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Gate
·noun Manner; gait.
II. Gate ·vt To supply with a gate.
III. Gate ·noun A way; a path; a road; a s...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Gate
1) Of cities, as of Jerusalem (Jer. 37:13; Neh. 1:3; 2:3; 3:3), of Sodom (Gen. 19:1), of Gaza (Judg....
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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gate
a way or path ; gang thy gate, get you gone. N. A sea-gate, a way into the sea through rocks or clif...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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gate
I.
The old name for landing-places, as Dowgate and Billingsgate; also in cliffs, as Kingsgate, Mar...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Gate
The gate and gateways of eastern cities anciently held and still hold an important part, not only in...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Green
·vt To make green.
II. Green ·vi To become or grow green.
III. Green ·superl Not roasted; half raw...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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green
1) Doctor Green; i.e. grass: a physician, or rather medicine, found very successful in curing most d...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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green
Uncouth, raw, inexperienced, applied to persons, a metaphor derived from green or unripe fruit; vege...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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green
raw, not done enough. The same as REAR. North.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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green
Raw and untutored; a metaphor from unripe fruit thus Shakspeare makes Pandulph say:
"How green are...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Lych gate
·- ·see under <<Lich>>.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Sea-gate
·noun ·Alt. of Sea-gait.
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Water gate
·- A gate, or valve, by which a flow of water is permitted, prevented, or regulated.
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Beautiful gate
The name of one of the gates of the temple (Acts 3:2). It is supposed to have been the door which le...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Dung-gate
(Neh. 2:13), a gate of ancient Jerusalem, on the south-west quarter. "The gate outside of which lay ...
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East gate
(Jer. 19:2), properly the Potter's gate, the gate which led to the potter's field, in the valley of ...
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Horse-gate
A gate in the wall of Jerusalem, at the west end of the bridge, leading from Zion to the temple (Neh...
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Old gate
One of the gates in the north wall of Jerusalem, so called because built by the Jebusites (Neh. 3:6;...
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Sheep-gate
One of the gates of Jerusalem mentioned by Nehemiah (3:1, 32; 12:39). It was in the eastern wall of ...
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Alley Gate
See Shaft Alley.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Augustine's Gate
Leading out of St. Paul's Churchyard at the south-east corner to Watling Street (Leake, 1666).
Firs...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Botolph's Gate
See Botolph's Wharf.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bridge Gate
Said to be one of the four original gates of the City. On London Bridge (S. 42).
New made when the ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bulwark Gate
At Tower Hill. Two signs, the Crooked Billet and the Lion Rampant, described as at the Bulwarke Gate...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Chamberlain's Gate
See Newgate.
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Cheapside Gate
Proposal to enlarge Cheapside Gate and Temple Bar, 1664 (L. and P. Chas. II. III. p. 549).
The posi...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Gate Lane
In parish of St. Mary Staynings, temp. Q. Elizabeth (Proc. in Chancery, II. 305).
Probably an error...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Gate Yard
At the south-east corner of America Square, behind No. 8, facing Hanover Court, in Portsoken Ward (L...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Goodman's Gate
Mentioned in the bounds of Portsoken Ward as set out in Strype, ed. 1720, I. ii. 26. Probably north ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Helen's Gate
The great Gate of the Priory, called "Saint Elyns gate," on the common way leading to Crosbyes Place...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Martin's Gate
At the upper end of Cheapside, 1580 (L. and P. Ed. VI. D. S. XII. p. 8).
No later mention.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Oyster Gate
A water gate on the Thames, near London Bridge, opposite the church of St. Magnus (1312, Riley's Mem...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Paul's Gate
Identical with St. Augustine's Gate (q.v.).
First mention: " S. Paul's Gate," 1369 (Ct. H.W. II. 13...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Poules Gate
See St. Paul's Gate.
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Saunders Gate
In Aldgate High Street, in Portsoken Ward (P.C. 1732).
No further mention. Not identified.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Wolfes Gate
See Wolsies Gate.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Wolsies Gate
A water gate in the roparie, in parish of All Hallows the Less, of later time called Wolfes Lane, bu...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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drafting-gate
n.
gate used in separatingcattle and sheep into different classes or herds.
1890. `The Argus,' Aug...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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swing-gate
n. Used in its ordinary Englishsense, but specially applied to a patent gate for draftingsheep, inve...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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knife-gate
a run at a friend's table. York.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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whittle-gate
a run at a friend's table. York.
