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Brewer's: King's Quhair

King's book (James I.). “Cahier” is a copybook. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894King's Cheese goes half in ParingKing's Picture A B C D E F G H I J…

Brewer's: Lame King

A Grecian oracle had told Sparta to “Beware of a lame king.” Agesilaos was lame, and during his reign Sparta lost her supremacy. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer…

King Abdullah of Jordan

The Question: When and where was the king of Jordan, King Abdullah, born? The Answer: King Abdullah was born in Amman, Jordan on January 30,…

Brewer's: Catholic King

(The) or His Catholic Majesty. A title given by the Pope to Ferdinand, King of Aragon (1452, 1474-1516), for expelling the Moors from Spain. This was about as unwise as the revocation of…

Brewer's: Cuckold King

(The). Mark of Cornwall, whose wife Yseult intrigued with Sir Tristram, one of the Knights of the Round Table. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Cuckold's…

Brewer's: Drawing the King's

(or Queen's) Picture. Coining false money. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Drawing the NailDrawing the Cork A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P…

Brewer's: Citizen King

(The). Louis Philippe of France. So called because he was elected king by the citizens of Paris. (Born 1773, reigned 1830-1848, died 1850.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E.…

Brewer's: Sailor King

William IV. of England, who entered the navy as midshipman in 1779, and was made Lord High Admiral in 1827. (1765, 1830-1837.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…

Brewer's: Paper King

John Law, the projector of the Mississippi Scheme. (1671-1729.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Paper MarriagesPaper a House A B C D E F G H I J K…

Brewer's: Snow King

Gustavus Adolphus, of Sweden. (1594, 1611-1632.) “At Vienna he was called in derision the Snow King, who was kept together by the cold, but would melt and disappear as he approached a…