Only Ulysses could draw his own bow, and he could shoot an arrow through twelve rings. By this sign Penelope recognised her husband after an absence of twenty years. Ulysses' bow was…
We uncover the head when we wish to salute anyone with respect; but the Jews, Turks, Siamese, etc., uncover their feet. The reason is this: With us the chief act of investiture is crowning…
Detectives who scoured the country to find criminals, before the introduction of the police force. Bow Street, near Covent Garden, London, is where the principal police-court stands. (This…
Edward Bowesentrepreneur, radio impresarioBorn: 6/14/1874Birthplace: San Francisco, Calif. After leaving school at age 13 to work in an office, he founded a real estate business that…
(A ) A big corporation. “He was a very large man, ... with what is termed a considerable bow-window in front.” —Capt. Marryat: Poor Jack, i. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E.…
A word in imitation of the sound made, as hiss, cackle, murmur, cuckoo, whip-poor-will, etc. (Max Müller.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894BowdenBow-window…
(To). To exaggerate. Some wonderful tales are told of Robin Hood and other foresters practised in the long bow. (See BOW.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…
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It was a huge deal when Simone Biles said she wasn't going to participate in her event (which I guess she participated anyway?) But, is it actually that weird? Surely athletes bow…
English-French. And French, she [the nun] spak full, faire and fetysly, After the scole of Stratford atte Bowe, For French of Parys was to hire unknowe. Chaucer: Canterbury Tales (The…
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