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121Consolation of Philosophy, The — (Consolatio Philosophiae) by Boethius (524–526) BOETHIUS’s Consolation of Philosophy is a short philosophical tract composed when the author was in prison, awaiting execution for treason by Theodoric the Ostrogoth. The text deals with the… …
122Emaré — (ca. 1350–1400) Emaré is an anonymous 14th century MIDDLE ENGLISH verse ROMANCE identified by its author as a “Breton LAI.” The text survives in a single manuscript in a North East Midland dialect. Like many vernacular romances of the time,… …
123Map, Walter — (ca. 1140–ca. 1210) Walter Map was a courtier and writer, a favorite in the English court of HENRY II, whose best known work, De nugis curialium (Courtiers’ Trifles), is a witty, entertaining, and often satirical collection of miscellaneous… …
124Trevett — Recorded in several forms as shown below, this is an English surname. It is of early medieval origin, and is locational being found mainly in the West Country. However spelt it is said to derive from a contracted form of the placename Trevithick …
125Trevithick — Meaning the Son of Trevi (petit Trevi) and probably derived from the Olde Welsh Trefor meaning Homestead , but nevertheless a pre 10th Century personal name. A further possible origin is from Troite i.e. Son of Troite, Olde English, and derived… …
126andiron — Synonyms and related words: chain, coal tongs, crane, crook, damper, fire hook, fire tongs, firedog, grate, grating, grid, griddle, gridiron, grill, griller, lifter, poker, pothook, salamander, spit, tongs, tripod, trivet, turnspit …
127chain — Synonyms and related words: Alps, Andes, Caucasus, Himalayas, Indian file, Kekule formula, Oregon boat, Rockies, accouple, accumulate, accumulative, additive, additory, agglutinate, alps on alps, alternation, amass, anchor, andiron, anklet,… …
128clover — Synonyms and related words: Easy Street, affluence, bed of roses, comfort, contentment, deuce ace, ease, easy circumstances, felicity, fleshpots, gracious life, gracious living, happiness, lap of luxury, leash, life of ease, loaves and fishes,… …
