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Brewer's: Drown the Miller
(To). To put too much water into grog or tea. The idea is that the supply of water is so great that even the miller, who uses a water wheel, is drowned with it. Source: Dictionary of…Bode Miller Biography
Bode MillerBorn: Oct. 12, 1977Alpine Skier won 2 silver medals at 2002 Winter Games; 2 golds, 1 silver at 2003 World Championships; 2nd overall in 2003 World Cup standings; 2004 Giant Slalom…Dennis Miller Biography
Dennis Millercomedian/actorBorn: 11/3/1953Birthplace: Philadelphia Emmy Award winning comedian and actor, Miller got his start in comedy after college, and got his big break when he was discovered by…Arthur Miller Biography
Arthur MillerplaywrightBorn: 10/17/1915Birthplace: New York City Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning playwright whose works deal with familial turmoil and moral and political issues. His…Miller, George Abram
(Encyclopedia) Miller, George Abram, 1863–1951, American mathematician, b. Lehigh co., Pa., grad. Muhlenberg College (B.A., 1887), Ph.D. Cumberland Univ., 1893. He was professor at the Univ. of…Miller, Sir Jonathan Wolfe
(Encyclopedia) Miller, Sir Jonathan Wolfe, 1934–2019, English director, actor, writer, and physician; during his long career in the performing arts, he at times devoted himself to medicine. Miller…Basselin, Olivier
(Encyclopedia) Basselin, OlivierBasselin, Olivierōlēvyāˈ bäsəlăNˈ [key], 15th cent., French miller of Vire, Normandy. He was one of the Compagnons du Vau de Vire [companions of the Vire valley], who…Miller, Alfred Jacob
(Encyclopedia) Miller, Alfred Jacob, 1810–74, American artist, b. Baltimore, studied under Thomas Sully and in Europe. In 1837 he joined an expedition to the American West and was probably the first…Crump, Edward Hull
(Encyclopedia) Crump, Edward Hull, 1876–1954, American politician, Democratic boss of Tennessee, b. near Holly Springs, Miss. At first (1905–9) a municipal administrator in Memphis, Tenn., he was…Bolcom, William
(Encyclopedia) Bolcom, William (William Elden Bolcom), 1938–, American composer, b. Seattle, Wash. He attended the Univ. of Washington (B.A., 1958) and studied composition at Mills College and…Trending
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