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Ravel
·vi To fall into perplexity and confusion.
II. Ravel ·vt To undo the intricacies of; to <<Disentang...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Paper
·vt To fold or inclose in paper.
II. Paper ·noun A sheet, leaf, or piece of such substance.
III. P...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Paper
The expression in the Authorized Version (Isa. 19:7), "the paper reeds by the brooks," is in the Rev...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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ravel-bread
Kent. Called in the North WHITV-
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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Alpha paper
·add. ·- A sensitized paper for obtaining positives by artificial light. It is coated with gelatin c...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Asthma paper
·add. ·- Paper impregnated with saltpeter. The fumes from the burning paper are often inhaled as an ...
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Blotting paper
·- A kind of thick, bibulous, unsized paper, used to absorb superfluous ink from freshly written man...
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Carborundum paper
·add. ·- Cloth or paper covered with powdered carborundum.
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Casse Paper
·- Broken paper; the outside quires of a ream.
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Joss paper
·add. ·- Gold and silver paper burned by the Chinese, in the form of coins or ingots, in worship and...
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Note paper
·- Writing paper, not exceeding in size, when folded once, five by eight inches.
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Ozone paper
·add. ·- Paper coated with starch and potassium iodine. It turns blue when exposed to ozone.
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Torchon paper
·add. ·- Paper with a rough surface; ·esp., handmade paper of great hardness for the use of painters...
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Touch-paper
·noun Paper steeped in saltpeter, which burns slowly, and is used as a match for firing gunpowder, a...
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Paper Buildings
On the west side of King's Bench Walk, within the Temple precincts (P.O. Directory).
First mention:...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Paper Street
East out of Redcross Street at No.49, in Cripplegate Ward Without (P.O. Directory).
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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paper scull
A thin-scull'd foolish fellow.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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paper-fish
n.
a Tasmanian name. See Bastard Trumpeter and Morwong.
1883. `Royal Commission on Fisheries of Ta...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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muster-paper
A description of paper supplied from the dockyards, ruled and headed, for making ships' books.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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phrase of paper
Half a quarter of a sheet.
See *vessel, physog.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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vessels of paper
Half a quarter of a sheet.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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paper-bark tree
or Paper-barked Tea-tree
,n.
Called also Milk-wood (q.v.). Name given tothe species Melaleuca leuc...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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phrase of paper
See fraze.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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vessel of paper
See fraze.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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whity-brown paper
See ravel-bread before.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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brown-paper warrant
See warrant.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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inside muster-paper
A description of paper supplied from the dockyards, ruled and headed, for making ships' books.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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outside muster-paper
A paper with the outer part blank, but the inner portion ruled and headed; supplied from the dock ya...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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protections, on paper
, against impressment, were but little regarded. Yet seafaring men above 55, and under 18, were by s...
The Sailor's Word-Book