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The Picture of Dorian Gray: Chapter 14
by Oscar Wilde Chapter 13Chapter 15Chapter 14 At nine o'clock the next morning his servant came in with a cup of chocolate on a tray and opened the shutters. Dorian was sleeping quite…Brewer's: Lammor Beads
Amber beads, once used as charms. (French, Vambre; Teutonic, lamertyn-stein.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894LammermoorLammas-tide A B C D E F G H…Brewer's: Varnish
from the French vernis; Italian, vernice. Sir G. C. Lewis says the word is a corruption of Berenice, famous for her amber hair, which was dedicated in the temple of Arsinoe, and became a…Brewer's: Nadir
An Arabic word, signifying that point in the heavens which is directly opposite to the zenith. From zenith down to nadir. From the highest point of elevation to the lowest depth. Nadir. A…Brewer's: Singing Apple
was a ruby apple on a stem of amber. It had the power of persuading anyone to anything merely by its odour, and enabled the possessor to write verses, make people laugh or cry, and itself…Biographies: Selected Fashion Designers and Models
Selected Fashion Designers and Models Oleg Cassini See also Notable Women Designers and Models People in the NewsRecent Obituaries Related Links Fashion Timeline What is…icon
(Encyclopedia) icon [Gr. eikon=image], single image created as a focal point of religious veneration, especially a painted or carved portable object of the Orthodox Eastern faith. Icons commonly…Bell, Alexander Graham
(Encyclopedia) Bell, Alexander Graham, 1847–1922, American scientist, inventor of the telephone, b. Edinburgh, Scotland, educated at the Univ. of Edinburgh and University College, London; son of…John Milton - Paradise Lost: Book VI
Book VI All night the dreadless Angel unpursu'd Through Heav'ns wide Champain held his way, till Morn, Wak't by the circling Hours, with rosie hand Unbarr'd the gates of Light. There is a…Brewer's: Agate
Ag′ate(2 syl.). So called, says Pliny (xxxvii. 10), from Achates or Gagates, a river in Sicily, near which it is found in abundance. These, these are they, if we consider well, That…Trending
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