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Brewer's: King Franconi
Joachim Murat; so called because he was once a mountebank like Franconi. (1767-1815.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894King HornKing Estmere A B C D E F…Brewer's: King of the Herrings
(The). The Chimæra, or sea-ape, a cartilaginous fish which accompanies a shoal of herrings in their migrations. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894King of the…Brewer's: King Horn
or Childe Horn. The hero of a metrical romance by Mestre Thomas. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894King LogKing Franconi A B C D E F G H I J K L M…Brewer's: King of the Jungle
(The). A tiger. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894King of the PeakKing of the Herrings 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: King of Khorassan
So Anvari, the Persian poet of the twelfth century, is called. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894King of MetalsKing of Dalkey A B C D E F G H I J K…Brewer's: King Log
A roi fainéant, a king that rules in peace and quietness, but never makes his power felt. The allusion is to the fable of The Frogs desiring a King. (See Log.) Source: Dictionary of…Brewer's: King-maker
Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick; so called because, when he sided with Henry VI., Henry was king; but when he sided with Edward IV., Henry was deposed and Edward was king. He was killed…Brewer's: King of Metals
Gold, which is not only the most valuable of metals, but also is without its peer in freedom from alloy. It is got without smelting; wherever it exists it is visible to the eye; and it…Brewer's: King of Misrule
Sometimes called LORD, and sometimes ABBOT, etc. At Oxford and Cambridge one of the Masters of Arts superintended both the Christmas and Candlemas sports, for which he was allowed a fee of…Brewer's: King Mob
The “ignobile vulgus.” Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894King PétaudKing-maker A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z…Trending
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