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* '''shooting stars:''' the annual Perseid meteor shower, one of the best known of the annually occurring meteor showers, is sometimes called "The Tears of St. Lawrence" in Italy (cf. [[Erio]]) since it occurs near his feast day on 10 August | * '''shooting stars:''' the annual Perseid meteor shower, one of the best known of the annually occurring meteor showers, is sometimes called "The Tears of St. Lawrence" in Italy (cf. [[Erio]]) since it occurs near his feast day on 10 August | ||
** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Lawrence Wikipedia] | ** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Lawrence Wikipedia] | ||
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| + | * '''shoot for the stars''' | ||
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| + | * '''Lawrence Sterne''' (''German'' '''Sterne''': stars) | ||
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| + | *'''larceny''': unlawful taking of property or person | ||
Latest revision as of 07:45, 17 February 2020
- St Lawrence: the family name of the Earls of Howth, supposedly so-called because their ancestors won an important battle on the saint's feast day on 10 August
- shooting stars: the annual Perseid meteor shower, one of the best known of the annually occurring meteor showers, is sometimes called "The Tears of St. Lawrence" in Italy (cf. Erio) since it occurs near his feast day on 10 August
- shoot for the stars
- Lawrence Sterne (German Sterne: stars)
- larceny: unlawful taking of property or person
