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Brewer's: Best Man
(at a wedding). The bridegroom's chosen friend who waits on him, as the bride's maids wait on the bride. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Best ThingsBest A…Brewer's: Bag-man
(A) A commercial traveller, who carries a bag with specimens to show to those whose custom he solicits. In former times commercial travellers used to ride a horse with saddle-bags…Brewer's: Black Man
(The ). The Evil One. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Black MariaBlack Mail 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…Brewer's: Abram-Man
or Abraham Cove A Tom o' Bedlam; a naked vagabond; a begging impostor. The Abraham Ward, in Bedlam, had for its inmates begging lunatics, who used to array themselves “with party-coloured…Brewer's: The Absent Man
The character of Bruyère's Absent Man, translated in the Spectator and exhibited on the stage, is a caricature of Comte de Brancas. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham…Brewer's: Man of Belial
Any wicked man. Shimei so called David (2 Sam. xvi. 7). The ungodly are called “children of Belial,” or “sons of Belial.” The word Belial means worthlessness. Source: Dictionary of…Brewer's: Man in Black
(The). Supposed to be Goldsmith's father. (Citizen of the World.) Washington Irving has a tale with the same title. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Man in…Brewer's: Man of Blood
David is so called (2 Sam. xvi. 7). The Puritans applied the term to Charles because he made war against his Parliament. Any man of violence. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E.…Brewer's: Man of Brass
(The). Talos, the work of Hephæstos (Vulcan). He traversed Crete to prevent strangers from setting foot on the island, and threw rocks at the Argonauts to prevent their landing. Talos used…Brewer's: Man of December
Napoleon III. He was made President of the French Republic December 11, 1848; made his coup d'état December 2, 1851; and was made Emperor December 2, 1852. Source: Dictionary of Phrase…