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Brewer's: Fire-brand
An incendiary; one who incites to rebellion; like a blazing brand which sets on fire all it touches. “Our fire-brand brother, Paris, burns us all.” Shakespeare: Troilus and Cressida, ii…Brewer's: Fire
(Anglo-Saxon, fyr, Greek, pur.) St. Antony's fire. Erysipelas. “Le feu St Antoine. ” (See Anthony.) St. Helen's fire. “Ignis sanctæ Helenæ”. “Feu St. Helme. ” (See Castor and Pollux; and…Brewer's: Flea
When the Princess Badoura was placed on Prince Camaralzaman's bed, in order to compare their claims to beauty, the fairy Maimounë changed herself into a flea, and bit the prince on the…Brewer's: Florence
(The German). Dresden. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Florentine DiamondFlora's Dial A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X…Brewer's: Dust
Money; so called because it is made of gold-dust. It is said that Dean Swift took for the text of a charity sermon, “He who giveth to the poor, lendeth to the Lord.” Having thrice repeated…Brewer's: Earth
To gather strength from the earth. The reference is to Antæos, son of Poseidon and Ge, a giant and wrestler of Libya (Africa). So long as he touched the earth his strength was irresistible…Brewer's: Easter
April was called Ostermonath—the month of the Ost-end wind (wind from the east). Easter is therefore the April feast, which lasted eight days. Our Easter Sunday must be between March 21st…Brewer's: Echo
The Romans say that Echo was a nymph in love with Narcissus, but her love not being returned, she pined away till only her voice remained. We use the word to imply similarity of sentiment…Brewer's: Ecstasy
(Greek ex-stasisfrom ex-istemi, to stand out of [the body or mind]). To stand out of one's mind is to lose one's wits, to be beside oneself. To stand out of one's body is to be disembodied…Brewer's: Enough
(Anglo-Saxon, genoh or genog.) Enough! Stop now, you have said all that is needful. Enough is as good as a feast. Latin: “Illud satius est, quod satis est.” French: “On est assez riche,…Trending
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