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16th-century English chronicler
about Holinshed's life and for the most part his early years are primarily a matter of speculation. Holinshed was most likely born to Ralph Holinshed of
Raphael_Holinshed
1577 compilation history of the British Isles
Shakespeare's Holinshed: The Chronicle and the Plays Compared. Lawrence and Bullen. Clegg, Cyndia Susan (1992), Which Holinshed? Holinshed's Chronicles at
Holinshed's_Chronicles
Name list
Italian singer and pianist Raphael Holinshed (1529–1580), English chronicler Raphael Holzdeppe (born 1989), German pole vaulter Raphael Kalinowski (1835–1907)
Raphael_(given_name)
English royal heirs who disappeared in 1483
innocent. However, he apparently did not remain silent on the matter. Raphael Holinshed, in his Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland, written in 1577
Princes_in_the_Tower
who first published it. Renaissance historians like John Bale and Raphael Holinshed took the list of kings of "Celtica" given by pseudo-Berossus and made
List of legendary kings of Britain
List_of_legendary_kings_of_Britain
1965 film by Orson Welles
Ralph Richardson's narration is taken from the works of chronicler Raphael Holinshed. Welles had produced a Broadway stage adaptation of nine Shakespeare
Chimes_at_Midnight
Character in Macbeth
Shakespeare borrowed the character Banquo from Holinshed's Chronicles, a history of Britain published by Raphael Holinshed in 1587. In Chronicles, Banquo is an
Banquo
English playwright and poet (1564–1616)
the time, he dramatised stories from sources such as Plutarch and Raphael Holinshed. He reshaped each plot to create several centres of interest and to
William_Shakespeare
Plays of the English playwright
Sir Thomas North), and the English history plays are indebted to Raphael Holinshed's 1587 Chronicles. This structure did not apply to comedy, and those
Shakespeare's_plays
Play by William Shakespeare
Chronicles of England, Scotlande, and Irelande by Raphael Holinshed, published in 1587. Holinshed himself found the story in the earlier Historia Regum
King_Lear
Queen of England in 1540
homesickness, Anne was generally content in England and was described by Raphael Holinshed as "a ladie of right commendable regards, courteous, gentle, a good
Anne_of_Cleves
King of England from 1413 to 1422
authors inherited. The Tudor chronicle tradition, culminating in Raphael Holinshed, developed Henry further into "more like a moral stereotype than a
Henry_V_of_England
Digital library of Tufts University
Globe Shakespeare, volumes from the New Variorum Shakespeare Series, Raphael Holinshed's Chronicles, Richard Hakluyt's Voyages and the rhetorical works of
Perseus_Digital_Library
King of England from 1189 to 1199
centuries Richard was considered a model king by historians such as Raphael Holinshed and John Speed. However, in 1621 the Stuart courtier and poet and
Richard_I_of_England
People who were with William the Conqueror at the Battle of Hastings in 1066
1552). Based on a Roll of Battle Abbey. Holinshed's Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland, by Raphael Holinshed (1529–1580), first published in 1577
Companions of William the Conqueror
Companions_of_William_the_Conqueror
that Edward was illegitimate. He was never crowned. Edward Hall and Raphael Holinshed both record an earlier secret wedding between Henry and Anne, which
List_of_English_monarchs
Heir of the English throne (1330–1376)
prince", and elsewhere that he was "commonly called the black Prince". Raphael Holinshed uses it several times in his 1577 Chronicles; and it is also used
Edward_the_Black_Prince
Ancient name for the island of Great Britain
story appears in most early histories of Britain. Wace, Layamon, Raphael Holinshed, William Camden and John Milton repeat the legend and it appears in
Albion
1485 battle during the Wars of the Roses
suggests, misinterpreted a passage from his source, Raphael Holinshed's 1577 Chronicle. Holinshed wrote, "King Richard pitched his field on a hill called
Battle_of_Bosworth_Field
Shakespeare's history plays
