(French). Literatim et verbatim; according to the strict letter of the text. ldquo;In reading au pied de la lettre the story of his [Buddha's] fatal illness supervened on a meal of dried…
(Encyclopedia) Restif de la Bretonne, Nicolas EdmeRestif de la Bretonne, Nicolas Edmenëkôläˈ ĕdˈmə rĕstēfˈ də lä brətônˈ [key], 1734–1806, French novelist. A printer by trade, he wrote and published…
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(Encyclopedia) Kaverin, Veniamin AleksandrovichKaverin, Veniamin Aleksandrovichvĕnyəmēnˈ əlyĭksänˈdrəvĭch kəvyĕˈrĭn [key], 1902–89, Russian novelist and short-story writer. He was a member of the…
A conspirator in Otway's Venice Preserved. He is described as a patriot of the bluntest manners, and a stoical heart. Uglier than Pierre du Coignet (French). Coignèes was an advocate-…
(Encyclopedia) stilt, common name for some members of the family Recurvirostridae, shore birds including the avocet. Stilts, as their name implies, have the longest legs of any bird except the…
(Encyclopedia) betelbetelbēˈtəl [key], masticatory made from slices of betel palm seeds (called betel nuts) smeared onto a betel pepper leaf together with other aromatic flavorings and lime paste and…
is made of broken cooked meat. Meat réchauffé is sometimes called “resurrection meat.” Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894RetiariusResurrection Men A B C D…
The Zouaves (pronounce zwav) and Zephyrs of the French army are so called because of their fleetness and swiftness of foot. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…
(Encyclopedia) Cuyp or KuypCuypboth: koip [key], family of Dutch painters of Dordrecht. Jacob Gerritszoon Cuyp, 1594–c.1651, pupil of Abraham Bloemaert, was a portrait and landscape painter. His…
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