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Bird of paradise
·- The name of several very beautiful birds of the genus Paradisea and allied genera, inhabiting New...
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Paradise
·noun A churchyard or cemetery.
II. Paradise ·noun The abode of sanctified souls after death.
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Paradise
A Persian word (pardes), properly meaning a "pleasure-ground" or "park" or "king's garden." (See Ede...
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Paradise
Within St. Bartholomew's Close, 36 H. VIII. 1544 (L. and P. H. VIII. XIX. (1), p.376).
No later men...
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Paradise
This is a word of Persian origin, and is used in the Septuagint as the translation of Eden. It means...
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Bird
·noun Fig.: A girl; a maiden.
II. Bird ·vi To catch or shoot birds.
III. Bird ·noun Specifically, ...
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Bird
Birds are divided in the Mosaic law into two classes, (1) the clean (Lev. 1:14-17; 5:7-10; 14:4-7), ...
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paradise-duck
n.
bird-name applied to the NewZealand duck, Casarca variegata, Gmel. See Duckquotation, 1889, Park...
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bird of the eye
the pupil or sight of the eye. Suff.
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man-of-war bird
, or frigate bird.
♦ Fregata aquila, a sea-bird of the family Pelecanidæ, found in the tropics, re...
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Ant bird
·- ·see Ant bird, under Ant, ·noun.
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Baltimore bird
·- ·Alt. of Baltimore oriole.
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Bird cage
·noun ·Alt. of <<Birdcage>>.
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Bird cherry
·- A shrub (Prunus Padus ) found in Northern and Central Europe. It bears small black cherries.
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Bird fancier
·- One who takes pleasure in rearing or collecting rare or curious birds.
II. Bird fancier ·- One w...
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Bird pepper
·- A species of capsicum (Capsicum baccatum), whose small, conical, coral-red fruit is among the mos...
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Bird-eyed
·adj Quick-sighted; catching a glance as one goes.
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Bird-witted
·adj Flighty; passing rapidly from one subject to another; not having the faculty of attention.
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Bower bird
·- An Australian bird (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus / holosericeus), allied to the starling, which cons...
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Canary bird
·- A small singing bird of the Finch family (Serinus Canarius), a native of the Canary Islands. It w...
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Chipping bird
·- The <<Chippy>>.
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Devil bird
·noun A small water bird. ·see <<Dabchick>>.
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Egg-bird
·noun A species of tern, ·esp. the sooty tern (Sterna fuliginosa) of the West Indies. In the Bahama ...
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Galley-bird
·noun The European green woodpecker; also, the spotted woodpecker.
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Huia bird
·- A New Zealand starling (Heteralocha acutirostris), remarkable for the great difference in the for...
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Ling-bird
·noun The European meadow pipit;
— called also titling.
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Lyre bird
·- Any one of two or three species of Australian birds of the genus Menura. The male is remarkable f...
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Mallee bird
·- The leipoa. ·see <<Leipoa>>.
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Mino bird
·- An Asiatic bird (Gracula musica), allied to the starlings. It is black, with a white spot on the ...
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Peabody bird
·- An American sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) having a conspicuous white throat. The name is imita...
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Qua-bird
·noun The American night heron. ·see under <<Night>>.
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Sea bird
·- Any swimming bird frequenting the sea; a sea fowl.
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Water bird
·- Any aquatic bird; a water fowl.
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Weet-bird
·noun The wryneck;
— so called from its cry.
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Wheatsel bird
·- The male of the chaffinch.
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Whidah bird
·- Any one of several species of finchlike birds belonging to the genus Vidua, native of Asia and Af...
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Whydah bird
·- ·Alt. of Whydah finch.
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Widow bird
·- ·see Whidan bird.
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bird-witted
Inconsiderate, thoughtless, easily imposed on.
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canary bird
A jail bird, a person used to be kept in a cage; also, in the canting sense, guineas.
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gallows bird
A grief, or pickpocket; also one that associates with them.
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newgate bird
A thief or sharper, frequently caged in Newgate.
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choir bird
A complete rogue, one that has sung in different choirs or cages, i.e. gaols. CANT.
