Exodus xxxiv. 30, “All the children of Israel saw Moses, and the skin of his face shone, ” translated in the Vulgate, “Cornuta esset facies sua.” Rays of light were called horns. Hence in…
The account given in the Talmud (vi.) is as follows: Pharach was one day sitting on his throne with Moses on his lap, when the child took off the king's crown and put it on his own head.…
Heat greater than white heat. “There be several degrees of heat in a smith's forge, according to the purpose of their work: (1) a bloud-red heat; (2) a white flame heat; (3) a sparkling…
(See Chibouque , p. 245.) Chabouk or Chabuk. A long whip, or the application of whips and rods; a Persian and Chinese punishment. (Dubois.) “Drag forward that fakir, and cut his robe…
(To). To make a good hit, to shoot right into the eye of the target. In bowls, what we now call the Jack used to be called the “mistress,” and when one ball just touches another it is said…
