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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_105982" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_105982" /> == | ||
<p> (1): (n.) A shoemaker; - jocularly so called from the patron saint of the craft. </p> <p> (2): (n.) A member of a union or association of shoemakers. </p> | <p> '''(1):''' (n.) [[A]] shoemaker; - jocularly so called from the patron saint of the craft. </p> <p> '''(2):''' (n.) [[A]] member of a union or association of shoemakers. </p> | ||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_71639" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_71639" /> == | ||
<p> The patron saint of shoemakers, of noble birth, who with his brother had to flee from persecution in | <p> The patron saint of shoemakers, of noble birth, who with his brother had to flee from persecution in Rome to Gaul, where they settled at Soissons; preached to the people and supported themselves by shoemaking; they finally suffered martyrdom in 287. Festival, Oct. 25. </p> | ||
==References == | ==References == | ||
Revision as of 02:17, 13 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(1): (n.) A shoemaker; - jocularly so called from the patron saint of the craft.
(2): (n.) A member of a union or association of shoemakers.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]
The patron saint of shoemakers, of noble birth, who with his brother had to flee from persecution in Rome to Gaul, where they settled at Soissons; preached to the people and supported themselves by shoemaking; they finally suffered martyrdom in 287. Festival, Oct. 25.
