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(St.) Mary de Aldermygbure
See St. Mary Aldermanbury.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary de Arcubus
See St. Mary le Bow.
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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.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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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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de
dē, adv.: of place, down , only in the phrase susque deque, q. v.
...
A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
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de
dē (1) adv.;see susque deque.
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An Elementary Latin Dictionary
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De-
·- A prefix from Latin de down, from, away; as in debark, decline, decease, deduct, decamp. In words...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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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 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 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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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.
...
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.
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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.
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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.
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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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De facto
·- Actually; in fact; in reality; as, a king de facto, — distinguished from a king de jure, or by ri...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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De jure
·- By right; of right; by law;
— often opposed to de facto.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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De rigueur
·add. ·- According to strictness (of etiquette, rule, or the like); obligatory; strictly required.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Manley, Mrs. Mary de la Riviere
(1663 or 1672-1724)
Novelist, dramatist, and political writer, dau. of Sir Roger Manley, was decoye...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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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.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary Aldermary Churchyard
See Aldermary Churchyard.
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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 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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(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.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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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 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.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary Magdalen, Lamberdyshel
= Mary (St.) Magdalen, Old Fish Street.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary Mounthaunt Lane
See Mountenhaut Lane.
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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.
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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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Aber-de-vine
·noun The European siskin (Carduelis spinus), a small green and yellow finch, related to the goldfin...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Aid-de-camp
·noun An officer selected by a general to carry orders, also to assist or represent him in correspon...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Aids-de-camp
·pl of Aid-de-camp.
...
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Auto-de-fe
·noun ·same·as Auto-da-fe.
...
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Autos-de-fe
·pl of Auto-de-fe.
...
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Beche de mer
·- The <<Trepang>>.
...
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Carte de visite
·- A visiting card.
II. Carte de visite ·- A photographic picture of the size formerly in use for a...
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Cartes de visite
·pl of Carte de visite.
...
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Chanson de geste
·add. ·- Any Old French epic poem having for its subject events or exploits of early French history,...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Cheval-de-frise
·noun A piece of timber or an iron barrel traversed with iron-pointed spikes or spears, five or six ...
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Chevaux-de-frise
·pl of Cheval-de-frise.
...
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Cobra de capello
·- The hooded snake (Naia tripudians), a highly venomous serpent inhabiting India. Naja --.
...
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Cul-de-sac
·noun Any bag-shaped or tubular cavity, vessel, or organ, open only at one end.
II. Cul-de-sac ·nou...
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Culs-de-sac
·pl of Cul-de-sac.
...
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De bene esse
·- Of well being; of formal sufficiency for the time; conditionally; provisionally.
...
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Eau de Cologne
·- ·same·as <<Cologne>>.
...
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Eau de vie
·- French name for brandy. ·cf. Aqua vitae, under <<Aqua>>.
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Edition de luxe
·- ·see <<Luxe>>.
...
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Felo-de-se
·noun One who deliberately puts an end to his own existence, or loses his life while engaged in the ...
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Felos-de-se
·pl of Felo-de-se.
...
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Fer-de-lance
·noun A large, venomous serpent (Trigonocephalus lanceolatus) of Brazil and the West Indies. It is a...
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Feu de joie
·- A fire kindled in a public place in token of joy; a bonfire; a firing of guns in token of joy.
...
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Fin de siecle
·add. ·- Lit., end of the century;
— mostly used adjectively in English to signify: belonging to, o...
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Fleur-de-lis
·noun The iris. ·see Flower-de-luce.
II. Fleur-de-lis ·noun A conventional flower suggested by the ...
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Fleurs-de-lis
·pl of Fleur-de-lis.
...
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Flower-de-luce
·noun A genus of perennial herbs (Iris) with swordlike leaves and large three-petaled flowers often ...
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Hors de combat
·- Out of the combat; disabled from fighting.
...
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Hotel-de-ville
·noun A city hall or townhouse.
...
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Martel de fer
·- A weapon resembling a hammer, often having one side of the head pointed;
— used by horsemen in t...
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Mont de piete
·- One of certain public pawnbroking establishments which originated in Italy in the 15th century, t...
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Mousseline de soie
·add. ·- A soft thin silk fabric with a weave like that of muslin.
...
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Oeil-de-boeuf
·add. ·noun A circular or oval window;
— generally used of architecture of the 17th and 18th centur...
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Oeil-de-perdrix
·add. ·adj Having a brownish red color;
— used ·esp. of light-colored red wine.
II. Oeil-de-perdri...
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Oeils-de-boeuf
·add. ·pl of Oeil-de-boeuf.
...
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Rez-de-chaussee
·add. ·vt The ground story of a building, either on a level with the street or raised slightly above...
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Robe-de-chambre
·noun A dressing gown, or morning gown.
...
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Scrutin de liste
·add. ·- Voting for a group of candidates for the same kind of office on one ticket or ballot, conta...
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Tete-de-pont
·noun A work thrown up at the end of a bridge nearest the enemy, for covering the communications acr...
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Tetes-de-pont
·pl of Tete-de-pont.
...
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Tripe-de-roche
·noun ·same·as Rock tripe, under <<Rock>>.
...
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Trou-de-loup
·noun A pit in the form of an inverted cone or pyramid, constructed as an obstacle to the approach o...
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Trous-de-loup
·pl of Trou-de-loup.
...
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Vers de societe
·- ·see Society verses, under <<Society>>.
...
