(The German). Dresden. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Florentine DiamondFlora's Dial A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X…
A diamond of the first water. (See Diamond.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894First Gentleman of EuropeFirst-fruits A B C D E F G H I J K L M N…
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A private room into which no one uninvited enters. The reference is to the Holy of Holies in the Jewish Temple, a small chamber into which none but the high priest might enter, and that…
(plur. PITARAS). An order of divine beings in Hindu mythology inhabiting celestial regions of their own, and receiving into their society the spirits of those mortals whose funeral rites…
The printer's name and place of business affixed to printed books, according to William Pitt's Act, 39 Geo. III., c. 79. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…
(A). A mighty boss; a grand panjandrum (q.v.). First water refers to diamonds. (See Diamonds.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Nobs and SnobsNob A B C D…
A knight who bound himself to marry a “foul and ugly witch,” if she would teach him the solution of a riddle on which his life depended. (Gower: Confessio Amantis.) Source: Dictionary of…
A putrid typhus, in which the body turned black with rapid putrefaction. It occurred in 1348, and carried off twenty-five millions in Europe alone, while in Asia and Africa the mortality…
A fiend still dreaded in many country places. (See Dog.) Black Dog. Base silver coin in the reign of Anne. Made of pewter double washed. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E.…
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