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Brewer's: White Horse
of Wantage (Berkshire), cut in the chalk hills. This horse commemorates a great victory gained by Alfred over the Danes, in the reign of his brother…Brewer's: White Horses
Foam-crested waves. “The resemblance ... has commonly been drawn between the horse [and the waves], in regard to his mane, and the foam-tipped…Brewer's: White House
The presidential mansion in the United States. It is a building of freestone, painted white, at Washington. Figuratively, it means the Presidency; as…Brewer's: White Ladies
[Les Dames Blanches ]. A species of fée in Normandy. They lurk in ravines, fords, bridges, and other narrow passes, and ask the passenger to dance. If…Brewer's: White Lies
A conventional lie, such as telling a caller that Mrs. A. or Mrs. B. is not at home, meaning not “at home” to that particular caller. It is…Brewer's: White Moon
(Knight of the). Sampson Carrasco assumed this character and device, in order to induce Don Quixote to abandon knight errantry, and return home. The…Brewer's: White Night
(A). A sleepless night; hence the French phrase “Passer une nuit blanche. ” Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894White…Brewer's: White Poplar
This tree was originally the nymph Leuce, beloved by Pluto, and at death the infernal Zeus metamorphosed her into a white poplar, which was ultimately…Brewer's: White Rose
The House of York, whose emblem it was. The White Rose. Cardinal de la Pole. (1500-1558.) White Rose of England. So Perkin Warbeck or Osbeck…Brewer's: White Sheep
[Ak-koin-loo]. A tribe of Turkomans, so called from their standards. The Sophivean dynasty of Persia was founded by one of this tribe.…Trending
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