Genuineness

Genuineness

acid test

test of genuineness for gold; not destructive of genuine metal. [Assaying: Brewer Dictionary, 7]

Bible

name used for Scriptures; “the real source of truth.” [Christianity: NCE, 291]

Gospel

one of the four biographies of Jesus Christ that begin the New Testament; thus, “the real beginning of Christianity.” [Christianity: NCE, 1112]

Pure, Simon

young quaker who Colonel Feignwell impersonates to marry Pure’s ward. [Am. Lit.: A Bold Stroke for a Wife, Brewer Handbook, 1008]

Real McCoy,

the probably originally McKay, a Scotch whisky; the term now alludes to the “first or best of its kind” or “the actual one.” [Pop. Culture: Payton, 409]

To Tell the Truth

question-and-answer probe to determine which of three people is the “the real McCoy.” [TV: Terrace, II, 383]

Allusions—Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.