pew-opener — pewˈ opener noun An attendant who showed people to pews • • • Main Entry: ↑pew … Useful english dictionary
Pew — Pew, n. [OE. pewe, OF. puie parapet, balustrade, balcony, fr. L. podium an elevated place, a jutty, balcony, a parapet or balcony in the circus, where the emperor and other distinguished persons sat, Gr. ?, dim. of ?, ?, foot; hence the Latin… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
slip — Pew Pew, n. [OE. pewe, OF. puie parapet, balustrade, balcony, fr. L. podium an elevated place, a jutty, balcony, a parapet or balcony in the circus, where the emperor and other distinguished persons sat, Gr. ?, dim. of ?, ?, foot; hence the Latin … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Industry and Idleness — is the title of a series of 12 plot linked engravings created by William Hogarth in 1747, intending to illustrate to working children the possible rewards of hard work and diligent application and the sure disasters attending a lack of both.… … Wikipedia
The Sorcerer — For other uses, see Sorcerer. The Sorcerer is a two act comic opera, with a libretto by W. S. Gilbert and music by Arthur Sullivan. It was Gilbert and Sullivan s third opera together. The Sorcerer opened on 17 November 1877 at the Opera Comique… … Wikipedia
Cyril Shaps — Born Cyril Leonard Shaps 13 October 1923(1923 10 13) Highbury, London, England Died 1 January 2003(2003 01 01) (aged 79) London, England … Wikipedia
Cyril Shaps — est un acteur britannique né le 13 octobre 1923 à Highbury (Royaume Uni) et mort le 1er janvier 2003 à Londres. Sommaire 1 Biographie 2 Filmographie 3 … Wikipédia en Français
Frederick William Faber — Frederick William Faber † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Frederick William Faber Oratorian and devotional writer, b. 28 June, 1814, at Calverley, Yorkshire, England; d. in London, 26 Sept., 1863. After five years at Harrow School he… … Catholic encyclopedia
usher — 1. noun /ˈʌʃər,ˈaʃ.ə(ɹ),ˈʌʃ.ə(ɹ),ˈʌʃ.ɚ/ a) A person, in a church, cinema etc., who escorts people to their seats. b) A male escort at a wedding. 2. verb /ˈʌʃər,ˈaʃ.ə(ɹ),ˈʌʃ.ə(ɹ),ˈʌʃ.ɚ/ a) To guide … Wiktionary
List of fictional cats — A list of cats and other felines found in popular works of fiction. Legends, myths, folklore and fairytales* Bast (or Bastet), Egyptian goddess with the head of a cat; see also Sekhmet, Bast s guise as the goddess of felines * Maahes Egyptian… … Wikipedia
