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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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(St.) Mary atte Naxe
See St. Mary Axe.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary atte Stokke
See St. Mary Woolchurch.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Fraternity
·noun The state or quality of being fraternal or brotherly; brotherhood.
II. Fraternity ·noun Men o...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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(St.) Mary le Bow
On the north side of Cheapside at No. 56 at the north-west corner of Bow Lane (P.O. Directory). In C...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary de Crichirche, Fraternity of
Bequest to the Fraternity, 1379 (Ct. H.W II. 209).
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) John, Fraternity of
Bequest to the fraternity by a member John de Drayton, tailor, 1358 (Ct. H.W. II. 4).
Sharpe says t...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Thomas, Fraternity of
Bequest to the fraternity of St. Thomas the Martyr at the Conduit of London, 6 Ed. I. (Ct. H.W. I. 2...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Webbes, Fraternity of
Gift to the Fraternity by John Fich or Fyssh, 1356 (Ct. H.W. I. 689).
Webbe = Weaver.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bow
·vi To manage the bow.
II. Bow ·vi To play (music) with a bow.
III. Bow ·vi To <<Stop>>.
IV. Bow ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Bow
The bow was in use in early times both in war and in the chase (Gen. 21:20; 27:3; 48:22). The tribe ...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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bow
I.
The fore-end of a ship or boat; being the rounding part of a vessel forward, beginning on both ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Bow
(Genesis 37:10) The eastern mode of salutation, by kneeling upon one knee and bending the head forwa...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Mary
·noun <<Marrow>>.
II. Mary ·interj ·see <<Marry>>.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
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Mary
Hebrew Miriam.
1) The wife of Joseph, the mother of Jesus, called the "Virgin Mary," though never s...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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mary
n.
used in Queensland of the aborigines,as equivalent to girl or woman. «A black Mary.» Compare « B...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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Mary
a Roman Christian who is greeted by St. Paul in his Epistle to the Romans, ch. (Romans 16:6) as havi...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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(St.) Mary le Bow School
This seems to have been one of the three schools in London, mentioned by Fitzstephen in 1175, the ot...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Anne's Fraternity
There was a fraternity of St. Anne in the church of St. Michael Cornhill, 5 H. IV. (Anc. Deeds, A. 2...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Corpus Christi, Fraternity of
In the Chapel of St. Mary de Coneyhope (q.v.).
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Pui, Fraternity of the
A brotherhood of French and English traders in London united for certain charitable purposes and the...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bow hand
·- The hand that holds the bow, ·i.e., the left hand.
II. Bow hand ·- The hand that draws the bow, ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Bow net
·- A net for catching birds.
II. Bow net ·- A trap for lobsters, being a wickerwork cylinder with a...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Bow oar
·- The oar used by the bowman.
II. Bow oar ·- One who rows at the bow of a boat.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Bow-bells
·noun ·pl The bells of Bow Church in London; cockneydom.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Bow-compass
·noun An <<Arcograph>>.
II. Bow-compass ·noun A pair of compasses, with a bow or arched plate rivet...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Bow-compasses
·pl of Bow-compass.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Bow-pen
·noun Bow-compasses carrying a drawing pen. ·see Bow-compass.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Bow-pencil
·noun Bow-compasses, one leg of which carries a pencil.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Bow-saw
·noun A saw with a thin or narrow blade set in a strong frame.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Sea bow
·- ·see Marine rainbow, under <<Rainbow>>.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Battle-bow
The war-bow used in fighting (Zech. 9:10; 10:4). "Thy bow was made quite naked" (Hab. 3:9) means tha...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Bow Churchyard
South out of Cheapside at No. 55 on the west side of St. Mary le Bow (P.O. Directory). In Cordwainer...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bow Lane
1) South out of Cheapside at No. 58, to Cannon Street and Queen Victoria Street (P.O. Directory). In...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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bow-wow
The childish name for a dog; also a jeering appellation for a man born at Boston in America.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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bold-bow
A broad bluff bow.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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bow-bye
The situation of a ship when, in stays, she falls back off the wind again, and gets into irons, whic...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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bow-chasers
Two long chase-guns placed forward in the bow-ports to fire directly ahead, and being of small bore ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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bow-fast
A rope or chain for securing a vessel by the bow. (See fast.)
