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Brewer's: D.T.
A contraction of delirium tremens. “They get a look, after a touch of D.T., which nothing else that I know of can give them” —Indian Tale. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E.…Brewer's: Armenians
A religious sect so called from Armenia, where Christianity was introduced in the second century. They attribute only one nature to Christ and hold that the Spirit proceeds from the Father…Brewer's: Arminians
(Anti – Calvinists), so called from James Harmensen, of Holland, whose name, Latinised, is Jacobus Arminius. He asserted that God bestows forgiveness and eternal life on all who repent and…Brewer's: Authentic Doctor
Gregory of Rimini. (Fourteenth century.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Auto da FeAut Cæsar aut nullus A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R…Martin, Steve
(Encyclopedia) Martin, Steve, 1945–, American comedian, actor, and writer, b. Waco, Tex. An Emmy-winning television comedy writer in the late 1960s for…Masaccio
(Encyclopedia) MasaccioMasacciomäzätˈchō [key], 1401–1428?, Italian painter. He is the foremost Italian painter of the Florentine Renaissance in the early 15th cent. Masaccio's original name was…New Zealand literature
(Encyclopedia) New Zealand literature. In the 20th cent. New Zealand developed a vital literary tradition, though only a few of its authors are well-known outside its islands: Katherine Mansfield,…Edelson, Mary Beth
(Encyclopedia) Edelson, Mary Beth,, 1933-2021, American painter, sculptor, performance artist, and leader of the feminist art movement, b. East…Durban
(Encyclopedia) DurbanDurbandûrˈbən [key], city, now part and seat of eThekwini metropolitan municipality, KwaZulu-Natal prov., E South Africa, on Natal Bay, an arm of the Indian Ocean. Durban is an…alliteration
(Encyclopedia) alliterationalliterationəlĭtˌərāˈshən [key], the repetition of the same starting sound in several words of a sentence. Probably the most powerful rhythmic and thematic uses of…Trending
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