A loose pavement under which water lodges, and which squirts up filth when trodden on, to the annoyance of the smartly dressed. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…
A smart overcoat; so called from a tailor of the name, and rendered popular by its association with Joseph's “coat of many colours.” Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham…
properly means a smart return blow in fencing. (French, repartir, to return a blow.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Repenter CurlsRene Leblanc A B C D…
(To), in theatrical phraseology, means to fill a house with “deadheads,” or non-paying spectators, admitted by paper orders. The women admitted thus, not being dressed so smartly as the…
A woman. “There's a petticoat will prove to be the cause of this.” —Hawley Smart: Struck Down, chap. xi. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Petticoat…
Routine; fossilised military dogmas of no real worth. In government offices the term red-tape is used to express the same idea. Pipeclay was at one time largely used by soldiers for making…
Drops of molten glass, consolidated by falling into water. Their form is that of a tadpole. The thick end may be hammered pretty smartly without its breaking, but if the smallest portion…
in theatrical parlance, mean those smart young light comedy actresses who perform chambermaids and are good singers. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Singing…
The 17th Lancers; so called from their colonel, the Earl of Lucan, formerly Lord Bingham. The uniform is noted for its admirable fit and smartness. Now called “The Duke of Cambridge's Own…
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