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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bow-lines
In ship-building, longitudinal curves representing the ship's fore-body cut in a vertical section.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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bow-oar
The foremost oar or oars, in pulling a boat.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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bow-pieces
The ordnance in the bows; also in building.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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bow-rail
A rail round the bows.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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bow-staves
Early supplied to our men-of-war.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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bow-timbers
Those which form the bow of the ship.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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chase, bow
Cannon situated in the fore part of the ship to fire upon any object ahead of her. Chasing ahead, or...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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cross-bow
An ancient weapon of our fleet, when also in use on shore.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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fog-bow
A beautiful natural phenomenon incidental to high latitudes. It appears opposite to the sun, and is ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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in-bow!
The order to the bowman to throw in his oar, and prepare his boat-hook, previous to getting alongsid...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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lean-bow
Having a sharp entrance; a thin narrow bow being opposed to bold bow. Fine forward, very fine is lea...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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long-bow
A noted weapon formerly supplied to our men-of-war.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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slur-bow
A species of cross-bow formerly used for discharging fire arrows.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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stone-bow
A cross-bow for shooting stones.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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(St.) Michael atte Corne
See St. Michael le Querne.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary Abchurch, Lane of
See Abchurch Lane.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary of Graces, Abbey
East of Tower Hill, in the new graveyard of the Prior and Convent of the Holy Trinity by the Tower o...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary of the Piu
See St. Mary Magdalen of the Guildhall.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary, King's Chapel of
The king had caused it to be made out of a synagogue of the Jews, and granted to the chaplain Simon ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Mary, Mother Of Mark
(Colossians 4:10) was sister to Barnabas. (Acts 4:36; 12:15) She was among the earliest disciples, a...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Mary, Sister Of Lazarus
She and her sister Martha appear in (Luke 10:40) as receiving Christ in their house. Mary sat listen...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Ave Mary
·- A salutation and prayer to the Virgin Mary, as mother of God;
— used in the Roman Catholic churc...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Mary-bud
·noun The marigold; a blossom of the marigold.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Brunton, Mary (Balfour)
(1778-1818)
Novelist, dau. of Col. Balfour of Elwick, and m. to the Rev. Dr. Brunton, Prof. of Orie...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Howitt, Mary
See Howitt, William
...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Tighe, Mary (Blackford)
(1772-1810)
Poet, dau. of a clergyman, made an unhappy marriage, though she had beauty and amiable ...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Cholmondeley, Mary
Novelist. Diana Tempest, Red Pottage, Moth and Rust (1902), Prisoners (1906), etc.
...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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(St.) Mary Abchurch
On the north-west side of Abchurch Lane at No. 17, north of Cannon Street (P.O. Directory). In Candl...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary Aldermanbury
On the west side of Aldermanbury at No. 64 (P.O. Directory). In Cripplegate Ward Within.
Earliest m...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary Aldermannechurche
Mentioned in Will of Wm. de Kingeston poulterer, 1273 (Ct. H.W. I. 15), and in will of Sir John le B...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary Aldermary
On the east side of Bow Lane at No. 38a. (P.O. Directory). In Cordwainer Ward.
Earliest mention fou...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary Axe
On the west side of the street of St. Mary Axe. In Lime Street Ward.
First mention found in records...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary Bethlehem
See Old Bethlehem Hospital.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary Bothaw
On the east side of Turnwheel Lane, in Dowgate and Walbrook Wards (O. and M. 1677).
Earliest mentio...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary Botolfe
See St. Mary Bothaw.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary Buttolphe
See St. Mary Bothaw.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary Chapel
In Churchyard of St. Benet Gracechurch.
The chapel of St. Mary situate in the churchyard of St. Ben...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary Colechurch
On the north side of Cheapside, at the south-west corner of Old Jury (Leake, 1666). In Cheap Ward.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary Fenchurch
Earliest mention: "S. Mary de Fancherche," 1315 (Ct. H.W. I. 255).
Other forms : "St. Mary de Farnc...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary Hill
See St. Mary at Hill, Street.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary Lothbury
A parish and chapel so named 1255 in Cal. Close Rolls, H. III. I. p. 449, and 1321, 15 Ed. II. (Cal....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary Matfellon
See St. Mary Whitechapel.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary Mounthaw
On the west side of Old Fish Street Hill, in Queenhithe Ward (Leake, 1666).
Earliest mention found ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary Olaf
See St. Olave Silver Street.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary Oldechurche
Tenement in parish of St. Mary Oldechurche in Cornehill, formerly belonging to the Charterhouse, 31 ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary Pattens
Occurs in one or two records.
