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Perch
·vt To occupy as a perch.
II. Perch ·vt To place or to set on, or as on, a perch.
III. Perch ·vi T...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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perch
n.
This English fish-name is appliedwith various epithets to many fishes in Australia, some of thet...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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perch
A pole stuck up on a shoal as a beacon; or a spar erected on or projected from a cliff whence to wat...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Golden
·adj Made of gold; consisting of gold.
II. Golden ·adj Having the color of gold; as, the golden gra...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Sea perch
·- The sea bass.
II. Sea perch ·- The <<Cunner>>.
III. Sea perch ·- The name is applied also to ot...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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black-perch
n.
a river fish of New South Wales. Therapon niger, Castln., family Percidae.A different fish from ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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magpie-perch
n.
a West Australian, Victorian,and Tasmanian fish, Chilodactylus gibbosus, Richards.;not a true Pe...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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murray-perch
n.
a freshwater fish, Oligorusmitchelli, Castln., closely allied to Oligorusmacquariensis, the Murr...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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parrot-perch
n.
See parrot-fish.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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pearl-perch
n.
a rare marine fish of New SouthWales, excellent for food, Glaucosoma scapulare, Ramsay,family Pe...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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red perch
n.
name given in Tasmania to the fish Anthias rasor, Richards.; also called the Barber.In Australia...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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rock-perch
n.
the name given in Melbourneto the fish Glyphidodon victoriae, Gunth., family Pomacentridae, or C...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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sea-perch
n.
a name applied to differentfishes – – in Sydney, to the Morwong (q.v.) and Bull's – eye (q.v.); ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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silver-perch
n.
a fresh-water fish,i.q. Bidyan Ruffe (q.v.).
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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trumpeter-perch
n. i.q. mado (q.v.).
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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Golden State
·add. ·- California;
— a nickname alluding to its rich gold deposits.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Golden-eye
·noun A duck (Glaucionetta clangula), found in Northern Europe, Asia, and America. The American vari...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Golden-rod
·noun A tall herb (Solidago Virga-aurea), bearing yellow flowers in a graceful elongated cluster. Th...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Golden calf
(Ex. 32:4, 8; Deut. 9:16; Neh. 9:18). This was a molten image of a calf which the idolatrous Israeli...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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The Golden Cross
The sign of the Golden Cross in Temys Street, 1538 (L. and P. H. VIII. XIV. (1), p. 220).
No later ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Golden Lane
North out of Holborn Hill, in parish of St. Andrew Holborn, west of the Fleet (S. 374).
First menti...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Golden Lion
The signe of the Golding Lyon, which is some twelve houses short of Ave Mary lane (S. 314). In Pater...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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golden-chain
n.
another name for the Laburnum (q.v.).
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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golden-eye
n.
the bird Certhialunulatu, Shaw; now called Melithreptus lunulatus,Shaw, and classed as White-nap...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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golden-rosemary
n. See rosemary.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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golden-wattle
n.
See wattle.
1896. `The Argus,' July 20, p. 5, col. 8:
«Many persons who had been lured into ga...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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rosemary, golden
n.
name given in Tasmaniato the plant Oxylobium ellipticum, R. Br., N.O. Leguminosae.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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fresh-water perch
n.
name given in Tasmania tothe fish Microperca tasmaniae.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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red gurnet-perch
n.
name given in Victoria tothe fish Sebastes percoides, Richards., family Scorpaenidae. It is also...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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Golden Cross Court
1) Out of Cateaton Street (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
Named after the s...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Golden Dragon Yard
Out of Long Lane, West Smithfield, in Farringdon Ward Without (Strype, ed. 1720, I. iii. 284).
Not ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Golden Fleece Court
East out of the Minories, the first turning from Aldgate High Street (P.O. Directory).
First mentio...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Golden Fleece Hotel
At the southern end of Crown Court, Cheapside (O.S. 1880). In Cheap Ward.
Now called Kennan's Hotel...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Golden Griffin Yard
North out of Long Lane, Aldersgate Street, at No. 19 (Lockie, 1816).
Not named in the maps.
Name d...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Golden Heart Wharf
South out of Upper Thames Street at No. 83 (P.O. Directory). In Vintry Ward.
First mention: Lockie,...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Golden Key Court
South out of Fore Street, in Cripplegate Ward Without, near Basinghall Postern (Rocque, 1746-Boyle, ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Golden Lane, Cripplegate
North out of Barbican, at No. 33 to No. 58 Old Street. Partly in Cripplegate Ward Without, partly in...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Golden Leg Court
South out of Cheapside at No. 66, between Bow Lane and Queen Street, in Cheap Ward (Elmes, 1831).
F...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Golden Lion Court
East out of Aldersgate Street, north of Falcon Street, in Aldersgate Ward Within (O.S. 1880).
First...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Golden Lyon Inn
West out of Red Cross Street, in Cripplegate Ward Without (O. and M. 1677).
"Wheatsheaf Brewhouse,"...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Golden Mine Court
See Golden Lion Court.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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bell-frog, golden
n.
See golden bell-frog.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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golden bell-frog
n.
name applied to a largegold and green frog, Hyla aurea, Less., which, unlikethe great majority o...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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Angel Alley, Golden Lane
See Angel Court.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Angel Court, Golden Lane
East out of Golden Lane near the northern boundary of The City (Lockie, 1810 ; Elmes, 1831). In Crip...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bell Alley, Golden Lane
West out of Golden Lane, on the northern boundary of the City and of Cripplegate Ward Without, runni...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.