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81Biblical inspiration — Rembrandt s The Evangelist Matthew Inspired by an Angel. Biblical inspiration is the doctrine in Christian theology that the authors and editors of the Bible were led or influenced by God with the result that their writings many be designated in… …
82drag — {{11}}drag (n.) c.1300, dragnet, perhaps from a Scandinavian source (Cf. Swed. dragg grapnel ) or from O.E. dræge dragnet, related to dragan to draw (see DRAG (Cf. drag) (v.)). Sense of annoying, boring person or thing is 1813, perhaps from the… …
83focus — {{11}}focus (n.) 1640s, from L. focus hearth, fireplace (also, figuratively, home, family ), of unknown origin, used in post classical times for fire itself, taken by Kepler (1604) in a mathematical sense for point of convergence, perhaps on… …
84hack — {{11}}hack (n.1) tool for chopping, early 14c., from HACK (Cf. hack) (v.1); Cf. Dan. hakke mattock, Ger. Hacke pickax, hatchet, hoe. Meaning an act of cutting is from 1836; figurative sense of a try, an attempt is first attested 1898. {{12}}hack… …
85open — {{11}}open (adj.) O.E. open not closed down, raised up (of gates, eyelids, etc.), also exposed, evident, well known, public, often in a bad sense, notorious, shameless; from P.Gmc. *upana, lit. put or set up (Cf. O.N. opinn, Swed. öppen, Dan.… …
86program — (n.) 1630s, public notice, from L.L. programma proclamation, edict, from Gk. programma (gen. programmatos) a written public notice, from stem of prographein to write publicly, from pro forth (see PRO (Cf. pro )) + graphein to write (see …
87tack — {{11}}tack (n.1) clasp, hook, fastener, also a nail of some kind, late 13c., from O.N.Fr. taque nail, pin, peg, probably from a Germanic source (Cf. M.Du. tacke twig, spike, Low Ger. takk tine, pointed thing, Ger. Zacken sharp point, tooth, prong …
88turn — {{11}}turn (n.) mid 13c., action of rotation, from Anglo Fr. tourn (O.Fr. tour), from L. tornus turning lathe; also partly a noun of action from TURN (Cf. turn) (v.). Meaning an act of turning, a single revolution or part of a revolution is… …
89Chagrin — Cha*grin , n. [F., fr. chagrin shagreen, a particular kind of rough and grained leather; also a rough fishskin used for graters and files; hence (Fig.), a gnawing, corroding grief. See {Shagreen}.] Vexation; mortification. [1913 Webster] I must… …
90Foot the bill — The idiom foot the bill means basically :1. to pay all the costs for something (We ended up having to foot the bill for a new roof because our insurance didn t cover storm damage.) [http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/foot+the+bill The Free… …
