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Bartholomew
a son that suspends the waters
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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
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Bartholomew
Son of Tolmai, one of the twelve apostles (Matt. 10:3; Acts 1:13); generally supposed to have been t...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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(St.) Bartholomew
1) The belfry struck by lightning 49 H.III.1264-5 (French Chronicle, p.6)
The church is simply call...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bartholomew
(son of Tolmai), one of the twelve apostles of Christ. (Matthew 10:3; Mark 3:18; Luke 6:14; Acts 1:1...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Fair
·noun Fairness, beauty.
II. Fair ·noun Good fortune; good luck.
III. Fair ·noun A fair woman; a sw...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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fair
A set of subterraneous rooms in the Fleet Prison.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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fair
A general term for the wind when favourable to a ship's course, in opposition to contrary or foul; f...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Bartholomew tide
·- Time of the festival of St. Bartholomew, August 24th.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Griffin, Bartholomew?
(fl. 1596)
Poet, of whom almost nothing is known, pub. in 1596 a collection of 62 sonnets under the...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Warburton, Bartholomew Eliot George
(1810-1852)
Miscellaneous writer, b. in County Galway, travelled in the East, and pub. an account o...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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(St.) Bartholomew Court
East out of Pie Corner, Giltspur Street, in Farringdon Ward Without (O. and M. 1677-Boyle, 1799).
N...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bartholomew Close
At 32 Little Britain, on the west, south and east sides of St. Bartholomew the Great (P.O. Directory...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bartholomew Lane
South out of Lothbury to Threadneedle Street at No.63, on the east side of the Bank of England. In B...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bartholomew Place
East out of Bartholomew Close at No.38 (P.O. Directory). In Farringdon Ward Without.
First mention:...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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bartholomew baby
A person dressed up in a tawdry manner, like the dolls or babies sold at Bartholomew fair.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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Fair catch
·add. ·- A catch made by a player on side who makes a prescribed signal that he will not attempt to ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Fair-haired
·adj Having fair or light-colored hair.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Fair-leader
·noun A block, or ring, serving as a guide for the running rigging or for any rope.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Fair-minded
·adj Unprejudiced; just; judicial; honest.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Fair-natured
·adj Well-disposed.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Fair-weather
·adj Appearing only when times or circumstances are prosperous; as, a fair-weather friend.
II. Fair...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Fair-world
·noun State of prosperity.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Set-fair
·noun In plastering, a particularly good troweled surface.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Fair Havens
A harbour in the south of Crete, some 5 miles to the east of which was the town of Lasea (Acts 27:8)...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Cloth Fair
East out of West Smithfield at No. 59 to Kiughorn Street (P.O. Directory). In Farringdon Ward Withou...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Rag Fair
See Royal Mint Street.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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crow fair
A visitation of the clergy.
See REVIEW OF THE BLACK CUIRASSIERS.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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horn fair
An annual fair held at Charlton, in Kent, on St. Luke's day, the 18th of October. It consists of a r...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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rag fair
An inspection of the linen and necessaries of a company of soldiers, commonly made by their officers...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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scragg'em fair
A public execution.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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fair shake
A fair trade; a satisfactory bargain or exchange. A New England vulgarism.
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Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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fair-fall
fare-well. Lane.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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bunt-fair
Before the wind.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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fair-curve
In delineating ships, is a winding line whose shape is varied according to the part of the ship it i...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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fair-lead
Is applied to ropes as suffering the least friction in a block, when they are said to lead fair.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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fair-leader
A thimble or cringle to guide a rope. A strip of board with holes in it, for running-rigging to lead...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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fair-maid
A west-country term for a dried pilchard.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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fair-way
The navigable channel of a harbour for ships passing up or down; so that if any vessels are anchored...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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fair-weather
That to which a ship may carry the small sails.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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Fair Havens
a harbor in the island of Crete, (Acts 27:8) though not mentioned in any other ancient writing, is s...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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(St.) Bartholomew Moor Lane
On the east side of Moor Lane north of the Metropolitan Railway. In Cripplegate Ward Without (O.S. 1...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Bartholomew the Great
On the north side of Bartholomew Close, West Smithfield (P.O. Directory). In Farringdon Ward Without...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Bartholomew the Less
On the eastern side of West Smithfield, north of St. Bartholomew's Hospital, within the Hospital pre...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Bartholomew the Little
See St. Bartholomew by the Exchange.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Bartholomew without Aldersgate
See St. Bartholomew the Great.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Bartholomew without Bishopsgate
Parish mentioned 17 Ed. III. 1343 (Cal. P. R. Ed. III. 1343-5, p. 115) and temp. Rich. III. in L. an...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Little St. Bartholomew
House there mentioned 1613. The site is not indicated. Probably near St. Bartholomew's Hospital (H. ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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paddington fair day
An execution day, Tyburn being in the parish or neighbourhood of Paddington. To dance the Paddington...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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pilot's fair-way
, or pilot's water.
A channel wherein, according to usage, a pilot must be employed.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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(St.) Bartholomew beside St. Anthony
See St. Bartholomew by the Exchange.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Bartholomew by the Exchange
At the south-east corner of Bartholomew Lane. In Broad Street Ward. The parish is in Broad Street an...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Bartholomew the Great, Churchyard
On the western side of the church.
Shown in O. and M. 1677.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Bartholomew the Less Lane
Wm. Herewardestoke directed that he should be buried in the Church of St. Bartholomew the Less, and ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Bartholomew the Less, Churchyard
Little St. Bartholomew Churchyard is shown to the south of the Hospital in O. and M. 1677.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bartholomew Court, Gravel Lane
North out of Gravel Lane, between Petticoat Lane and Gravel Lane (Rocque, 1746). In Portsoken Ward.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bartholomew Court, Little Britain
East out of Little Britain, near Bartholomew Close (Hatton, 1708 to P.C. 1732).
Not named in the ma...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bartholomew Court, Throgmorton Street
See Throgmorton Court.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Chapel in Bartholomew Hospital
See St. Bartholomew the Less.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Great St. Bartholomew Close
See Bartholomew Close.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Ship Court, Bartholomew Lane
See Capel Court.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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The Back Alley, Cloth Fair
See Back Court.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Back Streate, Cloth Fair
See Back Court.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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King Street, Cloth Fair
See Kinghorn Street, Cloth Fair.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Kinghorn Street, Cloth Fair
South out of Cloth Fair, at No. 63, to Bartholomew Close, in Farringdon Ward Without.
Renamed 1885....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Bartholomew Chapel, within the Hospital
See St. Bartholomew the Less.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.