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Near
·adv Closely; intimately.
II. Near ·adj Close-fisted; parsimonious.
III. Near ·adv Nearly; almost;...
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near
for to or at; in these expressions--'The minister plenipotentiary near the Court of St. James's--nea...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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near
covetous. North, as, He is a near man.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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near, and no near
Synonymous terms used as a warning to the helmsman when too near the wind, not to come closer to it,...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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(St.) Nicholas Olave
On the west side of Bread Street Hill in the ward of Queenhithe (S. 357, and Leake, 1666).
Earliest...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Olave Bradestrat
Buildings in Bradestrate in parish of St. Olave mentioned in deed 5 Ed. I. to which William Bokerel,...
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(St.) Olave Eldiurie
See St. Olave Old Jewry.
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(St.) Olave Jewry
See St. Olave Old Jewry.
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Near beer
·add. ·- Any of various malt liquors (see Citation).
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Near-legged
·adj Having the feet so near together that they interfere in traveling.
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near now
just now, not long ago. Norf.
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(St.) Nicholas Olave, Churchyard
On the west side of Bread Street Hill, with a passage to Five Foot Lane (Rocque, 1746 Strype; and Lo...
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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(St.) Olave Hart Street
On the south side of Hart Street at the north-west corner of Seething Lane (P.O. Directory). In Towe...
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(St.) Olave next Dowgate
Eight tenements in the parishes of St. Olave and All Saints next Dowgate, 35 H. VIII. (L. and P. H. ...
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(St.) Olave Old Jewry
On the west side of Old Jewry, in Coleman Street Ward, on the boundary of Coleman Street and Cheap W...
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(St.) Olave Silver Street
On the south side of Silver Street at its junction with Noble Street and Falcon Square. In Cripplega...
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(St.) Olave towards Alegate
See St. Olave Hart Street.
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(St.) Olave without Bishopsgate
Anc. Deeds, C. 410, 13 Ed. IV.
Qy- = Olave (St.) Bradestrat.
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(St.) Dunstan near Fanchurch
See St. Dunstan in the East.
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(St.) Margaret near Rederesgate
See St. Margaret Fish Street Hill.
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(St.) Mildred near Conhop
See St. Mildred Poultry.
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Postern, near Moorfields
At the west end of Petty France leading into Moorfields (Strype, ed. 1720, I. ii. 108, and 1755 ed.)...
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bring 'em near
The day-and-night telescope.
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come no near!
The order to the helmsman to steer the ship on the course indicated, and not closer to the wind, whi...
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(St.) Olave at Crutched Friars
See St. Olave Hart Street.
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(St.) Olave Bread Street Hill
Mentioned in 1660 (L. and P. Chas. II. I. 165).
Qy. = Nicholas (St.) Olave.
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(St.) Olave by London Bridge
Qy. = Olave (St.) Hart Street or Olave (St.) Southwark.
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(St.) Olave in Colchirch Lane
See St. Olave Old Jewry.
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(St.) Olave in the Shamb1es
Parish mentioned in Will of Milo de Wynton, 1273-4 (Ct. H.W. I. 16).
Perhaps the church of St. Nich...
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(St.) Olave Silver Street Churchyard
On the south side of Silver Street at its junction with Monkwell Street (Rocque, 1746).
It still oc...
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Forcier, near Broken Wharf
Erected by Bevis Bulmer in 1594 within the gate of an old stone house belonging to the Duke of Norfo...
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Forcier, near London Bridge
Erected by Peter Moris, a Dutchman, in 1582, for the supply of water to the eastern part of the City...
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Greene Yard, near Leadenhall
The Lord Nevill had a great house on the west side of Lime Street, having a chapel on the south and ...
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(St.) Peter near Olde fishstret
See St. Peter Paul's Wharf.
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(St.) Thomas near the Conduit
See St. Thomas of Acon.
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(Holy) Trinity near Tower Hill
See Holy Trinity, Priory of.
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(St.) Olave Mogwell Street, de Mugwellestrate
See St. Olave Silver Street.
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(St.) Dunstan near the New Temple
See St. Dunstan in the West.
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(St.) James' in, near the Vintry
See St. James' Garlickhithe.
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(St.) Olave by the Tower or versus Turrim
See St. Olave Hart Street.
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(St.) Mary's Chapel in the New Churchyard near Smethefeld
Bequest to work of new Chapel of St. Mary near Westsmythfeld, 1372 (Ct. H.W. II. 148).
See Charterh...
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Provision made for the collection of weekly alms for the support of the Chapel of Our Lady near Guildhall founded "pur tote la compaignie du Pui" (ib.).
Henry le Waleis gave to the Confraternity of the Pui (de Podio) 5 marks annual quit rent on all his ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.