The book of British history, Holinshed's Chronicles of England, Scotlande, and Irelande (1577, 1587), by Raphael Holinshed, is the principal documentary
Shakespearean_history
King of Alba from 1249 to 1286
approximate location of his death in Kinghorn. Raphael Holinshed, in his oft-fanciful history of England in Holinshed's Chronicles, stated that at Alexander III's
Alexander_III_of_Scotland
Giant in Welsh and English mythology
edition, The Cronycles of Englond (1482), closely matches this content. Raphael Holinshed also localises the event of the "leape of Gogmagog" at Dover, but
Gogmagog_(giant)
Peasants' Revolt leader
up their own laws, and set fire to London. The later chronicles of Raphael Holinshed and John Stow, in addition to detailing the confession, repeat a story
Jack_Straw_(rebel_leader)
Queen of the British Iceni tribe (d. 60/61)
publication. Boudica was called 'Voadicia' in the English historian Raphael Holinshed's Chronicles, published between 1577 and 1587. A narrative by the Florentine
Boudica
1st-century pre-Roman British king
genealogies Geoffrey of Monmouth, Historia Regum Britanniae 4.11–12 Raphael Holinshed, Chronicles: History of England Vol 3 Ch. 18 William Shakespeare,
Cunobeline
Play by William Shakespeare
Shakespeare and his contemporaries. He combines two very similar stories from Holinshed: one about a man named Donwald, and another about Macbeth, an 11th-century
Macbeth
Welsh mythology figure
Shakespeare's play King Lear is based on material taken secondhand (through Raphael Holinshed) from Geoffrey of Monmouth's mythical king King Leir, who has often
Llŷr
Execution machinery in Yorkshire, England
allowing the blade to drop. In an early contemporary account of 1586 Raphael Holinshed attests to the efficiency of the gibbet, and adds some detail about
Halifax_Gibbet
Former palace banqueting rooms, later chapel of Whitehall in London, England
house was built at Whitehall in 1581, costing £1,744-19 shillings. Raphael Holinshed described the building, with its timbered structure covered with canvas
Banqueting_House
Hill in Leicestershire, England
Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre is situated. The chronicler Raphael Holinshed wrote in 1577 that Richard III "pitched his field on a hill called
Ambion_Hill
Surname list
Mike Hollingshead, American stormchaser Raphael Holinshed (1529–1580), 16th century British author of Holinshed's Chronicles Richard Hollingshead (1900–1975)
Hollingshead
1553 coronation in England
Pageantry and Early Tudor Policy (Oxford, 1969), pp. 319–320: Raphael Holinshed, Holinshed's Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland, vol 4 (London
Coronation_of_Mary_I
Biblical figure, son of Japheth (Genesis 10)
became Gaul in the 13th year of Nimrod. Later historians such as Raphael Holinshed (1577) identified Samothes as Meshech, and asserted that he first
Meshech
Castle in London, England
of London's use as a royal residence. As 16th-century chronicler Raphael Holinshed said the Tower became used more as "an armouries and house of munition
Tower_of_London
American actor and filmmaker (1915–1985)
narration, spoken by Ralph Richardson, is taken from the chronicler Raphael Holinshed. Welles held the film in high regard: "It's my favorite picture, yes
Orson_Welles
Play by Shakespeare
As usual in his history plays, Shakespeare relied primarily on Raphael Holinshed's Chronicles to achieve his dramatic ends and to accommodate official
Henry_VIII_(play)
Coastal town in Hampshire, England
head. — Holinshed, Raphael (1807), Holinshed's Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland, vol. 1, London: J.Johnson et al., p. 94 Holinshed writes that
Emsworth
2012 archaeological event
Leicester. No first-person descriptions of the tomb survive, but Raphael Holinshed wrote in 1577 (perhaps quoting someone who had seen it in person)
Exhumation and reburial of Richard III of England
Exhumation_and_reburial_of_Richard_III_of_England
1549 revolt in Norfolk, England
supplemented with material from other sources such as the works of Raphael Holinshed, Peter Heylin and Thomas Fuller, together with various local records
