How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. R. W. Holder. 2014.
The Carmelite Order — The Carmelite Order † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Carmelite Order One of the mendicant orders. Origin The date of the foundation of the Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel has been under discussion from the fourteenth century to … Catholic encyclopedia
The Adventures of Dudley the Dragon — Genre Children s television series Developed by YTV Studios Directed by Allan Novak Louise Shekter Stan Swan E. Jane Thompson Sue Brophey Presented by Mark Gordon … Wikipedia
piled with French velvet — obsolete infected with syphilis A complex pun on the pile of shorn cloth and the French ache: Thou art piled, for a French velvet. (Shakespeare, Measure for Measure) See also French … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
Paris arts faculty (The): Siger of Brabant, Boethius of Dacia, Radulphus Brito — The Paris arts faculty: Siger of Brabant, Boethius of Dacia, Radulphus Brito Sten Ebbesen Throughout the thirteenth century Paris overshadowed all other universities in the arts as in theology. This chapter will deal almost exclusively with Paris … History of philosophy
Caran d'Ache — Infobox Comics creator name = Caran d Ache imagesize = caption = Photographed in 1860 by Nadar birthname = Emmanuel Poiré birthdate = November 6, 1858 location = Moscow, Russia deathdate = death date and age|1909|2|26|1858|11|6 deathplace = Paris … Wikipedia
Anne Antoine, Comte d'Aché — Anne Antoine, Comte d’Aché (1701–1780) was a French naval officer who rose to the rank of Vice Admiral. He is best known for his service off the coast of India during the Seven Years War when he lost the Battle of Cuddalore and Battle of… … Wikipedia
Caran d'Ache — ▪ Russian French caricaturist pseudonym of Emmanuel Poiré born 1858, Moscow, Russia died Feb. 26, 1909, Paris, France caricaturist and illustrator whose line drawing was notable for its crisp, forceful simplicity. The name Caran d Ache… … Universalium
Neapolitan bone-ache — syphilis The disease you caught from the Italians, if not the French or the Spanish: Vengeance on the whole camp or, rather, the Neopolitan bone ache for that, methinks, is the curse... (Shakespeare, Troilus and Cressida) Also as the … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
In the air — Air Air ([^a]r), n. [OE. air, eir, F. air, L. a[ e]r, fr. Gr. ah r, air, mist, for a[digamma]hr, fr. root a[digamma] to blow, breathe, probably akin to E. wind. In sense 10 the French has taking a meaning fr. It. aria atmosphere, air, fr. the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
on the air — Air Air ([^a]r), n. [OE. air, eir, F. air, L. a[ e]r, fr. Gr. ah r, air, mist, for a[digamma]hr, fr. root a[digamma] to blow, breathe, probably akin to E. wind. In sense 10 the French has taking a meaning fr. It. aria atmosphere, air, fr. the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