The same as a knife-gate.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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sea gate or gait
A long rolling swell: when two ships are thrown aboard one another by its means, they are said to be...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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tide-gate
A place where the tide runs strong.
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way-gate
The tail-race of a mill.
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Bottle green
·- A dark shade of green, like that of bottle glass.
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Brunswick green
·- An oxychloride of copper, used as a green pigment; also, a carbonate of copper similarly employed...
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Grass-green
·adj Green with grass.
II. Grass-green ·adj Of the color of grass; clear and vivid green.
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Green-broom
·noun A plant of the genus Genista (G. tinctoria); dyer's weed;
— called also greenweed.
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Green-eyed
·adj Having green eyes.
II. Green-eyed ·adj Seeing everything through a medium which discolors or d...
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Green-leek
·noun An Australian parrakeet (Polytelis Barrabandi);
— called also the scarlet-breasted parrot.
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Green-stall
·noun A stall at which greens and fresh vegetables are exposed for sale.
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Kendal green
·- ·Alt. of <<Kendal>>.
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Lincoln green
·- A color of cloth formerly made in Lincoln, England; the cloth itself.
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Mitter's green
·- A pigment of a green color, the chief constituent of which is oxide of chromium.
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Oyster-green
·noun A green membranous seaweed (Ulva) often found growing on oysters but common on stones, piles, ...
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Pistachio green
·add. ·- A light yellowish green color resembling that of the pistachio nut.
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Putting green
·add. ·- The green, or plot of smooth turf, surrounding a hole.
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Salt-green
·adj Sea-green in color.
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Scheele's green
·- ·see under <<Green>>.
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Sea green
·- The green color of sea water.
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Sea-green
·adj Of a beautiful bluish green color, like sea water on soundings.
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Green, Matthew
(1696-1737)
Poet, is known as the author of The Spleen, a lively and original poem in octosyllabic ...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Green Acre
There was a house in Gracechurch Street so called (Strype, ed. 1720, I. ii. 155).
Not further ident...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Green Court
In Little Minories (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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The Green Dragon
A messuage called the Green Dragon in parish of St. Martin Ludgate, 25 Eliz. 1582 (Lond. I. p.m. III...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Green Market
See Leadenhall.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(The) Green Yard
See City Greenyard.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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green bag
An attorney: those gentlemen carry their clients' deeds in a green bag; and, it is said, when they h...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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green gown
To give a girl a green gown; to tumble her on the grass.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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green sickness
The disease of maids occasioned by celibacy.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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green(-)leek
n.
an Australian Parrakeet. See quotation.
1848. J. Gould, `Birds of Australia,' vol. v. pl. 15:
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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green lizard
n.
sometimes called the Spotted Green Lizard, a New Zealand reptile, Naultinus elegans, Gray.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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green oyster
n.
name given in Queensland to the sea-weed Ulva lactuca, Linn., N.O. Algae.From being frequently f...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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green-tops
n. Tasmanian name for the Orchid, Pterostylis pedunculata, R. Br.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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green-drake
the May-fly, of which trout are peculiarly fond. N.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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green-swerd
grass, turf. S.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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fidler's green
A sort of sensual Elysium, where sailors are represented as enjoying, for "a full due," those amenit...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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green-bone
The trivial name of the viviparous blenny, or guffer, the backbone of which is green when boiled; al...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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green-fish
Cod, hake, haddock, herrings, &c., unsalted.
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green-hands
Those embarked for the first time, and consequently inexperienced.
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green-horn
A lubberly, uninitiated fellow. A novice of marked gullibility.
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green-men
The five supernumerary seamen who had not been before in the Arctic Seas, whom vessels in the whale-...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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green sea
A large body of water shipped on a vessel's deck; it derives its name from the green colour of a she...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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green-slake
The sea-weed otherwise called lettuce-laver (which see).
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green turtle
The common name for the edible turtle, which does not yield tortoise-shell.
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sea-green
The colour which in ancient chivalry denoted inconstancy.
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Benjamin, High Gate Or Gate Of
(Jeremiah 20:2; 37:13; 38:7; Zechariah 14:10) [Jerusalem]
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Ephraim, Gate of
One of the gates of Jerusalem (2 Kings 14:13; 2 Chr. 25:23), on the side of the city looking toward ...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Belins-Gate Key
See Billingsgate Stairs.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Great Fryers Gate
South out of Fleet Street to Silver Street, White Friars, in Farringdon Ward Without (Rocque, 1746-L...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Inner Temple Gate
In Inner Temple Lane leading into Fleet Street.
