When our Lord falls in our Lady's lap. That is, when Good Friday falls on the same date as Lady Day. (March 25th.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Lord…
(Greek, poieo, to make). Skalds of Scandinavia (etym., scalla, to sing, Swedish, etc.) Minnesingers of the Holy Empire (Germany), love-singers. Troubadours of Provenee in France (troubar,…
publisherBorn: June 17, 1918Died: February 15, 2009 (New York City, USA) Best Known as: publisher Alfred A. Knof, Jr.'s father, Alfred A. Knof, was the…
Werfrith, Bishop of Worcester; Ethelstan and Werwulf, two Mercian priests; Plegmund (a Mercian), afterwards Archbishop of Canterbury; Asser a Welshman; Grimbald, a great French scholar,…
Jack Lord(John Joseph Patrick Ryan)actorBorn: 12/30/1920Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York Lord is best known for his role as detective Steve McGarrett in the TV series Hawaii Five-O (1968–80).…
A coxcomb who considers dress and fashion the end and aim of nobility. (Vanbrugh: The Relapse.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Lord, LadyLord Fanny A B C…
The Pope is so called in The History of John Bull, by Dr. Arbuthnot. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Lord StruttLord Mayor's Day A B C D E F G H I…
Charles II. of Spain is so called in The History of John Bull, by Arbuthnot. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Lord ThomasLord Peter A B C D E F G H I…
The bridegroom who lost his bride on the wedding-day. She was playing at hide-and-seek, and selected an old oak chest for her hiding-place. The chest closed with a spring lock, and many…
(Encyclopedia) Churchill, Lord Randolph Henry Spencer, 1849–95, English statesman; son of the 7th duke of Marlborough. A sincere Tory and a founder (1883) of the Primrose League, dedicated to…
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