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Brewer's: Brahma
(Indian ). The self-existing and invisible Creator of the universe; represented with four heads looking to the four corners of the world. The divine triad is Brahma, Vishnu, and Siva.…Brewer's: Brutus
(Marcus). Cæsar's friend, joined the conspirators to murder him, because he made himself a king. And thou, unhappy Brutus, kind of heart, Whose steady arm, by awful virtue urged, Lifted…Brewer's: Letters
Their proportionate use is as follows: E . 1,000 H .. 540 F .. 236 K .. 88 T .. 770 R .. 528 W .. 190 J .. 55 A .. 728 D .. 392 Y .. 184 Q .. 50 I .. 704 L .. 360 P .. 168 X .. 46 S .. 680…Brewer's: Life
(Anglo-Saxon, lif.) Drawn from life. Drawn or described from some existing person or object. For life. As long as life continues. For the life of me. True as I am alive. Even if my life…Brewer's: Lincoln
A contraction of Lindumcolonia. Lindum was an old British town, called Llyn-dune (the fen-town). If we had not known the Latin name, we should have given the etymology Llyn-collyne (the…Brewer's: Grace
The sister Graces. The Romans said there were three sister Graces, bosom friends of the Muses. They are represented as embracing each other, to show that where one is the other is welcome…Brewer's: I
This letter represents a finger, and is called in Hebrew yod or jod (a hand). I per se [I by itself], i.e. without compeer, pre-eminently so. If then your I [yes] agreement want, I to…Brewer's: Idealists
Those who believe in idealism. They may be divided into two distinct sections— (1) Those who follow Plato, who taught that before creation there existed certain types or ideal models, of…Brewer's: Immortal
(The). Yông—Tching, third of the Manchoo dynasty of China, assumed the title. (1723-1736.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Immortal Four of ItalyImmolate A…Brewer's: Indian Summer
(The). The autumnal summer; generally the finest and mildest part of the whole year, especially in North America. “The gilding of the Indian summer mellowed the pastures far and wide. The…Trending
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