An error for Margaret (St.) Pattens.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary Pellipar
= St. Mary Axe.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary Salutacion
See The Charterhouse.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary Somerset
On the north side of Upper Thames Street, opposite Broken Wharf. Remains and tower shown (O.S. 1880)...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary Spital
In the parish of St. Botolph without Bishopsgate in the Ward of Bishopsgate Without, extending from ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary Staining
At the north end of Staining Lane, in Aldersgate Ward Within (O. and M. 1677).
The parish extends i...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary Street
See St. Mary Axe, Street.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary Upehulle
See St. Mary at Hill.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary Wenlock
See St. Mary Woolnoth.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary Whitechapel
On the south side of Whitechapel Road at No. 1 (P.O Directory). Not within the City boundary.
Menti...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary Wolmaricherch
See St. Mary Woolchurch.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary Woolchurch
On the south side of the Stocks Market, at the junction of the Poultry and Cornhill (S. 227). In Wal...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary Woolnoth
On the south side of Lombard Street at its junction with King William Street (P.O. Directory). In La...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Mary Magdalene
Different explanations have been given of this name; but the most natural is that she came from the ...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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·OF
(abbreviation) Old French
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Of
·prep During; in the course of.
II. Of ·prep Denoting passage from one state to another; from.
III...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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of
An action of the organs of sense may be either involuntary or voluntary. Accordingly we say to hear,...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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(St.) Mary de Coneyhope, Chapel of
-At the eastern end of Cheapside, in the Poultry, in Coneyhope Lane, now Grocer's Hall Court. In Che...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary Magdalen of the Guildhall
The chapel within the precincts of the Guildhall, in Guildhall Yard (Fabyan, p. 297). In Cheap Ward....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary of the Carmelite Friars
Church of St. Mary of the Carmelite Friars, 1349 (Ct H.W. I. 620).
See Whitefriars.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary within Cripplegate, Hospital of
See Elsing Spital.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary without Bishopsgate, Hospital of
See Old Bethlehem Hospital and St. Mary Spital.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Mary, Priorie of Elsing Spital
See Elsing Spital.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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The Woolpack, Bow Lane
The parsonage house for St. Mary le Bow in 1676 (Strype, ed. 1720, I. iii. 23).
No later reference....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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bow-wow mutton
Dog's flesh.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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bow-wow shop
A salesman's shop in Monmouth-street; so called because the servant barks, and the master bites.
Se...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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bow-dark tree
(Fr. bois d'arc.) A western tree, the wood of which is used to make bows with.
...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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bow-log timbers
A provincial name for hawse-wood.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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on the bow
At any angle on either side of the stem up to 45°; then it is either four points on the bow, or four...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Evans, Mary Ann or Marian ("George Eliot")
(1819-1880)
Novelist, was b. near Nuneaton, Warwickshire, dau. of Robert E., land agent, a man of s...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Godwin, Mrs. Mary (Wollstonecraft)
(1759-1797)
Miscellaneous writer, was of Irish extraction. Her f. was a spend-thrift of bad habits,...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Kingsley, Mary Henrietta
(1862-1900)
Traveller, dau. of George Henry K. (himself a traveller, and author of South Sea Bubble...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Mitford, Mary Russell
(1787-1855)
Poetess and novelist, b. at Alresford, Hants, dau. of a physician, without practice, se...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Montagu, Lady Mary Wortley (Pierrepont)
(1690-1762)
Letter-writer, was the eldest dau. of the 1st Duke of Kingston. In her youth she combin...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Somerville, Mrs. Mary (Fairfax)
(1780-1872)
Mathematician and writer on science, dau. of Admiral Sir William G. Fairfax, b. at Jedb...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Yonge, Charlotte Mary
(1823-1901)
Novelist, only dau. of a landed gentleman of Hampshire, was b. near Winchester, and in ...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Braddon, Mary Elizabeth
(b. 1837)
Novelist. Lady Audley's Secret, Aurora Floyd (1862), Henry Dunbar (1864), Only a Clod (18...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Murfree, Mary Noailles ("Charles Egbert Craddock")
American novelist. In the Tennessee Mountains (1884), Down the Ravine (1885), The Prophet of the Gre...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Wilkins, Mary Eleanor (Mrs. C.M. Freeman)
(b. 1862)
American story-writer. A New England Nun, Young Lucretia, A Humble Romance, A Faraway Mel...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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(St.) Mary Abchurch Chnrchyard
See Abchurch Yard.
