An order of twelve knights created by Edward III. in France, upon the following occasion:- A great shouting was raised by the French army, and Edward thought the shout was the onset of…
or Knights of the Pestle and Mortar. Apothecaries or druggists, whose chief instrument is the pestle and mortar, used in compounding medicines. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E…
Footpads. (See Knights O' The Post.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Knights of the Round TableKnights of the Rainbow A B C D E F G H I J K L M…
One dubbed at Court by favour, not having won his spurs by military service in the field. Mayors, lawyers, and other civilians knighted as they kneel on a carpet before their sovereign. “…
(The). Sir Walter Raleigh. So called from his throwing his cloak into a puddle for Queen Elizabeth to step on as she was about to enter her barge. (See Kenilworth, chap. xv.) “Your…
In France, from 768 to 987, the land was encumbered with fortified castles; in England this was not the case till the reign of Stephen. The lords of these castles used to carry off females…
Flunkeys; so called from their gorgeous liveries. “The servants who attended them contradicted the inferences to be drawn from the garb of their masters; and, according to the custom of…
Phil KnightBorn: Feb. 24, 1938Founder and chairman of Nike, Inc., the multi-billion dollar shoe and fitness company founded in 1972 and based in Beaverton, Ore. ; named “The Most Powerful Man…
Bagmen who travel for mercantile orders. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Knights of the BathKnights of St. Patrick A B C D E F G H I J K L M N…
(See Bath.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Knights of the BladeKnights of the Bag A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y…
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