Kett's_Rebellion
Town in Greater London, England
1468-229X.1987.tb01455.x. JSTOR 24415599. Holinshed, Raphael; et al. (1807). "Richard the Second". Holinshed's Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland
Richmond,_London
1592 English play of undetermined authorship
Works of Thomas Kyd". Boydell and Brewer. Retrieved 9 June 2026. Raphael Holinshed, Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland, p. 1027 Facsimiles and
Arden_of_Faversham
Probable Roman temple near Falkirk, Scotland, destroyed in 1743
Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. ISBN 978-1-908332-00-4, p. 27-29. Raphael Holinshed, The Scottish chronicle, vol. 1 (Arbroath, 1806), p. 77. Hector Boece
Arthur's_O'on
Play by Shakespeare
most of his chronicle histories, was the second edition (1587) of Raphael Holinshed's Chronicles, which in turn drew on Edward Hall's The Union of the
Henry_IV,_Part_1
Style of the English poet and playwright
Regum Britanniae by Geoffrey of Monmouth, which was retold in 1587 by Raphael Holinshed. Borrowing plots in this way was not uncommon at the time. After Shakespeare's
Shakespeare's_writing_style
British cannibal
told in journalist's tale". The Courier. Retrieved 11 March 2025. Raphael Holinshed, The First and Second Volumes of Chronicles, Comprising: 1 The Description
Christie_Cleek
Area in the west of London, England
invaders sailed up the Thames and wintered at Fulham and Hammersmith. Raphael Holinshed (died 1580) wrote that the Bishop of London was lodging in his manor
Fulham
English courtier and soldier
Martin S. Hume, Calendar State Papers Spain, 9 (London, 1912), p. 51. Raphael Holinshed, Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland, 3 (London, 1808), p
Peter_Meutas
1830 novel by Mary Shelley
of the Tower of London, as well as the histories of Edward Hall, Raphael Holinshed, and Francis Bacon, the letters of Sir John Ramsay to Henry VII that
The Fortunes of Perkin Warbeck
The_Fortunes_of_Perkin_Warbeck
Topics referred to by the same term
Prydain, a novel series by Lloyd Alexander. Holinshed's Chronicles, the collected works of Raphael Holinshed The Idhun Chronicles, a Netflix anime-style
Chronicles
Renaissance play by Christopher Marlowe
third volume of Raphael Holinshed's Chronicles (1587). Frederick S. Boas believes that "out of all the rich material provided by Holinshed" Marlowe was drawn
Edward_II_(play)
French nobleman (1394–1465)
better English than French," according to the English chronicler Raphael Holinshed. Part of the agreement, concluded the previous July, was an immediate
Charles_I,_Duke_of_Orléans
exhumed and reburied in Leicester Cathedral in 2015. Edward Hall and Raphael Holinshed both record an earlier secret wedding between Henry and Anne, which
List of rulers in the British Isles
List_of_rulers_in_the_British_Isles
1387 battle in England
chancellor, Michael de la Pole. According to the 16th-century chronicler Raphael Holinshed: In 1387, King Richard II sent secretly to Robert de Vere, Duke of
Battle_of_Radcot_Bridge
Medieval castle in Gloucestershire, England
sources record that Edward was murdered there on 21 September 1327. Raphael Holinshed's Chronicles (1587 edition), drawing on earlier sources, describes
Berkeley_Castle
Military term for a captive of the enemy
effect, having respect to the great number, few prisoners were saved." Raphael Holinshed, Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland, quoted by Andrew Gurr
Prisoner_of_war
1513 battle between England and Scotland
two noble and illustrious Houses, 1548 (London, 1809), pp. 558–559. Holinshed, Raphael, The Scottish chronicle or, a complete history and description of
Battle_of_Flodden
Archaeological site in London, England
The History of the King's Works, 4:2 (London: HMSO, 1982), p. 87. Raphael Holinshed, The Laste volume of the Chronicles of England (London, 1577) A. Jefferies
Elsyng_Palace
Calendar year
History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 8 June 2026. Raphael Holinshed (1907). Shakespeare's Holinshed: The Chronicle and the Historical Plays Compared.
