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Brewer's: El Infante de Antequera
is the Regent Fernando, who took the city of Antequera from the Moors in 1419. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894El IslamEl Dorado A B C D E F G H I J…Brewer's: Pied de la Lettre
(Au). Quite literally. “Of course, you will not take everything I have said quite au pied de la lettre.” - Fra. Olloe: A Philosophical Trilogy. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E…Brewer's: Les Anguilles de Melun
Crying out before you are hurt. When the Mystery of St. Bartholomew was performed at Melun, one Languille took the character of the saint, but when the executioner came to “flay him alive…Brewer's: La Muette de Portici
Auber's best opera. Also known as Masaniello. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894La RocheLa Joyeuse A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T…Brewer's: Vincent de la Rosa
The son of a poor labourer who had served as a soldier. According to his own account, “he had slain more Moors than ever Tunis or Morocco produced; and as for duels, he had fought a…Brewer's: Battu de fol Oiseau
(Etre), or “être battu de l'oiseau,” to be utterly dismayed; to be dazed. The allusion is to bird-catching at night, when a candle or lantern is held up before the birds aroused from their…Brewer's: Jean de la Suie
(French). A Savoyard. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Jean de la VigneJean de Lettre A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X…Brewer's: Jean de la Vigne
(French). A crucifix. (See next article.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Jean des VignesJean de la Suie A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R…Brewer's: Ceinture de la Reine
The octroi levied at Paris, which at one time was the queen's pin-money or private purse. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894CeladonCeelict A B C D E F G…Brewer's: De Haut en Bas
Superciliously. “She used to treat him a little de haut en bas.” —C.Reade. But Du haut en bas. From top to bottom. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894De JureDe…Trending
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