# Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable/A

THE
DICTIONARY OF
PHRASE AND FABLE.
* A (letter)
* A1
* A.B.
* A.B.C.
* A B C Book
* A.B.C. Process
* A. E. I. O. U.
* A.U.C.
* Aaron
* Ab
* Aback
* Abacus
* Abaddon
* Abambou
* Abandon
* Abandon fait larron
* Abaris
* Abate
* Abatement
* Abaton
* Abbassides
* Abbey Laird
* Abbey-lubber
* Abbot of Misrule
* Abbotsford
* Abd
* Abdael
* Abdallah
* Abdallah
* Abdals
* Abdera
* Abderitan
* Abderitan Laughter
* Abderite
* Abderus
* Abdiel
* Abecedarian
* Abel and Cain
* Abel Keene
* Abelites
* Abessa
* Abesta
* Abeyance
* Abhigit
* Abhor
* Abiala
* Abida
* Abidharma
* Abigail
* Abimelech
* Able
* Able-bodied Seaman
* Aboard
* Abolla
* Abominate
* Abomination of Desolation
* Abon Hassan
* Abonde
* Abortive Flowers
* Abou ebn Sina
* Abou-Bekr
* Abou Jahia
* Aboulomri
* Above
* Above-board
* Above par
* Above your hook
* Abracadabra
* Abracax
* Abraham
* Abraham's Bosom
* Abraham Newland
* Abrahamic Covenant
* Abrahamites
* Abram-colour
* Abram-Man
* Abraxas Stones
* Abreast
* Abridge
* Abroach
* Abroad
* Abrogate
* Absalom
* Absalom and Achitophel
* Abscond
* Absent
* Absent Man
* Absolute
* Absquatulate
* Abstemious,
* Abstract Numbers
* Abstraction
* Absurd
* Abudah
* Abundant Number
* Abus
* Abyla
* Abyssinians
* Acacetus
* Academics
* Academy
* Academy Figures
* Acadia
* Acadine
* Acanthus
* Acceptance
* Accessory
* Accident
* Accidental or Subjective Colours
* Accidentals
* Accidente!
* Accidents
* Accius Navius
* Accolade
* Accommodation
* Accord
* Accost
* Account
* Accurate
* Accusative
* Ace
* Aceldama
* Acephalites
* Acestes
* Achæan League
* Achar
* Achates
* Achemon
* Acheron
* Acherontian Books
* Acherusia
* Achillea
* Achilles (1)
* Achilles (2)
* Achilles (3)
* Achilles (4)
* Achilles of the West
* Achilles' Spear
* Achilles' Tendon
* Aching Void
* Achitophel
* Achor
* Acis
* Acme
* Acmonian Wood
* Acoimetæ
* Acolyte
* Aconite
* Acrasia
* Acrates
* Acre
* Acre-fight
* Acre-shot
* Acres
* Acroamatics
* Acroatic
* Acrobat
* Acropolis
* Acrostic
* Acrostics
* Act and Opponency
* Act of Faith
* Act of God
* Actæon
* Actian Years
* Action Sermon
* Active
* Activity
* Acton
* Actresses
* Acu tetigisti
* Acutiator
* Ad Græcas Calendas
* Ad inquirendum
* Ad libitum
* Ad rem
* Ad unum omnes
* Ad valorem
* Ad vitam aut cupam
* Adam (1)
* Adam (2)
* Adam Bell
* Adam Cupid
* Adam's Ale
* Adam's Apple
* Adam's Needle
* Adam's Peak,
* Adam's Profession
* Adams
* Adamant
* Adamastor
* Adamic Covenant
* Adamites
* Adaran
* Adays
* Addison of the North
* Addixit
* Addle
* Adelantado
* Ademar
* Adept
* Adessenarians
* Adeste Fidelës
* Adfiliate, Adfiliation
* Adha, al
* Ad hab-al-Cabr
* Adiaphorists
* Adieu
* Adissechen
* Adjective Colours
* Adjourn
* Adjournment of the House
* Admirable
* Admirable Crichton
* Admirable Doctor
* Admiral
* Admiral of the Blue
* Admiral of the Red
* Admittance
* Admonitionists or Admonitioners
* Adolpha
* Adonai
* Adonais
* Adonies
* Adonis
* Adonis of 50
