Period, Question Mark, Exclamation Mark: The End of the LinePunctuationPunctuation MattersPeriod, Question Mark, Exclamation Mark: The End of the LineThe Comma: A Major PlayerThe Semicolon: Love…
In archery when an archer shot well it was customary to cry out “God save the mark!” —i.e. prevent anyone coming after to hit the same mark and displace my arrow. Ironically it is said to…
The mark on gold or silver articles after they have been assayed. Every article in gold is compared with a given standard of pure gold. This standard is supposed to be divided into twenty-…
Gerald MarksTin Pan Alley composerBorn: 10/13/1900Birthplace: Saginaw, Michigan A self-taught pianist, Marks began composing songs in the 1920s and launched a career writing for Broadway…
(The). To set the “mark of the beast” on an object or pursuit is to denounce it, to run it down as unorthodox. Thus, many persons set the mark of the beast on theatres, some on dancing,…
(St.). On St. Mark's Eve all persons fated to be married or to die pass, in procession, the church porch. `Tis now,' replied the village belle, `St. Mark's mysterious eve. ... The ghosts…
Shae MarksactressBorn: 6/1/1972Birthplace: New Orleans After appearing as a Playboy Playmate in 1994, Marks has guest-starred on many TV shows and acted in the movies Scoring (1996), L.E.T.H…
Ever jolly, who recognises nothing creditable unless it is overclouded by difficulties. (Charles Dickens: Martin Chuzzlewit.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…
Move the feet alternately as in marching, but without advancing or retreating from the spot. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Mark of the BeastMark Tapley A…
An hypothetical quantity of fine silver, employed as a money-valuer in the old Bank at Hamburg, and used by the Hanseatic League. Deposits in gold and silver coins were credited in Marco…
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