Described by Strype as a Churchyard enclosed by a Brick Wall and hath an open la...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary Aldermanbary, Hospital
See Elsing Spital.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary Aldermary Churchyard
See Aldermary Churchyard.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary at Hill
On the west side of St. Mary at Hill (Street) (P.O. Directory). In Billingsgate Ward.
Earliest ment...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary Axe, Street
North out of Leadenhall Street, at No. 116, to Houndsditch (P.O. Directory). Eastern side in Aldgate...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary Axe Warehouses
See Leadenhall Chambers.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary de Aldermygbure
See St. Mary Aldermanbury.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary de Arcubus
See St. Mary le Bow.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary de Berkyngcherch
See All Hallows Barking.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary de Newechirche
St. Mary "que Niwekirke" dicitur, mentioned in Charter of Wm. I. to Westminster Abbey (Cott. Ch. vi....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary de Vaucherche
See St. Mary Fenchurch.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary de Westcheping
In the Charter of Eudo Dapifer "de fundatione Ecclesiae S. Johannis de Colcestre" is : "Et ecclesiam...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary le Quern
Bequest to the church of St. Mary le Quern, 28 Ed. III. (Ct. H.W. I. 685).
Would seem to be an erro...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary Magdalen, Aldgate
Mentioned by Stow as an old Parish, forming with S. Michael, S. Katherine and the blessed Trinitie, ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary Magdalen, Eldefisshestrete
See St. Mary Magdalen, Old Fish Street.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary Magdalen, Lamberdyshel
= Mary (St.) Magdalen, Old Fish Street.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary Mounthaunt Lane
See Mountenhaut Lane.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary Mounthaw Churcbyard
Shown in Rocque, 1746, and in Strype's maps on the east side of Labour in Vain Hill.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary Without Aldersgate
Various bequests to the new chapel of St. Mary the Virgin without Aldresgate, or to the new work of ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary without Aldgate
See St. Mary Whitechapel.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Mary The Virgin
the mother of our Lord. There is no person perhaps in sacred or profane history around whom so many ...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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(St.) Dunstan Fraternity, in the Go1dsmithery
Various bequests were made to the Wardens of this Fraternity in the 13th and 14th centuries.
Simon ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Jack Alley, Bow Lane
See Crown Court16, Trinity Lane.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Lugg Yard, Bow Lane
See Half Moon Court.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Robinswood Court, Bow Lane
See Robin Hood Court.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Whalebone Court, Bow Lane
See Half Moon Court.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Annunciation of the Virgin Mary Without Aldrichegate (Chapel of)
John Bret directed that he should be buried in the new churchyard of this chapel, 1349 (Ct. H.W. I. ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Unheard-of
·adj New; unprecedented; unparalleled.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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kind of
In a manner, as it were. A sort of qualifying expression; as, 'She made game on it kind o'.'--Forby....
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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rising of
More than; upwards of; as, There were rising of a thousand men killed at the battle of Buena Vista.'...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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Shelley, Mrs. Mary Wollstonecraft (Godwin)
(1797-1851)
Novelist, b. in London, the only child of William Godwin (q.v.) and Mary Wollstonecraft...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Sherwood, Mrs. Mary Martha (Butt)
(1775-1851)
Writer of children's books, m. in 1803 Captain H. Sherwood, and went to India, where sh...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Harrison, Mary St. Leger ("Lucas Malet")
Novelist. Mrs. Lorimer (1882), Colonel Enderby's Wife (1885), A Counsel of Perfection (1888), The Wa...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Molesworth, Mrs. Mary Louisa (Stewart)
(b. 1839)
Novelist and writer for children. Carrots, Cuckoo Clock, Herr Baby, The Boys, etc.; novel...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Robinson, Agnes Mary Frances (Mme. Duclaux)
(b. 1857)
Poetess. A Handful of Honeysuckles (1878), The Crowned Hippolytus (1881), Arden (novel) (...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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(St.) Mary at Hill, Street
South out of Eastcheap, at No. 28, to Lower Thames Street (P.O. Directory). In Billingsgate Ward.
