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Bury Crossword Clue 6 Letters – The Greek goddess Athena (sometimes “Athene”) is often associated with wisdom, among other attributes. In many representations. Athena is depicted with an owl perched on her head. It is this link between the owl and the goddess of wisdom that led to the modern perception of the owl as “wise”. Athena’s Roman counterpart was Minerva.

Back in the 15th century, “a judge” was referred to as “a noumpere”, which was misheard and thus caused the initial letter N to be dropped. The term “noumpere” came from Old French “nonper” meaning “not even, odd number”. The idea was that the original referee was a third person who was asked to judge between two, assuming that “odd numbers” were needed to settle the dispute.

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The line “fee-fi-fo-fum” (with different spellings) comes from the famous English fairy tale “Jack and the Beanstalk”. In the story, the giant on top of the beanstalk utters a little poem when he discovers the presence of Jack:

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Fee-fi-fo-fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman, Be he alive, or be he dead I’ll grind his bones to make my bread. 17 *Drivers’ process when two lanes of traffic become one: ELIMINATE BRAKING

“Zipper merging” or “late merging” is encouraged by most traffic authorities when two lanes merge into one. The “early merge” option, where cars move out of the closing lane before reaching the merge point, tends to be discouraged. The preferred technique is to use both lanes to the braid point, then alternate (zip) from each lane through the braid itself. Having said that, one should always follow the instructions given by the local traffic authorities. And I know, I know… a lot of people think it’s rude to merge late…

“Bizarre” is a French word, one with the same meaning in French as in English. Back in the 16th century, however, “bizarre” used to mean “handsome, brave” in French. So that’s what my wife means when she refers to me as “bizarre”…?

In early Greece, an agora was a gathering place. The assemblies held there were often quite formal, perhaps to read a proclamation. Later in Greek history, things became less formal as the agora evolved into a marketplace. Our modern word “agoraphobia” comes from these agoras, in the sense that an agoraphobe has a fear of open spaces, a fear of “public meeting places”.

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Snapdragons are so called because the plant’s flower is said to resemble a dragon’s. The Snapdragon genus is “antirrhinum”, which is derived from the Greek for “like a nose”.

“To pony up” means “to pay”. Apparently the term originated as a slang use of the Latin “legem pone” which was once used for “money”. “Legem Pone” was the title of the Psalm that was read on 25 March every year, and 25 March was the first payday of the year in the old days.

Ray-Ban sunglasses were introduced in 1937 for the US Army Air Corps. The Ray-Ban Aviator model of glasses became very popular with the pilots, and apparently with General Douglas MacArthur. MacArthur wore a pair when he was photographed “returning” to the Philippines during World War II.

Dr. Bashar al-Assad is the son of former President Hafez al-Assad, whom he replaced as President of the Syrian Arab Republic in 2001. President Bashar al-Assad is a physician and speaks fluent English and conversational French. Assad was studying ophthalmology in London when he met his wife, who is English by birth.

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“En pointe” is ballet dancing on the toes, and is a French term. A ballerina wears pointe shoes (sometimes “toe shoes”) to perform this delightful, if unhealthy, feat (pun intended!).

An awl is a pointed tool used to mark a surface or to poke small holes. The earliest awls were apparently used to pierce ears. The tool then became very much associated with shoemakers.

The Chicago Cubs were the first professional baseball team to incorporate pinstripes into the design of their players’ uniforms.

Otto Mann drives the school bus on the TV program “The Simpsons”. He is a Germanic character voiced by Harry Shearer, and his name is a play on “Ottoman Empire”. Whenever Bart sees him, he greets Otto with the words “Otto, man!”

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A shadow usually has three distinct parts called the umbra, penumbra, and antumbra, with the terms most commonly used in reference to the shadows cast by celestial bodies. The terms can also be used to describe the darkness levels in sunspots. The umbra (Latin for “shadow”) is the innermost, darkest part of a shadow. Penumbra (“almost shadow”, from Latin) is a lighter part of a shadow, where part of the light source “leaks” around the body and casts the shadow. The antumbra phenomenon is experienced when the object casting the shadow is sufficiently far away from the viewer so that it appears smaller than the light source, with an annular ring around it. When the eye is in the shadow of an object that has light passing around it, the eye is in the antumbra.

The crime of burglary is breaking and entering a building with intent to steal. Theft itself is a separate crime.

General Nutrition Centers (GNC) is a retailer of health and nutritional supplements based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The company was founded in 1935 as a small health food store in downtown Pittsburgh. There are now about 5,000 stores in the United States. The GNC slogan is “Live Well”.

In German, a “Herr” (Mr.) is married to a “Frau” (Mrs.), and they live together in a “Haus” (house).

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In French, “à la mode” simply means “fashionable.” In America, the term has also come to describe a way of serving pie. Pie served à la mode includes a dollop of whipped cream or ice cream, or as I remember from my time living in Upstate New York, with a wedge of cheddar cheese.

There is an urban legend that the New York Yankees introduced pinstripe uniforms to make Babe Ruth look slimmer. Not so …

The song “Susie Q” was written by, and originally released by, Dale Hawkins in 1957. It was covered by Creedence Clearwater Revival (as “Suzie Q”) in 1968.

Emily Dickinson wrote nearly 1,800 poems during her lifetime, with less than a dozen published before her death in 1886. Emily’s younger sister discovered the vast collection, and it was published in batches over the next several decades.

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Apple Computers was founded in 1976 by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne. The company was incorporated the following year, but without Wayne. He sold his share of the company back to Jobs and Wozniak, for $800…

Apparently the word “gaffer” is a contraction of “godfather” and was therefore originally used for me “old man”. This usage extended to a foreman or supervisor, and is most commonly used today to mean the chief electrician on a film set. That said, in my part of the world we often refer to the “boss” at work as “the gaffer”.

In a film crew, a best boy is an assistant to the department heads known as the gaffer and the key grip. The gaffer heads the electrical department, and the key grip heads the lighting and rigging department. The term “best boy” comes from the old English apprenticeship system, where it referred to the oldest and most experienced apprentice of the craftsman.

The Inquisition was a practice used by the Roman Catholic Church in a fight against heresy that began in the 12th century. The Inquisition’s job was to determine whether an accused was in fact a heretic, and then hand said heretic over to secular authorities for punishment, which often included burning at the stake.

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Vincenzo Bellini was a composer of operas active in the Italian bel canto era of the early 19th century. Bellini’s most famous works are probably “Il pirata” (1827) and “Norma” (1831). Sadly, Bellini died aged just 33, in 1835.

Gioachino Rossini was a prolific and highly successful composer from Pesaro, Italy. During his lifetime, Rossini was hailed as the most successful opera composer in history. His most famous opera today is probably “The Barber of Seville”. His most famous piece of music is probably the finale of the overture from his opera “William Tell”.

A metronome is any device that produces a regular beat. The metronome was invented in 1815 by Johann Maelzel, who intended it to be an instrument for use by musicians.

Pecan is the state nut of Alabama, Arkansas and California. The pecan is also the state tree of Texas.

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Spats are footwear accessories that cover the ankle and instep. Spats were primarily worn by men, and were originally intended to protect shoes and socks from mud or rain. Eventually, spats became a feature of stylish dress. The term “spatts” is a contraction of “spatterdashes”.

In cooking, the terms “dash”, “pinch” and “smidgen” can all be used for a very small measure, one that is often undefined. But you can actually buy some measuring spoons that define