* Adonis Flower
* Adonis Garden
* Adonis River
* Adonists
* Adoption
* Adoption Controversy
* Adoptionist
* Adore
* Adrammelech
* Adrastus
* Adrian
* Adriel
* Adrift
* Adroit
* Adsidelta
* Adullamites
* Advauncer
* Advent
* Adversary
* Advocate
* Advocates' Library
* Advowson
* Adytum
* Ædiles
* Ægeus
* Æginetan Sculptures
* Ægir
* Ægis
* Ægrotat
* A E I
* Ælurus
* Æmilian Law
* Æmonia Æmonian
* Æneas
* Æneid
* Æolic Digamma
* Æolic Mode,
* Æolus
* Æon
* Æra
* Aèrated Bread
* Aërated Water
* Aerians
* Æschylus
* Æschylus of France
* Æsculapius
* Æsir
* Æson's Bath
* Æsonian Hero (The)
* Æsop's Fables
* Aetites
* Ætolian Hero
* Affable
* Affect
* l'Affection aveugle raison
* Affront
* Afraid
* Africa
* African Sisters
* Afriet
* Aft
* After-cast
* After-clap
* After Meat, Mustard
* After us, the Deluge
* Aft-meal
* Agag
* Agamarshana
* Agamemnon
* Aganic
* Aganippe
* Agape
* Agapemone
* Agapetæ
* Agate
* Ag ate
* Agatha
* Agathà
* Agave
* Agdistes
* Age as accords
* Age of Animals
* Age of Women
* Age of the Bishops
* Age of the Popes
* Ag hoc
* Ages
* Agelasta
* Agenorides
* Agent
* Agglutinate Languages
* Aghast
* Agio
* Agis
* Agist
* Agla
* Aglaos
* Agnes (1)
* Agnes (2)
* Agnes' Day
* Ag'noites
* Agnostic
* Agnus-castus
* Agnus Dei
* Agog
* Agonistes
* Agonistics
* Agony
* Agony Column
* Agrarian Law
* Agrimony
* Ague
* Ague-cheek
* Agur's Wish
* Ahasuerus
* Ahead
* Ahithophel
* Ah med
* Aholibah
* Aholibamah
* Ahriman,
* Aide toi et le Ciel t'aidera
* Aigrette
* Aim
* Aim-crier
* Air (1)
* Air (2)
* Air (3)
* Air one’s opinions
* Air-brained
* Air-line
* Air-ship
* Air-throne
* Airs
* Aïrapadam
* Aisle
* Aitch-bone
* Ajax (1)
* Ajax (2)
* Akbar
* Akuan
* Akuman
* Alabama
* Alabaster
* Aladdin,
* Aladdin's Lamp
* Aladdin's Ring
* Aladdin's Window
* Aladine
* Alako
* Alans
* Alarcon
* Alarm
* Alarum Bell
* Alasnam
* Alasnam's Mirror
* Alastor
* Alauda
* Alawy
* Alb
* Albadara
* Alban
* Albania
* Albanian Hat
* Albano Stone
* Albany
* Albati
* Albatross
* Albert
* Albertazzo
* Albiazar
* Albigenses
* Albin
* Albino
* Albino-poets
* Albion
* Albion
* Albion the Giant
* Albracca's Damsel
* Album
* Alcade
* Alcaic Verse
* Alcantara
* Alcastus
* Alce
* Alceste
* Alchemilla
* Alchemy
* Alcimedon
* Alcina
* Alcinoo poma dare
* Alcofribas
* Alcuith
* Aldabella
* Aldebaran
* Alderman
* Alderman (1)
* Alderman (2)
* Aldgate Pump
* Aldibo-ronte-phosco-phornio
* Aldiger
* Aldine
* Aldine Editions
* Aldingar
* Ale
* Aleberry
* Ale-dagger
* Ale-draper
* Ale Knight
* Ale-silver
* Ale-stake
* Ale-wife
* Alecto
* Alectorian Stone
* Alectromancy
* Aleria
* Alert
* Alessio
* Alethes
* Alexander and the Robber
* Alexander
* Alexander of the North
* Alexander the Corrector
* Alexander's Beard
* Alexandra (1)
* Alexandra (2)
* Alexandrian
* Alexandrian Codex
* Alexandrian Library
* Alexandrian School
* Alexandrine Age
* Alexandrine Philosophy
* Alexandrines
* Alexandrite
* Alexis
* Alfader
* Alfana
* Alfar
* Alfheim
* Alfonsin
* Alfonsine Tables
* Alfonso
* Alfonso XI.