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whore's bird
A debauched fellow, the largest of all birds. He sings more like a whore's bird than a canary bird; ...
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alarm-bird
n.
a bird-name no longer used inAustralia. There is an African Alarm-bird.
1848. J. Gould, `Birds ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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bell-bird
n.
name given to several birds,fromtheir note, like the tinkling of a bell. In Australia,a Honey-ea...
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blight-bird
n.
a bird-name in New Zealand forthe Zosterops (q.v.). Called also Silver-eye (q.v.), Wax-eye, and ...
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blood-bird
n.
name given to the Sanguineous Honey-eater. See honey-eater.
1848. J. Gould, `Birds of Australia...
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bower-bird
n.
Australian bird. See quotation,1891. See Ptilonorhynchinae. The following are thevarieties – – –...
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bristle-bird
n.
a name given to certainAustralian Reed-warblers. They are – – Sphenurabrachyptera, Latham; Long-...
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butcher-bird
n.
The name is in use elsewhere,but in Australia it is applied to the genus Cracticus.The varieties...
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cat-bird
n.
In America the name is given to Mimus carolinensis, a mocking thrush, which like theAustralian b...
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clock-bird
n.
another name for the LaughingJachass. See Jackass.
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dead-bird
n.
In Australia, a recent slangterm, meaning «a certainty.» The metaphor is frompigeon-shooting, wh...
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dell-bird
n.
another name for the Bell-bird (q.v.).
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diamond bird
n.
a bird-name. In the time ofGould this name was only applied to Pardalotuspunctatus, Temm. Since ...
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dingle-bird
n.
a poetical name for theAustralian Bell-bird (q.v.).
1870. F. S. Wilson, `Australian Songs,' p. ...
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dollar-bird
n.
name given to the Roller (q.v.). See quotations.
1827. Vigors and Horsfield, `Transactions of L...
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fern-bird
n.
a New Zealand bird ofthe genus Sphenoecus. Also called Grass-bird,and New Zealand Pipit. There a...
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fig-bird
n.
a bird-name. Sphecotheres maxillaris, Lath.; Yellow bellied, S. flaviventris, Gould. S. maxillar...
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flute-bird
n.
another name for the bird Gymnorrhina tibicen, Lath. Called also Magpie (q.v.).
1862. H. C. Ken...
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friar-bird
n. an Australian bird, of the genuscalled Philemon, but originally named Tropidorhynchus (q.v.). It ...
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gill-bird
n.
an occasional name for the Wattle-bird (q.v.).
1896. `Menu' for October 15:
«Gill-bird on Toas...
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glucking-bird
n.
a bird so named byLeichhardt, but not identified. Probably the Boobook (q.v.), and see its quota...
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grass-bird
n.
In New Zealand, Sphenoeacus//sic. otherwhere Sphenaeacus GJC// punctatus, Gray, thesame as Fern-...
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ground-bird
n.
name given in Australia to anybird of the genus Cinclosoma. The species are – – Chestnut-backed ...
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honey-bird
n.
See honey-eater.
...
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jack-bird
n.
a bird of the South Island of NewZealand, Creadion cinereus, Buller. See also Saddle-back and Cr...
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lotus-bird
n.
Parra gallinacea, Temm.;called also the Jacana (q.v.), and the Parra (q.v.).
1890. C. Lumholtz,...
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lyre-bird
n.
an Australian bird, originallycalled the Bird of Paradise of New South Wales; thencalled a Nativ...
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mallee-bird
n.
an Australian bird, Leipoaocellata, Gould. Aboriginal name, the Lowan (q.v.);see Turkey.
...
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mocking-bird
n.
The name is given inAustralia to the Lyre-bird (q.v.), and in New Zealandto the Tui (q.v.).
...
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mound-bird
n.
the jungle-hen of Australia.The birds scratch up heaps of soil and vegetable matter, inwhich the...
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mulberry-bird
n.
name given to the Australianbird Sphecotheres maxillaris, Lath.; called also Fig-bird (q.v.).
1...
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mutton-bird
n.
The word is ordinarily appliedto the Antarctic Petrel, AEstrelata lessoni. InAustralasia it is a...
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nankeen bird
See nankeen crane
...