1444
Form of body modification
even more common among men of the 16th century than women, while Raphael Holinshed in 1577 confirms the practice among "lusty courtiers" and "gentlemen
Body_piercing
Fish market in Poplar in London, England
language. One of its earliest uses can be seen in a 1577 chronicle by Raphael Holinshed, where the writer makes reference to the foul tongues of Billingsgate
Billingsgate_Fish_Market
Fictional character in Shakespeare's Macbeth
narrative of the historical Donnchad mac Crinain, King of Scots, in Raphael Holinshed's 1587 The Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland, a history
King_Duncan
Body of medieval literature
kings, such as King Lear and Cymbeline. These tales also figure in Raphael Holinshed's The Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland, which too appears
Matter_of_Britain
Highland Scottish clan
the Earl's main force. The sixteenth century, English chronicler, Raphael Holinshed described this MacFarlane force as follows: "In these exploytes the
Clan_MacFarlane
Part of the Anglo-Scottish Wars
various editions. Holinshed (London, 1586), pp. 282–283 see external links (use of Lesley is indicated in Holinshed's margins): Holinshed, The Scottish chronicle
English invasion of Scotland (1482)
English_invasion_of_Scotland_(1482)
Character in three of Shakespeare's plays
Oldcastle is Henry V's companion, Oldcastle's history is described in Raphael Holinshed's Chronicles, Shakespeare's usual source for his histories. It is not
John_Falstaff
Scottish king from 1040 to 1057
to the legend. In Shakespeare's play, which is based mainly upon Raphael Holinshed's account and probably first performed in 1606, Macbeth is initially
Macbeth,_King_of_Scotland
Collective name of medieval chronicles of history of Cymru/Wales
British and English history". Tudor historians such as John Stow, Raphael Holinshed, and Edward Hall relied extensively on the Brut, and so, by extension
Brut_Chronicle
English peer and courtier
succession of Lady Jane Grey, on 21 June 1553, Wentworth was (according to Raphael Holinshed) among the first of the nobility to rally to the cause of Queen Mary
Thomas Wentworth, 2nd Baron Wentworth
Thomas_Wentworth,_2nd_Baron_Wentworth
Village in Falkirk, Scotland
Society by Neill and Company. pp. 329–417. Retrieved 2 December 2017. Raphael Holinshed, The Scottish chronicle, vol. 1 (Arbroath, 1806), p. 77. Hector Boece
Camelon
1560 Siege at Leith
"Holinshed's Chronicle (1577)". Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. gives a concise version from an English viewpoint. Holinshed, Raphael, The
Siege_of_Leith
16th-century English politician
chroniclers John Stow, Richard Grafton and Raphael Holinshed did not repeat Foxe's allegations, and Holinshed put forward an entirely different version
Robert_Pakington
English murderer (c. 1516–1551)
the stake for her part in the murder. The murder was described by Raphael Holinshed in his Chronicles and later had entries in both The Newgate Calendar
Alice_Arden
Scottish sailor
story of the sea-battle was told by Raphael Holinshed and in other 16th-century English chronicles. In Holinshed's story the Howards at first pretended
Andrew_Barton_(privateer)
1559 coronation in England
attention than any other. In the following centuries, historians from Raphael Holinshed onwards drew heavily on the tone of Mulcaster's The Quenes makesties
Coronation_of_Elizabeth_I
Disputed Queen of England and Ireland in 1553
Jane and of Two Years of Queen Mary, which formed the basis for Raphael Holinshed's depiction, Jane gave a speech upon ascending the scaffold: Good people
Lady_Jane_Grey
Play by Shakespeare
source for Henry V, as for most of his chronicle histories, was Raphael Holinshed's Chronicles; the publication of the second edition in 1587 provides
Henry_V_(play)
Decade
History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 8 June 2026. Raphael Holinshed (1907). Shakespeare's Holinshed: The Chronicle and the Historical Plays Compared.
