A hackney-coach driver. Said to be a contraction of Geoffrey; and the reason why this name was selected was because coachmen say to their horses gee-o, and Ge-o' is a contraction of…
The first of a new line ennobled with knighthood or other dignity, to whom are given titles and coat-armour. They are made “gentlemen” by patent and a seal. Source: Dictionary of Phrase…
(g soft). The father of geology. William Smith (1769-1840). Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894GeomancyGeoffrey Crayon A B C D E F G H I J K L M N…
(The). Stonehenge, which Geoffrey of Monmouth says was removed from Killaraus, a mountain in Ireland, by the magical skill of Merlin. “If you [Aurelius] are desirous to honour the burying-…
Sir Geoffrey the Cavalier, and Lady Margaret his wife; Julian Peveril, their son, in love with Alice Bridgenorth, daughter of Major Bridgenorth, a Boundhead, and William Peveril, natural…
(Sir Hugh). A pedantic Welsh parson and schoolmaster of wondrous simplicity and shrewdness. (Shakespeare: Merry Wives of Windsor.) Evans (William). The giant porter of Charles I., who…
Iamb, enjambment, senryu, and more by Ann-Marie Imbornoni A-B | C-D | E-H | I-M | N-R | S-VAccent The prominence or emphasis given to a syllable or word. In the word poetry, the accent (or…
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