to be worth a Jew's eye

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• Jew's eye — noun Something of very high value (Shakespeare ‘worth a Jewe s eye’; from the practice of torturing Jews for money) • • • Main Entry: ↑Jew …   Useful english dictionary

• Dearness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Dearness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 dearness dearness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 high price high price famine price fancy price Sgm: N 1 overcharge overcharge Sgm: N 1 extravagance extravagance Sgm: N …   English dictionary for students

• Goodness — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Capability of producing good. Good qualities. < N PARAG:Goodness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 goodness goodness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 excellence excellence merit Sgm: N 1 virtue virtue &c. 944 Sgm: N 1 value value …   English dictionary for students

• literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …   Universalium

• biblical literature — Introduction       four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha.       The Old… …   Universalium

• performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical.       The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …   Universalium

• KABBALAH — This entry is arranged according to the following outline: introduction general notes terms used for kabbalah the historical development of the kabbalah the early beginnings of mysticism and esotericism apocalyptic esotericism and merkabah… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• UNITED STATES LITERATURE — The Influence of the Bible and Hebrew Culture The Jewish influence on American literary expression predated the actual arrival of Jews in the United States in 1654, for the Puritan culture of New England was marked from the outset by a deep… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• UNITED STATES OF AMERICA — UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, country in N. America. This article is arranged according to the following outline: introduction Colonial Era, 1654–1776 Early National Period, 1776–1820 German Jewish Period, 1820–1880 East European Jewish Period,… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… …   Universalium

• Europe, history of — Introduction       history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …   Universalium