To be rebuilt 1610-11 with the house called "The Pr...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Little Fryer's Gate
South out of Fleet Street to Lombard Street, in Farringdon Ward Without (Rocque, 1746-Dodsley, 1761)...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Little Moor Gate
See Blomfield Street.
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Postern, Postern Gate
See Tower Postern.
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Red Gate Court
East out of the Minories and apparently communicating with Worley Court and Crown and Shears Court (...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Ephraim, Gate Of
one of the gates of the city of Jerusalem, (2 Kings 14:13; 2 Chronicles 25:23; Nehemiah 8:16; 12:39)...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Green, John Richard
(1837-1883)
Historian, was the s. of a tradesman in Oxf., where he was ed., first at Magdalen Coll....
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Green, Thomas Hill
(1836-1882)
Philosopher, was b. at Birken Rectory, Yorkshire, and ed. at Rugby and Balliol Coll., O...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Green Arbour Court
1) West out of Little Moorfields (Rev. of London, 1728-O.S. 1880). In Cripplegate Ward Without.
In ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Green Dragon Court
1) West out of St. Andrew's Hill at No. 11 (P.O. Directory). In Farringdon Ward Within.
First menti...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Green Dragon Inn
West out of Bishopsgate Street. In Bishopsgate Ward Within (O. and M. 1677-O.S. 1848-51).
Earliest ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Green Dragon Tavern
Vault under the Chapter House of St. Paul's let to keeper of Green Dragon Tavern on the other side o...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Green Dragon Yard
On the south side of Long Lane, in Farringdon Ward Without (Rocque, 1746-Boyle, 1799).
"Green Drago...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Green Lettice Court
North out of Fore Street, in Cripplegate Ward Without (Rocque, 1746-Elmes, 1831).
In O. and M. 1677...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Green Lettice Lane
The northern portion of Laurence Pountney Hill from Cannon Street to the church of St. Lawrence was ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Green Man Yard
West out of Coleman Street, a little south from London Wall (Lockie, 1816).
Not named in the maps.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Green Nutters Lane
In Cannon Street (W. Stow, 1722, and Rev. of Lond. 1728).
Not named in the maps.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Green School Court
South out of London Wall. In Cripplegate Ward Within (Rocque, 1746-Boyle, 1799).
The site is covere...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Wood Green Court
South-east out of Harrow Alley, Middlesex Street. In Portsoken Ward (Strype, ed. 1720, I. ii. 27-O.S...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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green-tree ant
n.
common Queensland Ant.
1847. L. Leichhardt, `Overland Expedition,' p. 294:
«It was at the lowe...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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green tree-snake
n.
See under snake.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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green mountain state
The State of Vermont.
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Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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shipping green seas
When heavy seas tumble over the gunwale either to windward or leeward; sometimes resulting from bad ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Shallecheth, The gate of
I.e., "the gate of casting out," hence supposed to be the refuse gate; one of the gates of the house...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Red Gate Alley, Minories
East out of Minories at No.71, nearly opposite the Crescent (Lockie, 1810-Elmes, 1831).
Not named i...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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salt-cat, or gate
a cake of salt used to decoy pigeons. North.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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Everett-Green, Miss Evelyn
(b. 1856)
Novelist, etc. Last of the Dacres (1886), Dare Lorimer's Heritage (1892), French and Engl...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Green Arbour, Old Bailey
See Green Arbour Court.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Green Court, Coleman Street
See Basinghall Avenue.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Green Court, Old Jewry
See Green Dragon Court.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Green Dragon Coach Office
On the south side of Fleet Street at No. 56, east of Serjeants' Inn, in Farringdon Ward Without (Loc...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Little Green Arbour Court
West out of Little Old Bailey, in Farringdon Ward Without (O. and M. 1677-P.C. 1732).
The site is o...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Green Arbour Court, Seething Lane
See Catherine Court.
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Green Dragon Inn, Long Lane
See Green Dragon Yard, Long Lane.
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Green Church Yard, St. Katherine's Precinct
See St. Katherine's Churchyard, East Smithfield.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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All Hallows Within the Gate of Bishopsgate
See All Hallows, London Wall.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.