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* '''stringed argent:''' (''heraldry'') heraldic term → probably a reference to the official heraldic description of the coat of arms of the Republic of Ireland – namely, the Brian Ború harp, which is "stringed argent" (i.e. has argent/silver-colored strings) "on a field azure." → [[argent]] in the preceding line | * '''stringed argent:''' (''heraldry'') heraldic term → probably a reference to the official heraldic description of the coat of arms of the Republic of Ireland – namely, the Brian Ború harp, which is "stringed argent" (i.e. has argent/silver-colored strings) "on a field azure." → [[argent]] in the preceding line | ||
− | * '''archer:''' (''nursery rhyme'') "A was an Archer, who shot at a frog" → cf. [[Page_4 | + | * '''archer:''' (''nursery rhyme'') "A was an Archer, who shot at a frog" → cf. [[Page_4|004.02]] [[Brékkek Kékkek Kékkek Kékkek! Kóax Kóax Kóax!]] |
* '''Charles Archer:''' a character in Sheridan Le Fanu's ''The House by the Churchyard'', a key text for FW | * '''Charles Archer:''' a character in Sheridan Le Fanu's ''The House by the Churchyard'', a key text for FW |
Latest revision as of 02:32, 12 November 2010
- stringed argent: (heraldry) heraldic term → probably a reference to the official heraldic description of the coat of arms of the Republic of Ireland – namely, the Brian Ború harp, which is "stringed argent" (i.e. has argent/silver-colored strings) "on a field azure." → argent in the preceding line
- archer: (nursery rhyme) "A was an Archer, who shot at a frog" → cf. 004.02 Brékkek Kékkek Kékkek Kékkek! Kóax Kóax Kóax!
- Charles Archer: a character in Sheridan Le Fanu's The House by the Churchyard, a key text for FW
- arches → rainbows
- archers strung → archers stringing their bows → cf. Odysseus → Ulysses
- Strongbow: Richard de Clare, the Earl of Pembroke, leader of the Anglo-Norman Invasion of Ireland in 1169
- Apollo: Greek god of archery (also of music, poetry, prophecy and healing), often identified with Helios the Sun god → helio in this line