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31List of women warriors in literature and popular culture — This list of women warriors in literature, and popular culture offers figures studied in fields such as gender studies, cultural studies, film studies, mass communication, sociology, psychology, and anthropology.Definition and… …
32Drumming out — is the historical act of being dishonorably dismissed from military service to the sound of a drum. In modern figurative use it refers to any act of expulsion or dismissal in disgrace.[1] Contents 1 Origin 2 American Revolutionary War 3 …
33bait — {{11}}bait (n.) food put on a hook or trap to lure prey, c.1300, from O.N. beita food, related to O.N. beit pasture, O.E. bat food, lit. to cause to bite (see BAIT (Cf. bait) (v.)). Figurative sense anything used as a lure is from c.1400. The… …
34broadcast — 1767, adjective, in reference to the spreading of seed, from BROAD (Cf. broad) (adj.) + pp. of CAST (Cf. cast) (v.). Figurative use is recorded from 1785. Modern media use began with radio (1922, adjective and noun). As a verb, recorded from 1813 …
35goad — (n.) O.E. gad point, spearhead, arrowhead, from P.Gmc. *gaido (Cf. Lombardic gaida spear ), from PIE *ghei (Cf. Skt. hetih missile, projectile, himsati he injures; Avestan zaena weapon; Gk. khaios shepherd s staff; O.E …
36mantle — {{11}}mantle (n.) O.E. mentel loose, sleeveless cloak, from L. mantellum cloak (source of It. mantello, O.H.G. mantal, Ger. Mantel, O.N. mötull), perhaps from a Celtic source. Reinforced and altered 12c. by cognate O.Fr. mantel cloak, mantle;… …
37mask — {{11}}mask (n.) 1530s, from M.Fr. masque covering to hide or guard the face (16c.), from It. maschera, from M.L. masca mask, specter, nightmare, of uncertain origin, perhaps from Arabic maskharah buffoon, mockery, from sakhira be mocked,… …
38melt — {{11}}melt (n.) 1854, molten metal, from MELT (Cf. melt) (v.). In reference to a type of sandwich topped by melted cheese, 1980, American English. {{12}}melt (v.) O.E. meltan become liquid, consume by fire, burn up (class III strong verb; past… …
39pan — {{11}}pan (n.) O.E. panne, earlier ponne (Mercian), from W.Gmc. *panna (Cf. O.N. panna, O.Fris. panne, O.L.G. panna, O.H.G. phanna, Ger. pfanne), probably an early borrowing (4c. or 5c.) from V.L. *patna, from L. patina shallow, pan, dish, from… …
40dander — I. /ˈdændə/ (say danduh) noun particles of dry scales or fluff, shed from the skin, hair or feathers of animals, which may act as allergens. {? variant of dandruff} II. /ˈdændə/ (say danduh) noun Colloquial temper: *Grandma s suspicions roused… …
