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Brewer's: Under the Rose
[sub rosa]. (See article Rose.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Under WeighUnder-spur-leather A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U…Brewer's: Union Rose
(The). The York and Lancaster, the petals of which are white and red; the white representing the white rose of the House of York, and the red representing the red rose of the House of…Brewer's: White Rose
The House of York, whose emblem it was. The White Rose. Cardinal de la Pole. (1500-1558.) White Rose of England. So Perkin Warbeck or Osbeck…Brewer's: War of the Roses
(See Roses.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894WardWar of the Meal-sacks A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S…Brewer's: Golden Rose
A cluster of roses and rosebuds growing on one thorny stem, all of the purest gold, chiselled with exquisite workmanship. In its cup, among its petals, the Pope, at every benediction he…Pete Rose Biography
Pete RoseBorn: Apr. 14, 1941Baseball OF-IF all-time hits leader with 4,256 and games leader with 3562; led NL in batting 3 times; regular-season MVP in 1973; World Series MVP in 1975; had 44-…Burgess, Anthony
(Encyclopedia) Burgess, AnthonyBurgess, Anthonybûrˈjĭs [key], 1917–93, English novelist, b. Manchester as John Anthony Burgess Wilson, grad. Manchester Univ., 1940. He taught school in England and in…Stratford de Redcliffe, Stratford Canning, Viscount
(Encyclopedia) Stratford de Redcliffe, Stratford Canning, Viscount, 1786–1880, British diplomat. He entered (1807) the foreign office under the aegis of his cousin, George Canning. Sent (1808) to…Welch, Jack
(Encyclopedia) Welch, Jack (John Francis Welch, Jr.), 1935–2020, American business executive, b. Salem, Mass., grad. Univ. of Massachusetts (1957); Univ. of Illinois (M.S., 1958; Ph.D., chemical…Schiff, Adam Bennett
(Encyclopedia) Schiff, Adam Bennett, 1960- , American politician, b. Framingham, Ma., Stanford Univ. (B.A., 1982), Harvard Law School (J.D., 1985…Trending
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