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Definition: ADAM'S ALE |
ADAM'S ALE1. Water. [Coll.] |
| Domain | Definitions |
Literature | Adam's Ale Water as a beverage; from the supposition that Adam had nothing but water to drink. In Scotland water for a beverage is called Adam's Wine. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Slang in 1811 | ADAM'S ALE. Water. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "ADAM'S ALE"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Romanian | apã (adam's wine, Aqua, ocean, river, saliva, sea, stream, water, waters, waves). (various references) | |
Spanish | agua (Aqua, water). (various references) | |
Turkish | su (Aqua, aquatic, aqueous, bourn, Bourne, hydric oxide, hydro-, juice, water). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "'-a-a-a-d-e-l-m-s" | |
-1 letter: alamedas, salaamed. | |
-2 letters: alameda. | |
-3 letters: damsel, lameds, medals, salaam. | |
-4 letters: almas, almes, dales, dames, deals, lades, lamas, lamed, lames, lased, leads, males, meads, meals, medal, melds, salad. | |
-5 letters: aals, alae, alas, ales, alma, alme, alms, amas, asea, dale, dals, dame, dams, deal, dels, elds, elms, lade, lads, lama, lame, lams, lase, lead, leas, made, mads, maes, male, mead, meal, meld, mels, mesa, sade, sale, same, seal, seam, slam, sled. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)41 44 41 4D 27 53 41 4C 45 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000001 01000100 01000001 01001101 00100111 01010011 00100000 01000001 01001100 01000101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)A D A M ' S   A L E |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0041 0044 0041 004D 0027 0053 0041 004C 0045 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)353835479532354639 |
| 1. Definition 2. Translations: Modern 3. Anagrams 4. Orthography | 5. Bibliography |
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