The Last PiperEdward J. O'BrienDark winds of the mountain,
White winds of the sea,
Are skirling the pibroch
Of Seumas an Righ.The crying of gannets,
The shrieking of terns,
Are keening his…
A bed in which the sheets are so folded that a person cannot get his legs down; from the apple turnover; or, more probably, a corruption of “a nap-pe-pli bed.” (French, nappe pliée, a…
To have a finger in the pie. To assist or mix oneself officiously in any matter. Esse rei particeps. In French, Mettro la main à la pâte. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E.…
at Christmas time are emblematical of the manger in which our Saviour was laid. The paste over the “offering” was made in form of a cratch or hay-rack. (See Plum Pudding.) Mince pies.…
A flogging. Lamb is a pun on the Latin verb lambo (to lick), and the word “lick” has been perverted to mean flog (see Lick); or it may be the old Norse lam (the hand), meaning hand-or slap…
Have you an EyeEdwin Ford PiperHave you an eye for the trails, the trails,
The old mark and the new?
What scurried here, what loitered there,
In the dust and in the dew?Have you an eye…
(See Pie Poudre.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Court of the GentilesCourt of Love A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X…
PIPER William Adam , a Representative from California;
born in Franklin County, Pa., May 21, 1826;
attended the common schools;
moved to St. Louis, Mo.;
during the Mexican War served in Company…
Senate Years of Service: 1899-1911
Party: Democrat TALIAFERRO James Piper , a Senator from Florida; born in Orange, Orange County, Va., September 30, 1847; attended the common schools and the…
(Encyclopedia) RoncesvallesRoncesvallesrōnˌthāsväˈlyās [key], Fr. Roncevaux, mountain pass (alt. 3,468 ft/1,057 m), in the Pyrenees, between Pamplona (Spain) and Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port (France).…
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