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organ-bird
or Organ-Magpie
n.
other names for one of the Magpies (q.v.).
1848. J. Gould, `Birds of Australia...
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parson-bird
n. the New Zealand bird Prosthemadera novae-zelandiae, Gmel.; Maori name, Tui (q.v.). See also Poe.
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pilot-bird
n.
This name is given toa sea-bird of the Caribbean Islands. In Australia itis applied to Pycnoptil...
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porcupine-bird
n.
a bird inhabiting the Porcupine-Grass (q.v.) of Central Australia; the Striated Grass Wren, Amyt...
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rain-bird
n.
The name is popularly given inmany parts of the world to various birds. The Rain-birdof Queensla...
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regent-bird
n.
1) An Australian Bower-bird, Sericulus melinus, Lath., named out of compliment to thePrince Rege...
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rifle-bird
n.
sometimes called also Rifleman (q.v.); a bird of paradise. The male is of ageneral velvety black...
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satin-bird
n. another name for the SatinBower-bird. See Bower-bird.
1827. Vigors and Horsfield, `Transactions ...
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scrub-bird
n. name given to two Australianbirds, of the genus Atrichia. (Grk. 'atrichos= without hair.) They ar...
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soldier-bird
I.
or Poor Soldier,or Old-Soldier bird
n.
anothername for the Friar-bird (q.v.).
1859. D. Bunce,...
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stitch-bird
n.
a bird of New Zealand.See quotation.
1885. Hugh Martin, `Transactions of New Zealand Institute,...
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sultana-bird
n.
a name for the Swamp-Hen (q.v.), Porphyrio melanonotus, Temm.
1872. A. Domett, `Ranolf,' p. 223...
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summer-bird
n.
the Old Colonists' name for the Wood-swallows. See Swallow. In Tasmania it isapplied to a specie...
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sun-bird
n.
a common name of various birds.Applied in Australia to Cinnyris frenata, Mull.
1869. J. Gould, ...
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thunder-bird
n.
an early name for oneof the Thickheads (q.v.), or Pachycephalae (q.v.). See also quotation, 1896...
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tropic-bird
n.
The English name is appliedbecause the bird is usually seen in the tropics. The speciesobserved ...
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wattle-bird
n.
an Australian bird, so calledfrom the wattles or fleshy appendages hanging to his ear. Inthe Yel...
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weaver-bird
n.
The English name Weaver-bird, in its present broad sense as appliedto a wide variety of birds, i...
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whip-bird
n.
See coach-whip bird.
...
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jail bird
A prisoner; one who has been confined in prison.--Webster.
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grey-bird
a thrush. S.
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bird-bolt
A species of arrow, short and thick, used to kill birds without piercing their skins.
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boatswain-bird
♦ Phaethon æthereus, a tropical bird, so called from its sort of whistle. It is distinguished by two...
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frigate-bird
♦ Tachypetes aquila, a sea-bird generally seen in the tropics. It seems to live on the wing, is part...
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snow-bird
See ivory gull
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jail-bird
One who has been confined in prison, from the old term of cage for a prison; a felon absurdly (and i...
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tropic-bird
♦ Phaethon æthereus, a well-known sea-bird, distinguished by two very long feathers in its tail; als...
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whale-bird
A beautiful little bird seen hovering in flocks over the Southern Ocean, in search of the small crus...
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·OF
(abbreviation) Old French
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Of
·prep During; in the course of.
II. Of ·prep Denoting passage from one state to another; from.
III...
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of
An action of the organs of sense may be either involuntary or voluntary. Accordingly we say to hear,...
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Bird, Robert Montgomery
(1803-1854)
Novelist, an American physician, wrote three tragedies, The Gladiator, Oraloosa, and Th...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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bird and baby
The sign of the eagle and child.
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saint luke's bird
An ox; that Evangelist being always represented with an ox.
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bird-catching plant
n.
a New Zealand shrub ortree, Pisonia brunoniana, Endl., N.O. Nyctagineae; Maori name, Parapara.
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coach-whip bird
n.
Psophodes crepitans,V. and H. (see Gould's `Birds of Australia,' vol. iii. pl. 15);Black-throate...
