(Encyclopedia) Botha, LouisBotha, Louisbōˈtə [key], 1862–1919, South African soldier and statesman. A Boer (Afrikaner), he participated in the founding (1884) of the New Republic, which joined (1888…
(Encyclopedia) Campion, Jane, 1954–, New Zealand film director, b. Wellington; grad. Victoria Univ., Wellington (1975), Sydney College of the Arts, Australia (1979), Australian School of Film and…
Learn to say hello, good bye, thank you, and other useful words and phrases in a variety of foreign languages, from German to Basque. This table is a useful tool for English-speaking…
(Encyclopedia) Butt, Isaac, 1813–79, Irish politician and nationalist leader. A member of both the Irish and the English bar, he was a noted conservative lawyer and scholar and an opponent of Daniel…
(Encyclopedia) Charles VII (Charles the Well Served), 1403–61, king of France (1422–61), son and successor of Charles VI. His reign saw the end of the Hundred Years War. Although excluded from the…
The month dedicated by the Romans to Janus (q.v.). Janus had two faces, and January could look back to the year past, and forwards to the current year. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and…
(3 syl.). The language of Japan, a native of Japan, anything pertaining thereto. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Japheth's StoneJa nus A B C D E F G…
(2 syl.). Credit, promises. (Jaw, words or talk; bon, good.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894JayJa-wab A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R…
Words of complaint; wrangling, abuse, jabber. “To jaw,” to annoy with words, to jabber, wrangle, or abuse. The French gueule and gueuler are used in the same manner. Hold your jaw. Hold…
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