piercing wit
1Ishar Singh (poet) — Ishar Singh ‘Ishar’ (1892 1966) was one of the most renowned Punjabi humorous poets of the 20th century. His poems centred around his comic creation ‘Bhaiya’, who was used as a vehicle for biting satirical comment on all aspects of Indian society …
2Attic salt — (or wit) n. graceful, piercing wit …
3Iyasu I of Ethiopia — Iyasu I (or Joshua I, Ge ez ኢያሱ ), also known as Iyasu the Great, was IPA|nəgusä nägäst (throne name Adyam Sagad, Ge ez አድያም ሰገድ, to whom the confines of the earth bow ) (19 July 1682 13 October 1706) of Ethiopia, and a member of the Solomonic… …
4John Ray — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Ray (homonymie). John Ray John Ray, né le 29 novembre 1627 dans le village de Black …
5John Wray — John Ray Pour les articles homonymes, voir Ray (homonymie). John Ray …
6sharp — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. cutting (see sharpness); distinct, well defined; abrupt, angular; pungent, penetrating; acute, keen; alert, smart, quick; elegant, smart. See visibility, pungency, wit, elegance. Ant., dull. n.… …
7pungent — pungent, piquant, poignant, racy, spicy, snappy are comparable when they mean characterized by sharpness, zest, and a piercing or gripping quality. Pungent applies especially to a sharp, piercing, stinging, biting, or penetrating quality,… …
8Dorothy Eady — Dorothy Louise Eady, also known as Omm Sety or Om Seti (16 January 1904 – 21 April 1981), was Keeper of the Abydos Temple of Seti I and draughtswomen for the Department of Egyptian Antiquities whose life and work has been the subject of many… …
9South Asian arts — Literary, performing, and visual arts of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. Myths of the popular gods, Vishnu and Shiva, in the Puranas (ancient tales) and the Mahabharata and Ramayana epics, supply material for representational and… …
10French literature — Introduction the body of written works in the French language produced within the geographic and political boundaries of France. The French language was one of the five major Romance languages to develop from Vulgar Latin as a result of the …