1440s
Calendar year
CT; London: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-17802-9. Raphael Holinshed, ed., Holinshed's Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1587) "Monarchy
1327
Dice game
Calendar State Papers Venice, vol. 2 (London, 1867), p. 471 no. 1095: Raphael Holinshed, Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland, vol. 3 (London, 1808)
Mumchance
Castle on Scotland's Black Isle
Scots, made a progress in the area in August 1564, and, according to Raphael Holinshed, she visited the Chanonry of Ross. In 1569, during the Marian civil
Chanonry_Castle
Elizabethan play
defeated Troy, so later English writers such as William Caxton and Raphael Holinshed, adapting the medieval pseudo-history of the Welsh-Norman author Geoffrey
Locrine
Theatrical genre
history written by Polydore Vergil (1534), Edward Hall (1543), and Raphael Holinshed (1577), among others. While this trend of increasing historical literature
History_(theatrical_genre)
Military unit
Scotland, trans Aikman, vol. 2 (Glasgow, 1827), 396, bk. 16, cap. 19: Raphael Holinshed, Chronicles: Scotland, vol. 5 (1808), p. 585. John H. Ballantyne &
Royal_Scots_Navy
King of Alba from 1005 to 1034
only other early reference to Malcolm as Macbeth's grandfather is Raphael Holinshed's 1577 Chronicle of Scotland, an inspiration to William Shakespeare
Malcolm_II_of_Scotland
the 1564 progress. The progress was noted by the English historian Raphael Holinshed. After the hunt in Atholl, Mary travelled to Badenoch and Ruthven
Progresses of Mary, Queen of Scots
Progresses_of_Mary,_Queen_of_Scots
sooner died through medicine, than otherwise he would have done". Raphael Holinshed and David Calderwood wrote of reports that James V was "disquieted
Michael_Durham
Historical account of facts and events
and the Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (1577–87) by Raphael Holinshed and other writers; the latter documents were important sources of
Chronicle
1513 battle of the War of the League of Cambrai
events within the town were misunderstood in English chronicles, Raphael Holinshed and Richard Grafton wrote that a disaffected "vaunt-parler" had set
Battle_of_the_Spurs
English clergyman, born 1534
of London stationers who produced Raphael Holinshed's Chronicles (1577 and 1587). His contribution to Holinshed's work drew heavily on the earlier work
William_Harrison_(priest)
English peer and courtier (1550–1604)
included Oxford's servant, and Cecil's protégé, the future historian Raphael Holinshed, found that Brincknell, drunk, had deliberately committed suicide
Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford
Edward_de_Vere,_17th_Earl_of_Oxford
Play written by William Henry Ireland
especially from Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae and Raphael Holinshed's Chronicle, the same source used by Shakespeare. Shakespeare used
Vortigern_and_Rowena
Francis Meres's Palladis Tamia, and to explore Shakespeare's use of Raphael Holinshed's Chronicles and Sir Thomas North's translation of Plutarch's Parallel
Shakespeare's_editors
Secretary of Henry VIII and Cardinal Wolsey
against Polydore Vergil, and to have been one of the authors from whom Raphael Holinshed derived his facts (which may refer to Tuke's numerous letters and
Brian_Tuke
History play by William Shakespeare
source for Richard II, as for most of his chronicle histories, was Raphael Holinshed's Chronicles of England, Scotlande, and Irelande; the publication of
Richard_II_(play)
Suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland
as a boat house, and is now also category B listed. According to Raphael Holinshed, Richard III of England camped at Restalrig in August 1482 after capturing
Restalrig
1471 engagement in the Wars of the Roses
500 dead, whereas "Warkworth's Chronicle" states 4,000. Edward Hall and Raphael Holinshed, both 16th-century chroniclers, say that at least 10,000 men died
Battle_of_Barnet
English printer and publisher
Furioso, Robert Greene's Pandosto, the works of Ovid, and possibly Raphael Holinshed's Chronicles. Since Field would have kept a copy of each of these books
Richard_Field_(printer)
the scaffold he vehemently maintained his innocence. According to Raphael Holinshed, Edward Habington was the last of the first group of seven convicted
Edward_Habington
Scottish castle
(1997) The Castles of Scotland. Goblinshead. ISBN 1-899874-10-0 p.160 Raphael Holinshed, First and Second Volumes of Chronicles: The Historie of Scotland
Bedrule_Castle
Scottish philosopher and historian (1465–1536)
translated into English for Raphael Holinshed's Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland. The account in Holinshed's Chronicle was then used by William
Hector_Boece
RAPHAEL HOLINSHED
RAPHAEL HOLINSHED
Girl/Female
Australian, Hebrew
God Heals; Female Version of Raphael
Female
English
English feminine form of Greek Raphael, RAPHAELA means "healed of God" or "whom God has healed."
Girl/Female
Hebrew American
Ewe. Rachel was the second and favoured wife of Jacob in the Old Testament.
Male
Hebrew
(רְפָ×ֵל) Hebrew name REPHAEL means "healed of God" or "whom God has healed." In the bible, this is the name of a son of Shemaiah and grandson of Obed-edom. In the books of Enoch and Tobit, this is the name of an archangel.
