People have put together many lists of the seven ancient wonders of the world. But this “seven wonders” list celebrates monumental engineering and construction feats of the 20th century. It was…
Russia. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Northern Gate of the SunNorthamptonshire Poet A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X…
A light grey colour, especially applied to cloth for dresses. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Peppercorn RentPepper Gate A B C D E F G H I J K L…
The Battle in the River Scamander. Funeral Games in Honour of Patroclus. The Death of Hector. The Trojans being safe within the walls, Hector only stays to oppose Achilles. Priam is…
The Acts of Diomed. The Single Combat of Hector and Ajax. The Episodes of Glaucus and Diomed, and of Hector and Andromache. The gods having left the field, the Grecians prevail.…
Teeth; dice. To show one's ivories. To display one's teeth. To wash one's ivories. To rinse the mouth; to drink. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Ivory Gate…
The discourses of Buddha. (See Tripitaka.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Sovereign:Southern Gate of the Sun A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P…
The Aurora Boreä'lis, ascribed by the northern savages to the merriment of the ghosts. (See Aurora.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Northern…
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(4 syl.). Certain Welsh rioters in 1843, whose object was to demolish turnpike gates. The name was taken from Rabekah, the bride of Isaac. When she left her father's house, Laban and his…
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