cuckoo's nest - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about cuckoo's nest Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,756,894,458 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

Bedlam
(redirected from cuckoo's nest)

    Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia 0.01 sec.

Bedlam

Enlarge picture
A scene from Hogarth's A Rake's Progress (1735) set in Bedlam, London's main hospital for the insane at the time. Sightseers, such as the two women in the background, could pay to look at the inmates chained up in their cells.

Popular name for Bethlem Royal Hospital, the earliest mental hospital in Europe. The Priory of St Mary of Bethlehem was founded in Bishopsgate, London, in 1247 and was used as a hospice by the 14th century. It has been sited in West Wickham, Kent, since 1930. It is now used as a slang word meaning chaos.



How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
 Email
Feedback
?Sign in SSL protected
Email:
Password:
Register

? Mentioned in ? References in periodicals archive
 
5 billion can add a Cuckoo's Nest wing for himself on this $50 million housing center that he's supposed to be building near downtown L.
STERLING'S LEGAL HOUSE OF CARDS by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Smith uses contemporary film to illustrate many of his examples, ranging from One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest as an example of Foucault's conception of power roles to The Little Mermaid to help readers understand Derrida in a whimsical way.
Who's Afraid of Postmodernism? by Visotzky, Alex / Cross Currents
Dan Taylor in Forrest Gump (1994); and nominations for a Tony Award for Best Director for Buried Child, and as Best Actor for The Grapes of Wrath and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.
Actor Gary Sinise is spokesman for the American Veterans Disabled for ... by DAV Magazine
More results
 
Hutchinson browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Hutchinson Encyclopedia
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.