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mutton-bird tree
n.
a tree, Seneciorotundifolius, Hook.: so called because the mutton-birds,especially in Foveaux St...
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old-soldier bird
See soldier-birdI.
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black-bird catching
The slave-trade.
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Unheard-of
·adj New; unprecedented; unparalleled.
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kind of
In a manner, as it were. A sort of qualifying expression; as, 'She made game on it kind o'.'--Forby....
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rising of
More than; upwards of; as, There were rising of a thousand men killed at the battle of Buena Vista.'...
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Bishops of London, Palace of
On the north-west side of St. Paul's Church (S. 373).
Mentioned by Ralph de Diceto in his Opera His...
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receivers of droits of admiralty
Now termed receivers of wreck (which see).
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Beeroth of the children of Jaakan
(Deut. 10:6). The same as Bene-jaakan (Num. 33:31).
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captain of a ship of war
Is the commanding officer; as well the post-captain (a title now disused) as those whose proper titl...
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chamber of a piece of ordnance
The end of the bore modified to receive the charge of powder. In mortars, howitzers, and shell-guns,...
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gunner, of a ship of war
A warrant-officer appointed to take charge of the ammunition and artillery on board; to keep the lat...
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master of a ship-of-war
An officer appointed by the commissioners of the navy to attend to the navigating a ship under the d...
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muzzle of a piece of ordnance
The forward extremity of the cylinder, and the metal which surrounds it, extending back to the neck,...
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Beeroth Of The Children Of Jaakan
the wells of the tribe of Bene-Jaakan, which formed one of the halting-places of the Israelites in t...
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Rabbath Of The Children Of Ammon
and Rabbath of the Ammonites, [See RABBATH]
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Wisdom Of Jesus, Son Of Sirach
[Ecclesiasticus]
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Bird and Hand Alley, Court
In Cheapside (P.C. 1732-Boyle, 1799).
"Bird in Hand Alley" in Boyle.
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Bird in Hand Alley, Court
South out of Cheapside at No.76 (P.O. Directory). West of Bucklersbury, in Cheap Ward.
First mentio...
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Angle of entry
·add. ·- The angle between the tangent to the advancing edge (of an aerocurve) and the line of motio...
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Angle of incidence
·add. ·- The angle between the chord of an aerocurve and the relative direction of the undisturbed a...
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Concert of Europe
·add. ·- ·Alt. of European concert.
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Corps of Engineers
·add. ·- In the United States navy, a corps made up of the engineers, which was amalgamated with the...
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Jane-of-apes
·noun A silly, pert girl;
— corresponding to jackanapes.
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Leg-of-mutton
·add. ·adj Having the general shape or outline of a leg of mutton; as, a leg-of-mutton, or shoulder-...
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Matter-of-fact
·adj Adhering to facts; not turning aside from absolute realities; not fanciful or imaginative; comm...
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Men-of-war
·pl of <<Manofwar>>.
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Mother-of-pearl
·noun The hard pearly internal layer of several kinds of shells, ·esp. of pearl oysters, river musse...
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Mother-of-thyme
·noun An aromatic plant (Thymus Serphyllum);
— called also wild thyme.
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Out-of-door
·adj Being out of the house; being, or done, in the open air; outdoor; as, out-of-door exercise. ·se...
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Volunteers of America
·add. ·- A religious and philanthropic organization, similar to the Salvation Army, founded (1896) b...
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Wheel of fortune
·add. ·- A gambling or lottery device consisting of a wheel which is spun horizontally, articles or ...
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Ancient of Days
An expression applied to Jehovah three times in the vision of Daniel (7:9, 13, 22) in the sense of e...
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Atonement, Day of
The great annual day of humiliation and expiation for the sins of the nation, "the fast" (Acts 27:9)...
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Avenger of blood
(Heb. goel, from verb gaal, "to be near of kin," "to redeem"), the nearest relative of a murdered pe...
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Baale of Judah
Lords of Judah, a city in the tribe of Judah from which David brought the ark into Jerusalem (2 Sam....
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Babel, tower of
The name given to the tower which the primitive fathers of our race built in the land of Shinar afte...
