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The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Lewis, April 12, 1806
Day 1318 Day 1320 Lewis, April 12, 1806 Saturday April 12th 1806. It rained the greater part of last night and still continued to rain this morning. I therefore determined to take up the…Major Congressional Bills Passed in 2005
See the major bills passed in Congress during 2005. The date indicates when the bill was signed into law by President Bush. February 18, 2005 Class Action Fairness ActMoves many class-action…Brewer's: Child of God
(A), in the Anglican and Catholic Church, means one who has been baptised; others consider the phrase to mean one converted by special grace and adopted into the holy family of God's…Brewer's: Childe
as Childe Harold, Childe of Ellechilde Waters, Childe Roland, Childe Tristram, Childe Arthur, etc. In all these cases the word “Childe” is a title of honour, like the infante and infanta…Brewer's: Corduroy
A corded fabric, originally made of silk, and worn by the kings of France in the chase. (French, cord du roy.) Corduroy Road. A term applied to roads in the backwoods and swampy districts…Brewer's: Garrot'e
or Garotte (2 syl., g hard) is the Spanish garrote (a stick). The original way of garrotting in Spain was to place the victim on a chair with a cord round his neck, then to twist the cord…Brewer's: Golden Bowl is Broken
(The). Death has supervened. “Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern. Then shall the…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Lewis, March 19, 1806
Day 1270 Day 1272 Lewis, March 19, 1806 Wednesday March 19th 1806. It continued to rain and hail today in such manner that nothing further could be done to the canoes. a pratry were sent…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Clark, January 14, 1806
Day 1143 Day 1145 Clark, January 14, 1806 Tuesday 14th January 1806 This morning the Serjt. of the guard reported the absence of one of our Canoes it had broken the Cord by which it was…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Lewis, August 4, 1805
Day 825 Day 827 Lewis, August 4, 1805 Sunday August 4th 1805. Set out very early this morning and Steered S. E. by E. 4 M. when we pased a bold runing Creek 12 yds. wide, the water of…Trending
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