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Brewer's: Charivari
The clatter made with pots and pans, whistling, bawling, hissing, and so on. Our concert of “marrow-bones and cleavers”; the German Katzenmusik, got up to salute with ridicule unequal…Brewer's: Overture
A piece of music for the opening of a concert. To “make an overture to a person” is to be the first to make an advance either towards a reconciliation or an acquaintance. (French,…Brewer's: Talking Bird
A bird that spoke with a human voice, and could call all other birds to sing in concert. (The Sisters who Envied their Younger Sister; Arabian Nights.) (See Green Bird.) Source:…Brewer's: Singing Tree
A tree whose leaves were so musical that every leaf sang in concert. (Arabian Nights: Story of the Sisters who Envied their Younger Sister.) (See Singing Apple.) Source: Dictionary of…Brewer's: Monday Pops
A contraction of “Monday Populars,” meaning popular concerts for classical music, introduced at St. James's Hall by Mr. Arthur Chappell in 1858. There are Saturday Pops also. Source:…Brewer's: Dutch Auction
An “auction ” in which the bidders decrease their bids till they come to the minimum price. Dutch gold is no gold at all; Dutch courage is no real courage; Dutch concert is no music at all…Brewer's: Entrée
(To have the). To be eligible for invitations to State balls and concerts. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894EntremetsEntre Nous A B C D E F G H I J…Charles Pinckney: A Steady and Open Republican
A Steady and Open RepublicanCharles PinckneyMonday, May 5, 1788Mrs. Timothy The enclosed,[23] copied from a paper sent me by a friend, seems so peculiarly adapted to our present situation,…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Lewis, January 6, 1806
Day 1121 Day 1123 Lewis, January 6, 1806 Monday January 6th 1806. Capt Clark set out after an early breakfast with the party in two canoes as had been concerted the last evening; Charbono…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Lewis, June 17, 1805
Day 723 Day 725 Lewis, June 17, 1805 Monday June 17th 1805. Capt. Clark set out early this morning with five men to examine the country and survey the river and portage as had been…Trending
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