Meaning and origin of phrases. 2013.
face that would stop a clock — noun a) A shockingly unattractive face. He described the thug as a very ugly and wicked looking man, with a face that would stop a clock . b) A shockingly attractive face. We realize that all women are fair only in theory and that if we arranged… … Wiktionary
face — n Face, countenance, visage, physiognomy, mug, puss denote the front part of a human or, sometimes, animal head including the mouth, nose, eyes, forehead, and cheeks. Face is the simple and direct word {your face is dirty} {she struck him in the… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Leda and the Swan — is a motif from Greek mythology, in which Zeus came to Leda in the form of a swan. According to later Greek mythology, Leda bore Helen and Polydeuces, children of Zeus while at the same time bearing Castor and Clytemnestra, children of her… … Wikipedia
THE EVENTS — introduction European Jewry in the Early 1930s Germany in the Early 1930s the expansion of the reich … Encyclopedia of Judaism
The Battles of Coxinga — nihongo|The Battles of Coxinga|国姓爺合戦|Kokusen ya Kassen is a puppet play by Chikamatsu. It was his most popular play: first staged on November 26, 1715, in Osaka, it ran for the next seventeen months, far longer than the usual few weeks or months … Wikipedia
The Wire — infobox television bgcolour = #feee8e show name = The Wire caption = The Wire promotional art format = Crime Drama camera = Single camera picture format = 480i SDTV audio format = Dolby Digital 5.1 runtime = approx. 55 min. creator = David Simon… … Wikipedia
List of humorous units of measurement — This is a sub article to List of unusual units of measurement Many comedians and humour writers have made use of, or invented, units of measurement intended primarily for their humour value. This is a list of such units invented by sources that… … Wikipedia
Helen — This article is about the mythological figure Helen of Troy. For other uses, see Helen (disambiguation) and Helen of Troy (disambiguation). In Greek mythology, Helen (in Greek, polytonic|Ἑλένη ndash; Helénē ), better known as Helen of Sparta… … Wikipedia
Указатель фильмов по странам. США — США «14 часов» («14 hours», 1951, амер.) «1941 й» («1941», 1979, амер.) «20 000 лет в Синг Синге» («Twenty thousand years in Sing Sing», 1933, амер.) «20 000 лье под водой» («20 000 leagues under the sea», 1954, амер.) «2001: Космическая одиссея» … Кино: Энциклопедический словарь
beauty — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Quality that arouses pleasure Nouns 1. beauty, the beautiful; form, elegance, grace, charm, beauty unadorned; symmetry; loveliness, attractiveness, comeliness, fairness, pulchritude, good looks, body… … English dictionary for students
