A courtesan (Italian); so called from the smartness of their robes or dresses. “We knew where the bona-robas were.” Shakespeare: 2 Henry IV., iii. 2. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and…
(To). To set your hat more on one side of the head than on the other; to look knowing and pert. Soldiers cock their caps over the left side to “look smart.” (See Cocked Hat ) Source:…
The ancient Saxon shilling was a coin worth 5d. “To dress fine as fivepence” is to dress very smartly. The Saxon shilling was a far better coin than those made of tin, lead, and other…
Part 13Allons! to that which is endless as it was beginningless,
To undergo much, tramps of days, rests of nights,
To merge all in the travel they tend to, and the days and nights
they…
On Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday of Passion Week, the Parisians go in procession to Long-champs, near the Bois de Boulogne. This procession is made by private carriages and hired cabs,…
I will talk to you like a Dutch uncle. Will reprove you smartly. Uncle is the Latin notion of patruus, “an uncle,” “severe guardian,” or “stern castigator.” Hence Horace, 3 Od. xii. 3, “…
Autant pleure mal battu que bien battu (French). It little matters whether stripes are given maliciously or not, as they smart the same. Whether misfortunes come from God or Satan, they…
(A). One fleeced out of his money; one plucked by a rook or sharper. “There were no smart fellows whom fortune had troubled, ... no plucked pigeons or winged rooks, no disappointed…
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