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Postern
·adj Back; being behind; private.
II. Postern ·noun Originally, a back door or gate; a private entr...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Postern
Murage of the City arising out of Candelwykestrete from the house of Fulk de St. Edmund as far as th...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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postern
A small passage constructed through some retired part of a bastion, or other portion of a work, for ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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First
·adj Foremost; in front of, or in advance of, all others.
II. First ·adj Most eminent or exalted; m...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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first
The appellation of the senior lieutenant; also, senior lieutenant of marines, and first captain of a...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Postern, Postern Gate
See Tower Postern.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Aldermanbury Postern
North out of London Wall at No.129 to Fore Street, opposite St. Alphage Church (P.O. Directory).
Fi...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Basinghall Postern
See Second Postern.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Postern Passage
In Shoemaker Row (Dodsley, 1761).
See Postboy Passage.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Postern Row
Between Great Tower Hill and Little Tower Hill (Strype, ed. 1720-O.S.25, in 1880).
Seems to have be...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Second Postern
Between London Wall and Fore Street, east of Aldermanbury Postern (Rocque, 1746-London Guide, 1758, ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Tower Postern
North of the Tower, by George Yard, between that yard and the Tower Ditch, at the southern terminati...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Double first
·- A degree of the first class both in classics and mathematics.
II. Double first ·- One who gains ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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First-class
·adj Of the best class; of the highest rank; in the first division; of the best quality; first-rate;...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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First-hand
·adj Obtained directly from the first or original source; hence, without the intervention of an <<Ag...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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First-rate
·noun A war vessel of the highest grade or the most powerful class.
II. First-rate ·adj Of the high...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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First-born
Sons enjoyed certain special privileges (Deut. 21:17; Gen. 25:23, 31, 34; 49:3; 1 Chr. 5:1; Heb. 12:...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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First-fruits
The first-fruits of the ground were offered unto God just as the first-born of man and animals.
The...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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first-swathe
First quality; first chop. A New York word.
Nothing'll serve you but a first-swathe mug, about twen...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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first rate
Of the first class or order; superior; superexcellent. An expression now in very common use, applied...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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first futtocks
Timbers in the frame of a ship which come down between the floor-timbers almost to the keel on each ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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first watch
The men on deck-duty from 8 P.M. till midnight.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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quarter, first
When the moon appears exactly as a half-moon, 90° from the sun towards the east, she is in the first...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Postern, near Moorfields
At the west end of Petty France leading into Moorfields (Strype, ed. 1720, I. ii. 108, and 1755 ed.)...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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First-born, Redemption of
From the beginning the office of the priesthood in each family belonged to the eldest son. But when ...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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John, First Epistle of
The fourth of the catholic or "general" epistles. It was evidently written by John the evangelist, a...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Peter, First Epistle of
This epistle is addressed to "the strangers scattered abroad", i.e., to the Jews of the Dispersion (...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Timothy, First Epistle to
Paul in this epistle speaks of himself as having left Ephesus for Macedonia (1:3), and hence not Lao...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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first point of aries
See aries.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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Peter, First Epistle Of
The external evidence of authenticity of this epistle is of the strongest kind and the internal is e...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Corinthians, First Epistle to the
Was written from Ephesus (1 Cor. 16:8) about the time of the Passover in the third year of the apost...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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First-born, Sanctification of the
A peculiar sanctity was attached to the first-born both of man and of cattle. God claimed that the f...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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a buck of the first head
One who in debauchery surpasses the rest of his companions, a blood or choice spirit. There are in L...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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first quarter of the moon
See quarter, first.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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Corinthians, First Epistle To The
was written by the apostle St. Paul toward the close of his nearly three-years stay at Ephesus, (Act...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Thessalonians, First Epistle To The
was written by the apostle Paul at Corinth, a few months after he had founded the church at Thessalo...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Chronicles, First And Second Books Of
the name originally given to the record made by the appointed historiographers in the kingdoms of Is...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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John, The First Epistle General Of
There can be no doubt that the apostle John was the author of this epistle. It was probably written ...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Kings, First And Second Books Of
originally only one book in the Hebrew canon, from in the LXX. and the Vulgate the third and fourth ...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary