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Brewer's: Roland de Vaux
(Sir). Baron of Triermain, who woke Gyneth from her long sleep of five hundred years and married her. (SirWalterScott: Bridal of Triermain.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E.…Brewer's: Secret de Polichinelle
(Le). No secret at all. A secret known to all the world; old news. We have also “Hawker's News,” “Piper's News.” The secrets of Polichinelle are “stage whispers” told to all the audience…Brewer's: Lit de Justice
Properly the seat occupied by the French king when he attended the deliberations of his parlement. The session itself. Any arbitrary edict. As the members of Parlement derived their power…Brewer's: Point de Judas
(French). The number 13. The twelve apostles and our Lord made thirteen at the Last Supper. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Point-devisePoint d'Appui A B…Brewer's: Pot de Biere
French slang for an Englishman. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Pot of HospitalityPot Valiant A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U…Brewer's: Societe de Momus
One of the minor clubs of Paris for the reunion of song-writers and singers. The most noted of these clubs was the Caveau, or in full Les Diners du Careau, founded in 1733 by Piron,…Oscar De La Hoya
Born:Feb. 4, 1973Pro record:34-2, 27 KOsHeight:5'101/2"Weight:154Olympic medal:1992 Gold as a lightweightNoDateOpponent, locationResult111/23/92Lamar Williams, Inglewood, Calif.KO 1212/12/…Brewer's: Amparo de Pobres
A book exposing the begging impostors of Madrid, written by Herrera, physician to Felipe III Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894AmpersandAmour propre A B C…Brewer's: Bardo de Bardi
A wealthy Florentine scholar, father of Romola, in George Eliot's Romola, a novel (1863). Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894BardolphBardit A B C D E F G…Brewer's: Baga de Secretis
Records in the Record Office of trials for high treason and other State offences from the reign of Edward IV. to the close of the reign of George III. These records contain the proceedings…Trending
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