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Brewer's: Ecnephia
A sort of hurricane, similar to the Typhon. The circling Typhon, whirled from point to point, ... And dire Ecnephia reign. Thomson: Summer. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E.…Brewer's: Rantipole
(3 syl.). A harum-scarum fellow, a madcap (Dutch, randten, to be in a state of idiotcy or insanity, and pole, a head or person). The late Emperor Napoleon III. was called Rantipole, for…Brewer's: Rap
Not worth a rap. The rap was a base halfpenny, intrinsically worth about half a farthing, issued for the nonce in Ireland in 1721, because small coin was so very scarce. There was also a…Brewer's: Romance
A tale in prose or verse the incidents of which are hung upon what is marvellous and fictitious. These tales were originally written in the Romance language (q.v.), and the expression, “In…Brewer's: Lion's Claws
Commonly used as ornaments to the legs of furniture, as tables, chairs, etc.; emblematical of strength and stability. The Greeks and Romans employed, for the same purpose, the hoofs of…Brewer's: Martano
(in Orlando Furioso), who decoyed Origilla from Gryphon. He was a great coward, and fled from the tournament amidst the jeers of the spectators. While Gryphon was asleep he stole his…Brewer's: Montfaucon Watch
(A). “Le guet de Montfaucon.” A man hanged. Montfaucon is an eminence near Paris, once used as the Tyburn or place of execution. At one time it was crowded with gibbets, but at the…Brewer's: Mule
Mahomet's favourite white mule was Daldah. (See Fadda .) To shoe one's mule. To appropriate part of the money committed to one's trust. This is a French locution- “Ferrer la mule- i.e. I'…Brewer's: Palamedes of Lombardy
joined the squadron of adventurers with his two brothers, Achilles and Sforza, in the allied Christian army. He was shot by Clorinda with an arrow. (Tasso Jerusalem Delivered, book iii. c…Brewer's: Wellington
Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington, called “The Iron Duke,” from his iron constitution and iron will. (1769-1852.) Wellington's horse,…Trending
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