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Brewer's: Samiel

the Black Huntsman of the Wolf's Glen. A satanic spirit, who gave to a marksman who entered into compact with him seven balls, six of which were to hit infallibly whatever was aimed at,…

Brewer's: Adonis Garden

or A garden of Adonis (Greek) A worthless toy; a very perishable good. The allusion is to the fennel and lettuce jars of the ancient Greeks, called “Adonis gardens,” because these herbs…

Brewer's: Hunters and Runners

of classic renown: ACASTOS, who took part in the famous Calydonian hunt (a wild boar). ACTÆON, the famous huntsman who was transformed by Diana into a stag, because he chanced to see her…

poliomyelitis

(Encyclopedia) poliomyelitispoliomyelitispōˌlēōmīˌəlīˈtĭs [key], polio, or infantile paralysis, acute viral infection, mainly of children but also affecting older persons. Historically, there were…

Brewer's: Actæon

A hunter. In Grecian mythology Actæon was a huntsman, who surprised Diana bathing, was changed by her into a stag, and torn to pieces by his own hounds. Hence, a man whose wife is…

Brewer's: Field

(Anglo-Saxon, feld.) In agricultural parlance, a field is a portion of land belonging to a farm. In huntsman's language, it means all the riders. In heraldry, it means the entire surface…

Michel Stuart Biography

Michel Stuartdancer, designer a member of the original company of A Chorus Line; designed costumes for A Day in Hollywood/A Night in Ukraine and Cloud 9Born: 1943?Died: 1997Jon Stone1997…

Trouble with Normal

ABCFriday 8:30–9:00 p.m. Cast:Jon Cryer, David Krumholtz, Brad Raider, Paget Brewster, Larry Campbell The underlying premise of the Trouble with Normal is that in a high-tech age, we have…

2003 Billboard Music Awards

Artist of the Year50 CentNew Female Artist BeyoncéDuo/Group3 Doors DownNew Group Artist EvanescenceHot 100 Female ArtistBeyoncéHot 100 Producer R. KellyHot 100 Songwriter R. Kelly Hot 100…