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geese all one's geese are swans one characteristically exaggerates the merits of undistinguished persons or things; the use of goose and swan to point up such a contrast dates back to the 16th century (in early use, crow was also used in place of goose).See also goose, sacred geese, on St Thomas... Read more
goose goose
goose common name for large wild and domesticated swimming birds related to the duck and the swan. Strictly speaking, the term goose is applied to the female and gander to the male. In North America the wild (or Canada) goose, Branta canadensis, is known by its honking call and by the... Read more
Gosford Gosford
Gosford, Australia, UK 1. Australia (New South Wales): founded in 1839 and named after Archibald Acheson (1776–1849), 2nd Earl of Gosford, the Irish governor‐in‐chief of British North America (1835–7). His tenure was not a great success and it is not known why this... Read more
imprinting imprinting
imprinting acquisition of behavior in many animal species, in which, at a critical period early in life, the animals form strong and lasting attachments. Imprinting is important for normal social development. The term was first used by the zoologist Konrad Lorenz to describe the way in which the... Read more
Thomas Thomas
Thomas male forename, and name of several saints.St Thomas an Apostle, known as Doubting Thomas. He earned his nickname by saying that he would not believe that Christ had risen again until he had seen and touched his wounds (John 20:24–9). According to tradition he preached in SW India. A... Read more
wild geese wild geese
‘Wild Geese’ was the name given to catholic Irish professional soldiers who served in the armies of European sovereigns, especially after the conclusion of the Williamite war (1689–91) in Ireland. In fact connections of this kind long pre-dated 1691, but the treaty of Limerick... Read more
foie gras foie gras
foie gras [Fr.,=fat liver], livers of artificially fattened geese. Ducks and chickens are also sometimes used in the making of foie gras. The birds, kept in close coops to prevent exercise, are systematically fed to the limit of their capacity. Under this treatment the livers are brought to weigh 2... Read more
Battle of Fontenoy Battle of Fontenoy
Fontenoy, battle of (30 Apr./II May 1745), fought near Tournai in modern Belgium during the War of the Austrian Successeion (1740–8). British forces under the duke of Cumberland overpowered the French centre, but were repulsed by a dramatic charge spearheaded by the six regiments of the... Read more
Warning Warning
688. Warning Canterbury bells fairies’ church bells; relied on for vigilance. [Flower Symbolism: Flora Symbolica, 167] Capitoline geese squawked obstreperously at sight of invader mounting rampart. [Rom. Hist.: Benét, 166] cock crows at trespassers; morning call routs evil... Read more
Navarre Scott Momaday Navarre Scott Momaday
Momaday, N[avarre] Scott (1934– ),Oklahoma‐born author of Kiowa ancestry whose books include House Made of Dawn (1969, Pulitzer Prize), a novel about a young Indian man unable to be at home in either the white or his ancestral society: The Way to Rainy Mountain (1969), Kiowa legends... Read more

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