- skip - Brewer’s

Twelfth Cake

.

The drawing for king and queen is a relic of the Roman Saturnaʹlia. At the close of this festival the Roman children drew lots with beans to see who would be king. Twelfth Day is twelve days after Christmas, or the Epiphany.

 

previous entry · index · next entry

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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

previous entry · index · next entry

Turpin
Turtle Doves
Tussle
Tut
Tutivillus
Twa Dogs
Twangdillo
Tweeds
Tweedledum and Tweedledee
Twelfth (The)
Twelfth Cake
Twelfth Night (Shakespeare)
Twelve
Twelve Tables
Twickenham
Twig
Twinkling
Twins
Twist (Oliver)
Twisting the Lion’s Tail
Twitcher