2. (Zo["o]l.) The pied wagtail; -- so called in allusion to its beating the water with its tail while tripping along the leaves of water plants. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster]
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Washerwomen of the Night — Variation: Clotha, Kannerez Noz, Les Lavandieres de la Nuit, Midnight Washerwomen In England and France there is a type of vampiric ghost that has come to be known as the Washerwomen of the Night. Having been in life women who neglected their… … Encyclopedia of vampire mythology
washerwomen — ‚wɑʃə(r)‚wÊŠmÉ™n ,‚wÉ” /‚wÉ’ n. woman who washes clothes, laundrywoman … English contemporary dictionary
Les Lavandières — From Celtic mythology, Les Lavandières, also known as the cannard noz in Brittany, the Bean Nighe (in Scottish mythology), or the Midnight Washerwomen in English, are three old washerwomen. The three old women go to the water s edge at midnight… … Wikipedia
Finnegans Wake — infobox Book | name = Finnegans Wake title orig = translator = author = James Joyce cover artist = country = language = English series = genre = Sui generis publisher = Faber and Faber release date = 4 May 1939 media type = Print (Hardcover… … Wikipedia
Jacques Seligmann & Company — Jacques Seligmann Co. fue una empresa de marchantes de arte francés y estadounidense, así como una galería de arte especializada en antigüedades y arte decorativo. Es considerada una de las principales distribuidoras de arte en galerías, y… … Wikipedia Español
Baker's itch — Itch Itch, n. 1. (Med.) An eruption of small, isolated, acuminated vesicles, produced by the entrance of a parasitic mite (the {Sarcoptes scabei}), and attended with itching. It is transmissible by contact. [1913 Webster] 2. Any itching eruption … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Barber's itch — Itch Itch, n. 1. (Med.) An eruption of small, isolated, acuminated vesicles, produced by the entrance of a parasitic mite (the {Sarcoptes scabei}), and attended with itching. It is transmissible by contact. [1913 Webster] 2. Any itching eruption … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bricklayer's itch — Itch Itch, n. 1. (Med.) An eruption of small, isolated, acuminated vesicles, produced by the entrance of a parasitic mite (the {Sarcoptes scabei}), and attended with itching. It is transmissible by contact. [1913 Webster] 2. Any itching eruption … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Grocer's itch — Itch Itch, n. 1. (Med.) An eruption of small, isolated, acuminated vesicles, produced by the entrance of a parasitic mite (the {Sarcoptes scabei}), and attended with itching. It is transmissible by contact. [1913 Webster] 2. Any itching eruption … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Itch — Itch, n. 1. (Med.) An eruption of small, isolated, acuminated vesicles, produced by the entrance of a parasitic mite (the {Sarcoptes scabei}), and attended with itching. It is transmissible by contact. [1913 Webster] 2. Any itching eruption.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