Male
French
French form of Hebrew Rephael, RAPHAËL means "healed of God" or "whom God has healed."
Girl/Female
Australian, Christian, French, German, Hawaiian, Hebrew
Divine Healer; Female Version of Raphael; God Heals
Boy/Male
Hebrew
God's healer.
Male
Greek
(Ῥαφαὴλ) Greek form of Hebrew Rephael, RAPHAEL means "healed of God" or "whom God has healed." In the bible, this is the name of a son of Shemaiah and grandson of Obed-edom. In the books of Henoch (English Enoch) and Tobit, this is the name of an archangel. In use by the English.
Boy/Male
American, Armenian, British, Danish, English, French, German, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindu, Indian, Italian, Jewish, Swedish, Swiss
God has Healed; Healed by God
Female
Hebrew
(רְפָ×ֵלָה) Feminine form of Hebrew Rephael, REPHAELA means "healed of God" or "whom God has healed."
Boy/Male
Biblical
The physic or medicine of God.
Female
English
Anglicized form of Hebrew Rachel, RAHEL means "ewe." In the bible, this is the name of Jacob's favorite wife, and mother of Joseph and Benjamin.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Rachel.
Female
English
Variant form of English Rachel, RACHAEL means "ewe."
Boy/Male
Italian American Hebrew
God has healed.
Female
English
 Compare with another form of Rachel. Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Raghnaid, RACHEL means "battle counsel." Anglicized form of Greek Rhachel, meaning "ewe." In the bible, this is the name of Jacob's wife.
Male
Spanish
German, Portuguese and Spanish form of Hebrew Rephael, RAFAEL means "healed of God" or "whom God has healed."
Female
Hebrew
(רָחֵל) Hebrew name RACHEL means "ewe." In the bible, this is the name of Jacob's favorite wife, and mother of Joseph and Benjamin. Compare with other forms of Rachel.
Boy/Male
Australian, German, Hebrew
God has Healed; Form of Raphael
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Rachel, RACHEAL means "ewe."
RAPHAEL HOLINSHED
RAPHAEL HOLINSHED
Boy/Male
Tamil
Megh
Boy/Male
Hindu
Younger brother
Girl/Female
Arabic
Aristocratic Lady
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for someone with fair hair or a light complexion, from Anglo-Norman French blunt ‘blond’ (Old French blund, blond, of Germanic origin).English : nickname for a stupid person, from Middle English blunt, blont ‘dull’, ‘stupid’ (probably from Old English blinnan ‘to stop’, or Old Norse blundr ‘sleep’).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Gammon.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Development or expanding
Boy/Male
American, Australian, Irish
Beehive; Bee Cottage
Girl/Female
Hebrew
God will multiply.
Male
Dutch
, God's peace.
Boy/Male
Basque
Wine.
RAPHAEL HOLINSHED
RAPHAEL HOLINSHED
RAPHAEL HOLINSHED
RAPHAEL HOLINSHED
RAPHAEL HOLINSHED
n.
Same as Rhaphe.
n.
A design or study drawn of the full size, to serve as a model for transferring or copying; -- used in the making of mosaics, tapestries, fresco pantings and the like; as, the cartoons of Raphael.
n.
The doctrine or practice of a school of modern painters who profess to be followers of the painters before Raphael. Its adherents advocate careful study from nature, delicacy and minuteness of workmanship, and an exalted and delicate conception of the subject.
n.
A convulsive disease, attended with ravenous hunger, not uncommon in Sweden and Germany. It was so called because supposed to be caused by eating corn with which seeds of jointed charlock (Raphanus raphanistrum) had been mixed, but the condition is now known to be a form of ergotism.
n.
A line, ridge, furrow, or band of fibers, especially in the median line; as, the raphe of the tongue.
n.
A large spiral East Indian marine shell (Turbinella rapha); -- so called because used by native priests to hold the oil for anointing.
a.
Having the raphe terminating about half way between the chalaza and the orifice; amphitropous; -- said of an ovule.
n.
One who favors or practices art as it was before Raphael; one who favors or advocates preraphaelitism.
n.
The principles of painting introduced by Raphael, the Italian painter.
a.
Like Raphael's works; in Raphael's manner of painting.
n.
The beat of the drum to call soldiers to arms.