—i.e. grave and sedate. (See Similes.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894SobrinoSober A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y…
Sedate and serious in look and manner. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Grave as an OwlGrave Searchers A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S…
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(Encyclopedia) Parker, Isaac Charles, 1838–96, American frontier judge, b. Belmont co., Ohio. Self-taught in law, Parker began practice in St. Joseph, Mo., in 1859. He was elected to the U.S. House…
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