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| Domain | Definition |
Literature | Keep your Powder Dry Keep prepared for action; keep your courage up. "Go forth and conquer, Strephon mine, This kiss upon your lips retaining; A precept that is also thine For bids the teardrop hot and straining. Were Mars and Venus, you and I, And both must `keep our powder dry.' " Sims: Dagonet Ballads (In Love and War). Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
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Movie/TV Titles | Keep Your Powder Dry (1945) | |
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| Author | Quotation |
Oliver Cromwell | Put your trust in God and keep your powder dry. |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4B 45 45 50 59 4F 55 52 50 4F 57 44 45 52 44 52 59 |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001011 01000101 01000101 01010000 00100000 01011001 01001111 01010101 01010010 00100000 01010000 01001111 01010111 01000100 01000101 01010010 00100000 01000100 01010010 01011001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)K E E P   Y O U R   P O W D E R   D R Y |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004B 0045 0045 0050 0059 004F 0055 0052 0050 004F 0057 0044 0045 0052 0044 0052 0059 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)4539395025949555225049573839522385259 |
| 1. Usage: Modern 2. Quotations: Familiar 3. Orthography 4. Bibliography |
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