* Alfred's Scholars
* Algarsife
* Algebra
* Algrind
* Alhambra
* Ali
* Alias
* Alibi
* Alibi Clock
* Aliboron
* Alice
* Alice Brand
* Alichino
* Alick and Sandie
* Alicon
* Alien Priory
* Alifanfaron
* Al ilat
* Aliprando
* Al iris
* Al Kader
* Alkahest
* Al Rakim
* Al-Sirat
* All
* All and Some
* All and Sundry
* All cannot do all
* All Fools' Day
* All Fours
* All-hallown Summer
* All Hallow's Day
* All Hallows' Eve
* All in all
* All in the Wrong
* All is lost
* All is not gold that glitters or glisters
* All my Eye (and) Betty Martin
* All one
* All-overish
* All Saints
* All Serene
* All Souls' Day
* All the go
* All there
* All this for a Song!
* All to break
* All waters
* All-work
* Alla or Allah
* Alla Akbar
* Allan-a-Dale
* Allemand
* Allen
* Allestree
* Alley
* Alliensis
* Alligator
* Alligator Pears
* Alliteration
* Allodials
* Allopathy
* Alls
* Allworth
* Allworthy
* Alma
* Alma Mater
* Almacks
* Almagest
* Alman
* Almanac
* Almesbury
* Almighty Dollar
* Almond Tree
* Almonry
* Alms
* Alms Basket
* Alms-drink
* Alms-fee
* Alms-house
* Alms-man
* Alnaschar Dream
* Alnaschar of Modern Literature
* Aloe
* Along-shore Men
* Alonzo of Aguilar
* Aloof
* Alorus
* A loutrance
* Alp
* Alph
* Alpha
* Alphabet
* Alpheos and Arethu sa
* Alpheus
* Alphesibea
* Alphonso
* Alpleich
* Alpue, Alpieu
* Alquife
* Alrinach
* Alruna-wife
* Alsatia
* Alsvidur
* Altamorus
* Altan Kol
* Altar
* Alter ego
* Althæa's Brand
* Althea
* Altisidora
* Altis
* Alto relievo
* Alumbrado
* Alvina Weeps
* Alyface
* Alzirdo
* A.M. or M.A.
* Amadis of Gaul
* Amadis of Greece
* Amaimon
* Amalfitan Code
* Amalivaca
* Amalthæa
* Amalthea's Horn
* Amanda
* Amarant
* Amaranth
* Amaryllis
* Amasis
* Amati
* Amaurot
* Amaurote
* Amazement
* Amazia
* Amazon
* Amazonia
* Amazonian Chin
* Ambassador
* Amber
* Ambérabad
* Ambes-as
* Ambi-dexter
* Ambition
* Ambree
* Ambrose
* Ambrosia
* Ambrosian Chant
* Ambrosian Library
* Ambrosio
* Ambry
* Ambuscade
* Ame damnée
* Amedieu
* Amelia
* Amelon
* Amen Corner
* Amende honorable
* Amenthes
* American Flag
* American Peculiarities
* American States
* American States
* Amethea
* Amethyst
* Amiable Numbers
* Amicable Numbers
* Amicus curiæ
* Amiel
* Amiens
* Amina
* Aminadab
* Amine
* Aminte
* Amiral
* Amlet
* Ammon
* Ammonian Horn
* Ammonites
* Amon's Son
* Amoret
* Amoret
* Amorous
* Amour propre
* Amparo de Pobres
* Ampersand
* Amphialus
* Amphictyonic Council
* Amphigons
* Amphigouri
* Amphion
* Amphitrite
* Amphitryon
* Amphrysian Prophetess
* Ampoulle
* Amram's Son
* Amri
* Amrita
* Amsanctus
* Amuck
* Amulet
* Amundeville
* Amyclæan Brothers
* Amyclæan Silence
* Amyris plays the fool
* Amys and Amylion
* Anabaptists
* Anabaptists
* Anacharsis
* Anaclethra
* Anacreon
* Anacreontic
* Anachronism
* Anagnostes
* Anagrams
* Anah
* Anana
* Anastasia
* Anathema
* Anatomy
* Anaxarete
* Anaxarte
* Ancæos
* Ancalites
* Anchor
* Anchor
