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Brewer's: Priest of the Blue-bag
A barrister. A blue-bag is a cant name for a barrister. (See Barrister's Bag.) “He [O'Flynn] had twice pleaded his own cause, without help of attorney, and showed himself as practised in…Blues Foundation Hall of Fame
The Blues Foundation, established in 1980 in Memphis, Tennessee, promotes and preserves blues music. The Blues Hall of Fame, also founded in 1980,…Brewer's: Blue-apron Statesman
(A). A lay politician, a tradesman who interferes with the affairs of the nation. The reference is to the blue apron once worn by almost all tradesmen, but now restricted to butchers,…Brewer's: Blue-coat School
Christ's Hospital is so called because the boys there wear a long blue coat girded at the loins with a leather belt. Some who attend the mathematical school are termed King's boys, and…Brewer's: Blue eyed Maid
(The). Minerva, the goddess of wisdom, is so called by Home. Now Prudence gently pulled the poet's ear, And thus the daughter of the Blue-eyed Maid, In Mattery's coating sounds, divinely…Brewer's: Blue-light Federalists
A name given to those Americans who were believed to have made friendly (“blue-light”) signals to British ships in the war. (1812.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham…Gordy, Berry, Jr.
(Encyclopedia) Gordy, Berry, Jr., 1929–, African-American music-industry executive, b. Detroit. After stints in the army and as a professional boxer,…Parrish, Maxfield
(Encyclopedia) Parrish, Maxfield, 1870–1966, American painter and illustrator, b. Philadelphia; pupil of Howard Pyle. He is known for his original and highly decorative posters, magazine covers, and…rock music
(Encyclopedia) rock music, type of music originating in the United States in the mid-1950s and increasingly popular throughout much of the world. A turning point in rock music occurred in the…Baez, Joan
(Encyclopedia) Baez, JoanBaez, Joanbīpstr;ĕz, bäˈ– [key], 1941–, American folk singer and political activist, b. New York City. Baez began singing traditional folk ballads, blues, and spirituals in…Trending
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