(Encyclopedia) lake, inland body of standing water occupying a hollow in the earth's surface. The study of lakes and other freshwater basins is known as limnology. Lakes are of particular importance…
The Angelus bell. So called because of the indulgence once given for reciting certain prayers forming the angelus. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…
(St.). A four-sided bell, which was certainly in existence in the seventh century, and is still shown in the monastery of St. Gall, Switzerland. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E…
A bell rung at funerals, when the pall was thrown over the coffin. (French, cache corps, cover over the body.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…
(The). Strasburg. “He was a Strasburgher, and in that city of bells had been a medical practitioner.” —Mayne Reid: The Scalp Hunters, chap. xxv. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E…
A tinkling in the ears, supposed by the Scotch peasantry to announce the death of a friend. O lady, `tis dark, an' I heard the death-bell, An' I darena gae yonder for gowd nor fee. James…
by Percy Bysshe Shelley
Damnation
Note on Peter Bell the Third, ...
Double Damnation
The Devil now knew his proper cue.—
Soon as he read the ode, he drove
To his friend Lord MacMurderchouse's…
(Encyclopedia) lake, in dyeing, an insoluble pigment formed by the reaction between an organic dye and a mordant. The color of a lake depends upon the mordant as well as the dye used. Generally,…
The bell rung in the reigns of William I. and II. at sunset, to give notice to their subjects that they were to put out their fires and candles (French, couvre feu, cover-fire). The…
(Encyclopedia) Ozarks, Lake of the, artificial lake, 93 sq mi (241 sq km), c.130 mi (210 km) long, central Mo., largest reservoir in the state; created by the impounding of the Osage River by Bagnell…
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