* Anchor Watch
* Ancien Régime
* Ancient
* Ancient Mariner
* Ancient of Days
* Ancile
* And
* Andirons or Hand-irons
* Andrea Ferrara
* Andrew
* Andrew
* Andrew
* Andrew Macs
* Androcles and the Lion
* Android
* Andromeda
* Andronica
* Anent
* Ange de Grève
* Angel
* Angel-beast
* Angel Visits
* Angel-water
* Angelic Doctor
* Angelic Hymn
* Angelica
* Angelica's Draught
* Angelical Stone
* Angelici
* Angelites
* Angelo
* Angelo and Raffaelle
* Angelus
* Anger
* Angevin
* Angiolina
* Anglantes Lord
* Angle
* Angle with a Silver Hook
* Angling
* Angoulaffre
* Angry
* An gular
* Angurvadel
* Anima Mundi
* Animal
* Animal Spirits
* Animals admitted into Heaven
* Animals in Christian Art
* Animals sacred to special Deities
* Animals
* Animals
* Animosity
* Animula
* Anna
* Annabel
* Anna Matilda
* Annates
* Anne
* Anne's Fan
* Anne's Great Captain
* Annie Laurie
* Annulo Dei figuram ne gestato
* Annunciation
* Annus Luctus
* Annus Mirabillis
* Anodyne Necklace
* Anomœans
* Anon
* Anon-rightes
* Ansarian
* Answer
* Answer more Scotico
* Antæos
* Antecedents
* Antediluvian
* Anthia
* Anthony
* Anthroposophus
* Anti-Christ
* Antigon
* Antimony
* Antinomian
* Antinous
* Antipathy
* Antipathy
* Anti-pope
* Antisthenes
* Antoninus
* Antony
* Antrustions
* Ants
* Anubis
* Anvil
* Any-how
* Anian
* A ontrance
* Ape
* Apells
* Apemantus
* A-per-se
* Apex
* Aphrodite
* Apioius
* A-pigga-back
* Apis
* Aplomb
* Apocalyptic Number
* Apocrypha
* Apollinarians
* Apollo
* Apollo Belvidere
* Apollodoros
* Apollonius
* Apollyon
* Apostate
* A posteriori
* Apostles
* Apostles, where buried
* Apostle Spoons
* Apostles' Creed
* Apostolic Fathers
* Apostolic Majesty
* Apparel
* Appeal to the Country
* Appiades
* Appian Way
* Apple
* Apple-john
* Apple-pie Bed
* Apple-pie Order
* April
* April Fool
* April Gentleman
* April Squire
* A priori
* Apron
* Apron-string Tenure
* A propos de bottes
* Aqua Regia
* Aqua Tofana or Acqua Tofanca
* Aqua Vitæ
* Aquarians
* Aquarius
* Aqueous Rocks
* Aquilant
* Aquiline
* Aquinian Sage
* Araf, Al
* Arabian Bird
* Arabian Nights
* Arabians
* Arabic Figures
* Arabs
* Arachn's Labours
* Arabesque
* Araspes
* Aratos of Achæa
* Arbaces
* Arbor Day
* Arbor Judæ
* Arcades Ambo
* Arcadian
* Arcadian Nightingales
* Archangels
* Arch-monarch of the World
* Archers
* Arches
* Archeus
* Archilochian Bitterness
* Archimage
* Archimago
* Archimedes Principle
* Archimedes Screw
* Architect of his own Fortune
* Archontics
* Arcite
* Arcos Barbs
* Arctic Region
* Arden
* Area-sneak
* Areopagus
* Aretine
* Aretinian Syllables
* Argan
* Argand Lamp
* Argante
* Argantes
* Argenis
* Argentile and Curan
* Argentine Republic
* Argeo
* Argillan
* Argo
* Argonauts
* Argosy
* Argot
* Argus-eyed
* Argyle
* Arians
* Arideus
* Ariel
* Aries
* Arimanes
* Arimaspians
* Arioch
* Arion
* Ariosto
* Aristeas
* Aristides
* Aristippos
* Aristocracy
* Aristophanes
* Aristotle