E...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary de Berkyngcherch, Chapel
Chapel of St. Mary de Barking founded on the north side of the church of All Hallows, Barking, by Ki...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary de Cricherche, Chapel
John de Cantebrigge to be buried Chapel of Crichiche (sic.) Holy Trinity, 49 Ed. III. (Anc. Deeds, A...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary in Fleet Street
See Whitefriars.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary Magdalen, Milk Street
On the east side of Milk Street, in Cripplegate Ward Within (Strype, ed. 1720, I. iii. 75).
The par...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary towards the Tower
Walter le Stockere left rents to the churches of St Mary towards the Tower and St. Leonard in Estche...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bishops of London, Palace of
On the north-west side of St. Paul's Church (S. 373).
Mentioned by Ralph de Diceto in his Opera His...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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receivers of droits of admiralty
Now termed receivers of wreck (which see).
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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(Sts.) Mary and Nicholas Chapel by the Tower of London
Chapel of St. Mary and St. Nicholas in the Torella of the city wall by the Tower of London, H. III. ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Beeroth of the children of Jaakan
(Deut. 10:6). The same as Bene-jaakan (Num. 33:31).
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Easton's Bible Dictionary
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captain of a ship of war
Is the commanding officer; as well the post-captain (a title now disused) as those whose proper titl...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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chamber of a piece of ordnance
The end of the bore modified to receive the charge of powder. In mortars, howitzers, and shell-guns,...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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gunner, of a ship of war
A warrant-officer appointed to take charge of the ammunition and artillery on board; to keep the lat...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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master of a ship-of-war
An officer appointed by the commissioners of the navy to attend to the navigating a ship under the d...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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muzzle of a piece of ordnance
The forward extremity of the cylinder, and the metal which surrounds it, extending back to the neck,...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Beeroth Of The Children Of Jaakan
the wells of the tribe of Bene-Jaakan, which formed one of the halting-places of the Israelites in t...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Rabbath Of The Children Of Ammon
and Rabbath of the Ammonites, [See RABBATH]
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William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Wisdom Of Jesus, Son Of Sirach
[Ecclesiasticus]
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William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Craigie, Mrs. Pearl Mary Teresa (Richards)
(1867-1906)
Dau. of John Morgan, R. b. in Boston, Massachusetts. Most of her education was received...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Church Alley, St. Mary Hill
See Church Passage.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Cock's Court, St. Mary Axe
East out of St. Mary Axe. In Aldgate Ward (Strype, ed 1720).
Near Fletchers' Hall.
Site now occupi...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary Magdalen, Old Fish Street
On the north side of Little Knightrider Street, at the south-west corner of Old Change, in Castle Ba...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Soaper's Yard, St, Mary Axe
See Soper's Yard.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Angle of entry
·add. ·- The angle between the tangent to the advancing edge (of an aerocurve) and the line of motio...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Angle of incidence
·add. ·- The angle between the chord of an aerocurve and the relative direction of the undisturbed a...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Bird of paradise
·- The name of several very beautiful birds of the genus Paradisea and allied genera, inhabiting New...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Concert of Europe
·add. ·- ·Alt. of European concert.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Corps of Engineers
·add. ·- In the United States navy, a corps made up of the engineers, which was amalgamated with the...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Jane-of-apes
·noun A silly, pert girl;
— corresponding to jackanapes.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Leg-of-mutton
·add. ·adj Having the general shape or outline of a leg of mutton; as, a leg-of-mutton, or shoulder-...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Matter-of-fact
·adj Adhering to facts; not turning aside from absolute realities; not fanciful or imaginative; comm...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Men-of-war
·pl of <<Manofwar>>.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Mother-of-pearl
·noun The hard pearly internal layer of several kinds of shells, ·esp. of pearl oysters, river musse...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Mother-of-thyme
·noun An aromatic plant (Thymus Serphyllum);
— called also wild thyme.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Out-of-door
·adj Being out of the house; being, or done, in the open air; outdoor; as, out-of-door exercise. ·se...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Volunteers of America
·add. ·- A religious and philanthropic organization, similar to the Salvation Army, founded (1896) b...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Wheel of fortune
·add. ·- A gambling or lottery device consisting of a wheel which is spun horizontally, articles or ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Esther, Book of
The authorship of this book is unknown. It must have been obviously written after the death of Ahasu...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Exodus, Book of
Exodus is the name given in the LXX. to the second book of the Pentateuch (q.v.). It means "departur...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Ezekiel, Book of
Consists mainly of three groups of prophecies. After an account of his call to the prophetical offic...
Easton's Bible Dictionary