Harper’s Book of Facts, 1905.
Numantia Scepter at the Ancient Web.
This popular Spanish soft-drink is made sometimes from chufas and sometimes from a kind of almond syrup called orgeat in France.
The World Encyclopedia of Food by L. Patrick Coyle, 1982.
A Dictionary of the Noted Names in Fiction by William A. Wheeler, 1865.
The Greek name of Spain; sometimes used by ancient Latin authors, and also in modern poetry.
A Dictionary of the Noted Names in Fiction by William A. Wheeler, 1865.
Besides black, the following are used as a sign of grief for the dead:
Handy-book of Literary Curiosities by William S. Walsh, 1892.
Fond imaginings; a rosy dream of future wealth and happiness.
A Dictionary of Cliches by Eric Partridge, 1940.
When emeralds were first discovered in America, a Spaniard carried one to a lapidary in Italy, and asked him what it was worth; he was told a hundred escudos; he produced a second, which was larger, and that was valued at three hundred. Overjoyed at this, he took the lapidary to his lodging and shewed him a chest full; but the Italian, seeing so many, dampened his joy by saying, “Ah! ha! Señor, so many! - these are worth one escudo.”
Curiousities for the Ingenius by Joseph Taylor, 1821.
These are the two main strains of Jews in Europe. Ashkenazi refers to the Jews of Germany and Eastern Europe; Sephardi refers to the Jews of Spain and Portugal.
Dictionary of Differences by Laurence Urdang, 1988.
A Spanish or Portuguese Jew who, in the late Middle Ages, was - or pretended to be - converted to Christianity, especially by threats.
Dictionary of Misunderstood, Misused, Mispronounced Words by Laurence Urdang, 1972.
Historically, the Spaniards in the 16th century brought their peso to the New World. They had abbreviated the peso to a P and pluralized it by placing an S above and to its right; eventually the P was simplified to a single long stroke, and the S placed astride it. In the 1700s, young America patterned its dollar after the peso and adopted the peso mark - but this mark somehow, and with no explanation whatsoever, now appears with a second oblique line added to its configuration.
Symbol Sourcebook by Henry Dreyfuss, 1972.
Jordan almonds have nothing to do with either the river or the country called Jordan. They come from Spain; the name is a corruption of the Middle English jardin almande, jardin being the French word for “garden.”
The Dictionary of Misinformation by Tom Burnam, 1975.