* Aristotelian Philosophy
* Aristotelian Unities
* Ark
* Armada
* Armenians
* Armi da
* Arminians
* Armory
* Armoury
* Arms
* Arms of England
* Arnauts
* Arn-monat
* Arnold
* Arnoldists
* Arod
* Aroint thee
* Aronteus
* Aroundight
* Arras
* Arria
* Arrière Pensée
* Arrot
* Arrow
* Arrowroot
* Arsets
* Artaxerxes
* Artegal
* Artemus Ward
* Artesian Wells
* Artful Dodger
* Arthegal
* Arthur
* Arthurian Romances
* Arthur's Seat
* Articles of Roup
* Artists, The Prince of
* Artotyrites
* Arts
* Arundel
* Arundelian Marbles
* Arvakur
* Aryans
* Arzina
* As you were
* Asa
* Asa Loki
* Asa Thor
* Asaph
* Asbolos
* Ascalaphos
* Ascapart
* Ascendant
* Ascension Day
* Asclepiadics
* Ascodrogites
* Ascot Races
* Ascræan Poet
* Asgard
* Ash Tree
* Ash Wednesday
* Ashmolean Museum
* Ashtaroth
* Ashur
* Asinus
* Asir
* ~ Ask
* Ask and Embla
* Aslo
* Asmodeus
* Asmodeus
* Asoka
* Asoors
* Aspasia
* Aspatia
* Aspen
* Aspersions
* Aspnaltic Lake
* Asrael
* Ass
* Ass
* Ass's Bridge
* Asses
* Ass-eared
* Assassins
* Assay
* Assaye Regiment
* Assiento Treaties
* Assinego
* Assumption
* Assurance
* Astagoras
* Astarte
* Astarte
* Astolat
* Astolpho
* Astoreth
* Astræa
* Astral Body
* Astral Spirits
* Astrea
* Astrology
* Astronomer of Dublin
* Astronomers Royal:
* Astrophel
* Asylum
* Asyniur
* At
* Ate
* Atellanæ
* Atergata
* Athanasian Creed
* Athelstane
* Athenæum
* Athenian Bee
* Athens
* Athole Brose
* At Home
* Atin
* Atkins
* Atlantean Shoulders
* Atlantes
* Atlantes
* Atlantic Ocean
* Atlantis
* Atlas
* Atman
* Atomic Philosophy
* Atomic Theory
* Atomic Volume
* Atomic Weight
* Atossa
* Atrip
* Attaint
* Attercop
* Attic Bee
* Attic Bird
* Attic Boy
* Attic Faith
* Attic Muse
* Attic Order
* Attic Salt
* Attic Science
* Attics, Attic Storey
* Atticus
* Attingians
* Attock
* Attorney, Solicitor
* Atys
* Au Courant
* Au Fait
* Au Grand Sérieux
* Au Pied de la Lettre
* Au Revoir
* Aubry's Dog
* Audeanism
* Audhumla
* Audley
* Audrey
* Augean Stables
* Augsburg Confession
* Augury
* August
* Augusta
* Augustan Age
* Augustan History
* Augustine
* Augustinians
* Augustus
* Aulay
* Auld Brig and New Brig
* Auld Hornie
* Auld Reekie
* Aulic Council
* Aunt Sally
* Aureola
* Auri
* Aurora
* Aurora Australis
* Aurora Borealis
* Aurora Raby
* Aurora Septentrionalis
* Ausonia
* Auspices
* Auster
* Austin Friars
* Austrian Lip
* Aut Cæsar aut nullus
* Authentic Doctor
* Auto da Fe
* Autolycus
* Automaton
* Automedon
* Autumn
* Ava
* Avalanche
* Avalon
* Avant Courier
* Avant Garde
* Avatar
* Ave Maria
* Avenel
* Avenger of Blood
* Avernus
* Avertin
* Avesta
* Aveugle
* Avienus
* A vinculo matrimonii
* Aviz
* Avoid Etxremes
* Avoir
* Avoirdupois
* A-weather
* Awkward
* Awkward Squad
* Awl
* Axe
* Axinomancy
* Ayah
* Ayeshah
* Ayrshire Poet
* Azazel
* Azaziel
* Azazil
* Azim
* Azo
* Azor's Mirror
* Azoth
* Azrael
* Azrafil
* Aztecs
* Azucena
* Azure
* Azuriel
* Azymites