders, called Patres (Fathers). After the Sabines joined the State, another hundred were…Brewer's: P.C
(patres conscripti). The Roman senate. The hundred senators appointed by Romulus were called simply patres; a second hundred added by Tatius, upon the union of the Sabines with the Romans, were…Brewer's: Radiometer
The name of an instrument invented by Crookes for measuring the mechanical effect of radiant energy. It is like a miniature anemometer, and is made to revolve by the action of light, the…Brewer's: Majority
He has joined the majority. He is dead. Blair says, in hisGrave, “'tis long since Death had the majority.” “Abiit ad plures;” “Quin prius me ad plures penetravi” (Plautus; Trinummus, line…Brewer's: Barcochebah
or Barchocebas (Shimeon). A fanatical leader of the Jews who headed a revolt of the Jews against the Romans A.D. 132, took Jerusalem in 132, and was slain by Julius Severus in an assault…Brewer's: Assumption
(Feast of the). The 15th of August, so called in honour of the Virgin Mary, who (according to the Roman and Greek Churches) was taken to heaven that day (A.D. 45), in her corporeal form,…Brewer's: Blue Gown
(A). A harlot. Nares cells us that “a blue gown was a dress of ignominy for a harlot in the House of Correction.” (See below.) Blue-gowns The bedesmen, to whom the kings of Scotland…Trending
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