In medieval times, people thought that evil spirits could enter a person through an open mouth. These days they more often leave that way. From LearnThat.org. [David Deckert]
medieval scholars. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
A medieval attitude toward dating. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
There were literary agents in medieval monasteries?. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Licensing Again] Reference
It was often rendered as Henxman in medieval English. From Wordnik.com. [Henchman « Isegoria] Reference
Or maybe in medieval times, 12 people really was a crowd. From Wordnik.com. [TV review: The Pillars of the Earth and The Secret Millionaire] Reference
In fact they made locks for drunk people in medieval times. From Wordnik.com. [Pure Genius: A Keyhole For Drunk People - Geekologie] Reference
A word used to describe the cart o'phil, a term used in medieval times. From Wordnik.com. [Games] Reference
Human figures in medieval art and Japanese art tend to be more stylized. From Wordnik.com. [MIND MELD: Who are the Most Memorable Characters in Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror?] Reference
And, as in medieval Europe, there was no end to theological scholarship. From Wordnik.com. [Among the Believers] Reference
The pograms in medieval Germany a consequence of Israeli foreign policy?. From Wordnik.com. [Is That Legal?: McCarthyism Was Not An Essentially Private Phenomenon] Reference
It was highly valued in medieval Europe as a time of quiet and relaxation. From Wordnik.com. [8.8] Reference
Of course, being set in medieval times, I may be expecting it to look a certain way. From Wordnik.com. [June 2005] Reference
These events are painted on a backdrop of shifting political fortunes in medieval Japan. From Wordnik.com. [MIND MELD: Anime Film Favorites (+ The Top 14 Anime Films of All Time!)] Reference
Although this book is set in medieval France, many of its themes and questions are modern. From Wordnik.com. [Mirabilis by Susann Cokal: Questions] Reference
Ash (Bruce Campbell again) has been sucked through a vortex and ends up in medieval times. From Wordnik.com. [Top 10 Fun Movies for Halloween » Scene-Stealers] Reference
Indeed, it has appeared in medieval legends, in fairy tales and latterly in books and films. From Wordnik.com. [WEREWOLVES- A FIELD GUIDE | Open Society Book Club Discussions and Reviews] Reference
I know that in medieval times the salt was very, very expensive and it was only for rich people. From Wordnik.com. [Setting the Table | Edwardian Promenade] Reference
Trebuchet - (N) a machine used in medieval siege warfare for hurling large stones or other missiles. From Wordnik.com. ["Lost" Viewing guides « Peace Corps: China] Reference
Narrow, iron-barred openings, like the slits for archers in medieval castles, dimly lighted the way. From Wordnik.com. [The Little Lady of the Big House, by Jack London] Reference
Sharan Newman is a fiction writer of fantasy as well as mysteries with a degree in medieval history. From Wordnik.com. [It's just fiction. But it's a great book. But it's full of errors. But...] Reference
It's often thought, I think, that the Lord Mayor of London spends his time poncing around in medieval drag. From Wordnik.com. [The Lord Mayor of London] Reference
FY: I was fascinated by images in medieval alchemy of vessels being heated, of fire and bellies and containers. From Wordnik.com. [Blake & Virtuality: An Exchange] Reference
Recently I happened to review some books dealing with the persecution of the Jews in medieval and modern Europe. From Wordnik.com. [As I Please] Reference
Note 120: Kathrine Park, "Medicine and society in medieval Europe," in Medicine in Society: Historical Essays, ed. From Wordnik.com. [Pestilence and Headcolds: Encountering Illness in Colonial Mexico] Reference
Me: I think it has an older usage in medieval times, where one knight would yield to another to acknowledge defeat. From Wordnik.com. [ccfinlay: Blog Posts I Haven't Made Recently] Reference
The manager is an everyman of sorts, and like in medieval plays, people here don't appear to embody their psychology. From Wordnik.com. [The Passion Play of Death by Todd Hasak-Lowy] Reference
Much of the second act suffered for this very reason; it just moved too slowly and was mired down in medieval padding. From Wordnik.com. [REVIEW: Ventus by Karl Schroeder] Reference
The Christmas tree probably originated in medieval Germany, and by the early 1800s had spread all over Northern Europe. From Wordnik.com. [O Tannenbaum] Reference
Warrior chieftains became knights in medieval Europe and were rewarded with grants of land for their services to the King. From Wordnik.com. [The Twentieth Century Crusade at Home and Abroad] Reference
And anyone pushing a 21st century hard SF story in medieval Europe would have a string of irate one-star reviews on Amazon. From Wordnik.com. [MIND MELD: Scientific Accuracy in Stories] Reference
The reader is transported to what amounts to a garrison town in medieval Britain; there are no fine castles in this story. From Wordnik.com. [The Killing Way: Summary and book reviews of The Killing Way by Tony Hays.] Reference
In Bill's defense, in medieval England the citizenry were required to prove their proficiency with the longbow on an annual basis. From Wordnik.com. [Our Supreme Moment] Reference
Set against the backdrop of England's principal port in medieval times, the course built in 1887 once featured a hole called Hades. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Els poised to repeat at British Open] Reference
Educated in medieval literature at Oxford and London universities, he became a professional journalist and magazine editor in 1997. From Wordnik.com. [MIND MELD: Speculative Fiction Books That Should Be Assigned in School] Reference
In the lives of German Dominican women we can see the workings of the senses, gender, and culture in medieval monastic spirituality. From Wordnik.com. [Sensual Encounters: Monastic Women and Spirituality in Medieval Germany] Reference
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