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Brewer's: Pictures
(See Cabinet, Cartoons, etc.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894PiePicture Galleries 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…Brewer's: Ware
(See Bed.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894WarlockWarden-pie A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V…Brewer's: Finger and Glove
To be finger and glove with another means to be most intimate. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Finger in the PieFinger A B C D E F G H I J K L M…The Grass Harp
Director:Charles MatthauWriters:Stirling Silliphant and Kirk EllisDirector of Photography:John A. AlonzoEditors:Sidney Levin and Tim O'MearaMusic:Patrick WilliamsProduction Designer:Paul…Brewer's: Cava
Cava's traitor sire. Cava or Florinda was the daughter of St. Julian. It was the violation of Cava by Roderick that brought about the war between the Goths and the Moors. St. Julian, to…Brewer's: Coup de Soleil
(French). A sun-stroke, any malady produced by exposure to the sun. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Coup de TheatreCoup de Pied de l'Ane A B C D E F G…Brewer's: Coup d'OEil
(French). A view; glance; prospect; effect of things in the mass. These principles are presented at a single coup d'oeil. The coup d'oeil was grand in the extreme. Source: Dictionary…Brewer's: Court of Love
A judicial court for deciding affairs of the heart, established in Provence during the palmy days of the Troubadours. The following is a case submitted to their judgment: A lady listened…Brewer's: Cock of Hay
(A) or a haycock. A small heap of hay thrown up temporarily. (German, Kocke, a heap of hay; Norwegian, kok, a heap.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Cock of…Brewer's: Spy Wednesday
The Wednesday before Good Friday, when Judas bargained to become the spy of the Jewish Sanhedrim. (Matt. xxvi. 3-5, 14-16.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…Trending
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