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The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Lewis, July 22, 1804
Day 150 Day 152 Lewis, July 22, 1804 July 22nd A summary discription of the apparatus employed in the following observations; containing also some remarks on the manner in which they have…Brewer's: Dragon
The Greek word drakon comes from a verb meaning “to see,” to “look at,” and more remotely “to watch” and “to flash.” The animal called a dragon is a winged crocodile with a serpent's tail…Flatland: How the Stranger vainly endeavoured to reveal to me in words the mysteries of Spaceland
by Edwin A. Abbott Concerning a Stranger from SpacelandHow the Sphere, having in vain...How the Stranger vainly endeavoured to reveal to me in words the mysteries of Spaceland…The Congress of Women: Cookery
by Mrs. David A. Lincoln Woman's Place in LettersPower and Purposes of WomenCookery[1] Mrs. Mary J. Lincoln was born in South Attleboro, Mass. Her father was the Rev. John B. M. Bailey, of…Flatland: How I vainly tried to explain the nature of Flatland
by Edwin A. Abbott How I had a Vision of LinelandConcerning a Stranger from SpacelandHow I vainly tried to explain the nature of Flatland Thinking that it was time to bring down the…Brewer's: Brent-hill
means the eyebrows. Looking or gazing from under brent-hill. In Devonshire means “frowning at one;” and in West Cornwall to brend means to wrinkle the brows. It is very remarkable that…Gravity
How it works and its effect on Earth, the Moon, and the Sun by Mark Hughes Related Links Encyclopedia: Earth The Moon Sir Isaac Newton…Brewer's: Browse his Jib
(To ). A sailor's phrase, meaning to drink till the face is flushed and swollen. The jib means the face, and to browse here means “to fatten.” The only correct form of the phrase, however…Brewer's: By-and-by
now means a little time hence, but when the Bible was translated it meant instantly. “When persecution ariseth ... by-and-by he is offended” (Matt. xiii. 21); rendered in Mark iv. 17 by…Brewer's: Distraction
An excellent example of how greatly the meaning of words may change. To “distract” means now, to harass, to perplex; and “distraction” confusion of mind from a great multiplicity of duties…Trending
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