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Thomas Phaer — (also spelled Phaire, Faer, Phayre, Phayer) (c. 1510 ndash; 12 August 1560) was an English lawyer, pediatrician, and author. He is best known as the author of The Boke of Chyldren , published in 1545, which was the first book on pediatrics… … Wikipedia
a|phaer|e|sis — «uh FEHR uh sihs», noun. = apheresis. (Cf. ↑apheresis) … Useful english dictionary
Oxfordian theory — The Oxfordian theory of Shakespearean authorship holds that Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford (1550 1604), wrote the plays and poems attributed to William Shakespeare of Stratford upon Avon. While mainstream scholars who take the Stratfordian… … Wikipedia
Thomas Twyne — (1543 1 August 1613 Lewes) was an Elizabethan translator and a physician of Lewes in Sussex, best known for completing Thomas Phaer s translation of Virgil s Aeneid into English verse after Phaer s death in 1560, and for his 1579 English… … Wikipedia
Antic — An tic ([a^]n t[i^]k), a. [The same word as antique; cf. It. antico ancient. See {Antique}.] 1. Old; antique. (Zo[ o]l.) Lords of antic fame. Phaer. [1913 Webster] 2. Odd; fantastic; fanciful; grotesque; ludicrous. [1913 Webster] The antic… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Aphaeresis — a*phaer e*sis, ||Aphaeresis A*ph[ae]r e*sis(?; 277), n. [L.] Same as {Apheresis}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
aphaeresis — a*phaer e*sis, ||Aphaeresis A*ph[ae]r e*sis(?; 277), n. [L.] Same as {Apheresis}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bunchy — Bunch y, a. 1. Swelling out in bunches. [1913 Webster] An unshapen, bunchy spear, with bark unpiled. Phaer. [1913 Webster] 2. Growing in bunches, or resembling a bunch; having tufts; as, the bird s bunchy tail. [1913 Webster] 3. (Mining) Yielding … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
By hook or by crook — crook crook (kr[oo^]k), n. [OE. crok; akin to Icel. kr[=o]kr hook, bend, SW. krok, Dan. krog, OD. krooke; or cf. Gael. crocan crook, hook, W. crwca crooked. Cf. {Crosier}, {Crotchet}, {Crutch}, {Encroach}.] 1. A bend, turn, or curve; curvature;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
crook — (kr[oo^]k), n. [OE. crok; akin to Icel. kr[=o]kr hook, bend, SW. krok, Dan. krog, OD. krooke; or cf. Gael. crocan crook, hook, W. crwca crooked. Cf. {Crosier}, {Crotchet}, {Crutch}, {Encroach}.] 1. A bend, turn, or curve; curvature; flexure.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
