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Brewer's: Judge's Black Cap
The judge puts on his black cap (now a three-cornered piece of black silk) when he condemns to death, in sign of mourning. This sign is very ancient. “Haman hasted to his house mourning,…Brewer's: Swear Black is White
(To). To swear to any falsehood. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Swear by my SwordSwear A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W…Brewer's: Black as a Newgate Knocker
A Newgate knocker is the fringe or lock of hair which costermongers and thieves twist back towards the ear. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Black in the…Shirley Temple Black Biography
Shirley Temple BlackactressBorn: 4/23/1928Birthplace: Santa Monica, California Actress famous for her childhood roles. Her curly hair, dimples and charm captivated America in the films…Armagh, district, Northern Ireland
(Encyclopedia) Armagh Armagh ärmäˈ [key], district, 258 sq mi (668 sq km), S Northern Ireland. Armagh rises from boggy, fertile lowlands in the north to barren hills in the…Kirksville
(Encyclopedia) Kirksville, city (1990 pop. 17,152), seat of Adair co., N Mo.; inc. 1857. A processing, trade, and shipping center for a farm area (corn, soybeans, sheep, cattle, hogs), Kirksville…Long Range
(Encyclopedia) Long Range, mountain range, extending c.300 mi (480 km) along the west coast of Newfoundland island, Canada; rises to 2,672 ft (814 m) in the Lewis Hills. It forms the Great Northern…Pea Ridge
(Encyclopedia) Pea Ridge, chain of hills, NW Ark., where the Civil War battle of Pea Ridge (or Elkhorn Tavern) was fought Mar. 6–8, 1862. Earl Van Dorn, leading a large Confederate command, which…Surma
(Encyclopedia) SurmaSurmasûrˈmə, s&oobreve;rˈmä [key], river, 320 mi (515 km) long, rising in the Manipur hills, NE India, and flowing generally W through the Surma valley, where the river is…Trending
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