kindly+wit
1Wit — Wit, n. [AS. witt, wit; akin to OFries. wit, G. witz, OHG. wizz[=i], Icel. vit, Dan. vid, Sw. vett. [root]133. See {Wit}, v.] [1913 Webster] 1. Mind; intellect; understanding; sense. [1913 Webster] Who knew the wit of the Lord? or who was his… …
2humor, wit — Humor may be defined as a comic quality causing amusement: The humor of his predicament caused him to laugh at himself. Humor is also applied to the abilities and faculties of seeing, understanding, appreciating, and expressing what is amusing… …
3Claude Bernard — Claude Bernard † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Claude Bernard A French ecclesiastic known as the poor priest (le pauvre prêtre), b. at Dijon 23 December, 1588; d. in Paris, 23 March, 1641. His father was a distinguished lawyer, and filled… …
4Phil May — (22 April 1864 – 5 August 1903) was an English caricaturist.Philip William May was born at Wortley, near Leeds, the son of an engineer. His father died when the child was nine years old. His mother was the daughter of Eugene Macarthy, one time… …
5May, Phil — ▪ British caricaturist byname of Philip William May born April 22, 1864, Wortley, near Leeds, Yorkshire, Eng. died Aug. 5, 1903, London British social and political caricaturist whose most popular works deal with lower and middle class… …
6humor — I. n. 1. Moisture, fluid (of animal bodies). 2. Cutaneous eruption. 3. Temper, disposition, bent, bias, vein, propensity, predilection, turn of mind. 4. Mood, temper, state of feeling, frame of mind. 5. Mood, fancy, whim, caprice, freak, vagary,… …
7The five wits — Wit Wit, n. [AS. witt, wit; akin to OFries. wit, G. witz, OHG. wizz[=i], Icel. vit, Dan. vid, Sw. vett. [root]133. See {Wit}, v.] [1913 Webster] 1. Mind; intellect; understanding; sense. [1913 Webster] Who knew the wit of the Lord? or who was his …
8performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical. The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …
9Characters in the Realm of the Elderlings — This article discusses the characters in The Realm of the Elderlings, a fictional world created by Robin Hobb for her book series The Farseer Trilogy, The Liveship Traders Trilogy, The Tawny Man Trilogy and The Rain Wild Chronicles. This page… …
10Nathan Haskell Dole — (August 31, 1852 – May 9, 1935) was an American editor, translator, and author. He attended Phillips Academy, Andover, and graduated from Harvard University in 1874. He was a writer and journalist in Philadelphia, New York, and Boston. He… …
