n.
another name for the kennedya (q.v.).
1896. `The Melburnian,' Aug. 28, p. 53:
«The trailing scarlet kennedyas, aptly called the `bleeding-heart' or `coral-pea,' brighten the greyness of the sandypeaty wastes.»
In Fetter Lane (Boyle, 1799). Not named in the maps. ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of <<Bleed>>. II. Bleeding ·adj Emitting, or appearing to emit, blood or sap, ·etc....
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·noun Courage; courageous purpose; spirit. II. Heart ·noun Vital part; secret meaning; real intenti...
According to the Bible, the heart is the centre not only of spiritual activity, but of all the opera...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
A block of wood forming a peculiar sort of triangular dead-eye, somewhat resembling the shape of a h...
The Sailor's Word-Book
One who parts easily with his money, or bleeds freely. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
A metaphor borrowed from fish, which will not bleed when stale. ...
·adj False-hearted. ...
·adj Preying on the heart. ...
·adj Depriving of thought; ecstatic. II. Heart-robbing ·adj Stealing the heart or affections; winni...
·noun A part of the breastbone. ...
·adj Of a single and sincere heart. II. Heart-whole ·adj With unbroken courage; undismayed. III. H...
·adj Wounded to the heart with love or grief. ...
·noun A very brave person. ...
·noun Any contractile vessel of invertebrates which is not of the nature of a real heart, especially...
·noun A somewhat heart-shaped cherry with a whitish skin. ...
See Hart Street, Cripplegate. ...
A term applicable to either the masculine or feminine gender, signifying a girl's lover, or a man's ...
n. i.q. balloon-vine (q.v.). ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
The heart or block of wood used to secure the lower end of the fore-stay, through which the inner en...
The centre yarns of a strand. Also, the heart-yarn or centre, on which four-stranded rope is formed....
The monkey is a tall pyramidal kid or bucket, which conveys the grog from the grog-tub to the mess s...
South out of Upper Thames Street at No. 83 (P.O. Directory). In Vintry Ward. First mention: Lockie,...
I woe is me! N. ...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
To seize the end of a shroud or stay, &c., securely round it. ...