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Brewer's: Cent-cyne

One of the upper ten; a person of high birth, a descendant of the race of kings. (Anglo-Saxon cyne, royal; cyne-dom, a kingdom; also noble, renowned, chief.) “His wife, by birth a Cent-…

Brewer's: Cent Nouvelles Nouvelles

French imitations of Granucci, Malespini, and Campeggi, Italian tale-writers of the seventeenth century. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894CentaurCensorius et…

Brewer's: Trois pour Cent

A cheap hat. Running with bare head about, While the town is tempest-tost, `Prentice lads unheeded shout That their three-per-cents, are lost. Désaugiers: Le Pilier du Café. Source:…

Facelift for the $50

In April 2004, the U.S. Treasury unveiled its latest redesigned bill: the $50. The new bill features splashes of red and blue, in addition to the black and green ink found on other bills.…

Psalms: 50

Psalms Chapter 50 A Psalm of Asaph. 1 The mighty God, even the LORD, hath spoken, and called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof. 2 Out of…

Sirach: 50

Sirach Chapter 50 1 Simon the high priest, the son of Onias, who in his life repaired the house again, and in his days fortified the temple: 2 And by him was built from the…

Genesis: 50

Genesis Chapter 50 1 And Joseph fell upon his father's face, and wept upon him, and kissed him. 2 And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father: and the physicians…

Isaiah: 50

Isaiah Chapter 50 1 Thus saith the LORD, Where is the bill of your mother's divorcement, whom I have put away? or which of my creditors is it to whom I have sold you? Behold, for…

Jeremiah: 50

Jeremiah Chapter 50 1 The word that the LORD spake against Babylon and against the land of the Chaldeans by Jeremiah the prophet. 2 Declare ye among the nations, and publish, and set up a…

Fundy, Bay of

(Encyclopedia) Fundy, Bay of, large inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, c.170 mi (270 km) long and 30 to 50 mi (50–80 km) wide, between New Brunswick and SW Nova Scotia, Canada. It is famous for its tide…