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Bury, Richard de
(1281-1345)
S. of Sir Richard Aungerville, b. at Bury St. Edmunds, studied at Oxf., and was a Bened...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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De Morgan, Augustus
(1806-1871)
Mathematician, b. in India, and ed. at Camb., was one of the most brilliant of English ...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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De Quincey, Thomas
(1785-1859)
Essayist and miscellaneous writer, s. of a merchant in Manchester, was b. there. The ar...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Mandeville, Bernard de
(1670-1733)
Satirist, a native of Dort in Holland, who having studied medicine at Leyden, came over...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Robert de Brunne
See Mannyng, Robert
...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Map, or Mapes, Walter de
(fl. 1200)
Ecclesiastical statesman and romancist. Most of the facts about him are gleaned from his...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Wendover, Roger de
(d. 1236)
Chronicler, a monk of St. Albans, became Prior of Belvoir, from which he was deposed for ...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Flower de Luce
A messuage and brewhouse so called in Golding Layne in parish of St. Giles without Creplegate, 33 El...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Margaret de Brugge
See St. Margaret Fish Street Hill.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Martin de Garlekhuthe
See St. Martin Vintry.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Nicholas de Bucher'
See St. Nicholas Shambles.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Nicholas de Candelwryhtestrate
See St. Nicholas Acon.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Nicholas de Colmanstrete
Mentioned in Will of 1329-30 (Ct. H.W. I. 355).
Sharpe suggests that it is either S. Stephen Colema...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Nicholas de Stallo
See St. Nicholas Shambles.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Nicholas de Westmacekaria
See St. Nicholas Shambles.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Olave de Cripelesgate
See St. Olave Silver Street.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Thomas de Aquino
See St. Thomas of Acon.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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hubble de shuff
Confusedly. To fire hubble de shuff, to fire quick and irregularly. OLD MILITARY TERM.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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slubber de gullion
A dirty nasty fellow.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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aid-de-camp
A military staff officer, who carries and circulates the general's orders; and another class selecte...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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aspirant de marine
Midshipman in the French navy.
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beche de mer
See trepang.
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chevaux de frise
An adopted term for pickets pointed with iron, and standing through beams, to stop an enemy: this de...
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coup de grace
The finishing shot which brings an enemy to surrender; or the wound which deprives an adversary of l...
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coup de main
A sudden and vigorous attack.
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de nautico fœnore
Of nautical usury; bottomry.
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feu-de-joie
A salute fired by musketry on occasions of public rejoicing, so that it should pass from man to man ...
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hors de combat
A term adopted from the French, signifying so far disabled as to be incapable of taking farther shar...
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tete de pont
A work covering the farther end of a bridge from assault from the country beyond.
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tortue de mer
A turtle. Also a French gabarre, troop, or store ship, with very high 'tween decks.
...
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trous de loup
Holes dug in the form of an inverted cone, with a sharp picket or stake in each, to break the march ...
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(St.) Mary Magdalen at the Fishmarket, de la Fishstrete
See St. Mary Magdalen, Old Fish Street.
There was an altar in the Priory Church to St. Mary Magdale...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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The Flower de Luce, Flower de Luce Alley, Court
See Fleur de lis Court1, Fetter Lane.
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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 Abchurch, Lane of
See Abchurch Lane.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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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 in Fleet Street
See Whitefriars.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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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.) 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 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 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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(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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De Lolme, John Louis
(1740?-1807)
Political writer, b. at Geneva, has a place in English literature for his well-known w...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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De Vere, Aubrey Thomas
(1814-1902)
Poet, s. of Sir Aubrey de V., himself a poet, was b. in Co. Limerick, and ed. at Trinit...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Oxford, Edward de Vere, Earl of
(1550-1604)
Was a courtier of Queen Elizabeth, who lost his friends by his insolence and pride, and...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Ramée, Louise de la ("Ouida")
(1840?-1908)
Novelist, b. at Bury St. Edmunds, dau. of an English f. and a French mother. For many ...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Rapin de Thoyras, Paul
(1661-1725)
Historian, b. at Castres, Languedoc, belonged to a Protestant Savoyard family, and came...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Tabley de, John Byron Leicester Warren, 3rd Lord
(1835-1895)
Poet, eldest s. of the 2nd Lord, ed. at Eton and Oxf., was for a time attached to the B...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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De Morgan, William Frend
(b. 1839)
Novelist. Joseph Vance: An Ill-written Autobiography (1906), Alice-for-short: A Dichronis...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Stacpoole, H. de Vere
Novelist. Fanny Lambert, The Crimson Azaleas, The Blue Lagoon (1907), Patsy (1908), The Pools of Sil...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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All Hallows de Stanningechirche
See All Hallows Staining.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Edmund de Gras-Cherch
See St. Edmund the King and Martyr.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Fleur de lis Court
1) East out of Fetter Lane at No. 9, and north to Trinity Church Passage (P.O. Directory). In Farrin...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Flower de Lis Court
1) South out of Bristol Street. In Castle Baynard Ward (O. and M. 1677-Lond. Guide, 1758).
"Flower ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Flower de Luce Alley
South out of Thames Street (Leake, 1666) on the east side of Fishmongers' Hall.
The site was afterw...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Flower de Luce Court
1) East out of Foster Lane, in Aldersgate Ward (O. and M. 1677), north of Carey Street.
The site is...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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John de Vere's Yard
West out of Seething Lane, near St. Olave's, Hart Street (Strype, 1720-1755), with a passage into Ma...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Katherine de Belyeters Lane
A tenement in the parish of "St. Katherine de Belyeters lane" mentioned in 1349 in will of Wm. Ostag...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Nicholas de Candelwykestrate Lane
See Nicholas Lane.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Peter de Bradestrate, Broadstreet
See St. Peter le Poor.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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point-de-galle canoe
Consists of a single stem of Dúp wood, 18 to 30 feet long, from 1-1/2 to 2-1/2 feet broad, and from ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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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