Aaron's beard
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Take away our fear of fat, And make us glad of the oil which ran upon Aaron's beard.
From Time Magazine Archive
It is like the precious oil that ran down Aaron's beard, yea, even to the skirts of his garment.
From The Knight of the Golden Melice A Historical Romance by John Turvill Adams
Moses at first feared that the useless waste of these drops of holy oil on Aaron's beard might be considered sacrilege, but a Divine voice quieted him.
From The Legends of the Jews — Volume 3 by Paul Radin
She would volunteer instruction on any and every subject under heaven, from the precise length of Aaron’s beard, to the cost of soup-kitchens; and once she cornered you, you had to listen or pretend to.
From The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier by Bertram Mitford
It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments.
From Masonic Monitor of the Degrees of Entered Apprentice, Fellow Craft and Master Mason together with the Ceremony of Installation, Laying Corner Stones, Dedications, Masonic Burial, Etc. by George Thornburgh
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