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Niche

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A niche in the Temple of Fame. The Temple of Fame was the Pantheʹon, converted (1791) into a receptacle for illustrious Frenchmen. A niche in the temple is a place for a monument recording your name and deeds.

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Nibelungen Hoard
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Nice as Ninepence
Nicean Barks or Nycean Barks
Nicene Creed
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Nicholas (St.)
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Nicka-Nan Night
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