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Babylon, kingdom of
Called "the land of the Chaldeans" (Jer. 24:5; Ezek, 12:13), was an extensive province in Central As...
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Baca, Valley of
(Ps. 84:6; R.V., "valley of weeping," marg., "or balsam trees"), probably a valley in some part of P...
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Baptism of Christ
Christ had to be formally inaugurated into the public discharge of his offices. For this purpose he ...
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Bashan, Hill of
(Ps. 68:15), probably another name for Hermon, which lies to the north of Bashan.
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Changes of raiment
Were reckoned among the treasures of rich men (Gen. 45:22; Judg. 14:12, 13; 2 Kings 5:22, 23).
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Chiefs of Asia
"Asiarchs," the title given to certain wealthy persons annually appointed to preside over the religi...
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Chronicles, Books of
The two books were originally one. They bore the title in the Massoretic Hebrew Dibre hayyamim, i.e....
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Coat of mail
The rendering of a Hebrew word meaning "glittering" (1 Sam. 17:5, 38). The same word in the plural f...
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Coming of Christ
(1) with reference to his first advent "in the fulness of the time" (1 John 5:20; 2 John 1:7), or (2...
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Consolation of Israel
A name for the Messiah in common use among the Jews, probably suggested by Isa. 12:1; 49:13. The Gre...
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Crown of thorns
Our Lord was crowned with a, in mockery by the Romans (Matt. 27:29). The object of Pilate's guard in...
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Daniel, Book of
Is ranked by the Jews in that division of their Bible called the Hagiographa (Heb. Khethubim). (See ...
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David, City of
1) David took from the Jebusites the fortress of Mount Zion. He "dwelt in the fort, and called it th...
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Decision, Valley of
A name given to the valley of Jehoshaphat (q.v.) as the vale of the sentence. The scene of Jehovah's...
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Decrees of God
"The decrees of God are his eternal, unchangeable, holy, wise, and sovereign purpose, comprehending ...
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Degrees, Song of
Song of steps, a title given to each of these fifteen psalms, 120-134 inclusive. The probable origin...
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Desolation, Abomination of
(Matt. 24:15; Mark 13:14; comp. Luke 21:20), is interpreted of the eagles, the standards of the Roma...
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Destruction, City of
(Isa. 19:18; Heb. Ir-ha-Heres, "city of overthrow," because of the evidence it would present of the ...
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Drawer of water
(Deut. 29:11; Josh. 9:21, 23), a servile employment to which the Gibeonites were condemned.
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Ephraim, Gate of
One of the gates of Jerusalem (2 Kings 14:13; 2 Chr. 25:23), on the side of the city looking toward ...
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Ephraim, Wood of
A forest in which a fatal battle was fought between the army of David and that of Absalom, who was k...
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Esther, Book of
The authorship of this book is unknown. It must have been obviously written after the death of Ahasu...
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Exodus, Book of
Exodus is the name given in the LXX. to the second book of the Pentateuch (q.v.). It means "departur...
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Ezekiel, Book of
Consists mainly of three groups of prophecies. After an account of his call to the prophetical offic...
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Ezra, Book of
This book is the record of events occurring at the close of the Babylonian exile. It was at one time...
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Fall of man
An expression probably borrowed from the Apocryphal Book of Wisdom, to express the fact of the revol...
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Flame of fire
Is the chosen symbol of the holiness of God (Ex. 3:2; Rev. 2:18), as indicating "the intense, all-co...
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Foreknowledge of God
Acts 2:23; Rom. 8:29; 11:2; 1 Pet. 1:2), one of those high attributes essentially appertaining to hi...
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Forgiveness of sin
One of the constituent parts of justification. In pardoning sin, God absolves the sinner from the co...
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Galilee, Sea of
(Matt. 4:18; 15:29), is mentioned in the Bible under three other names.
1) In the Old Testament it ...
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Gibeah of Judah
(Josh. 15:57), a city in the mountains of Judah, the modern Jeba, on a hill in the Wady Musurr, abou...
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Gibeah of Phinehas
(Josh. 15:57, R.V. marg.), a city on Mount Ephraim which had been given to Phinehas (24:33 "hill," A...
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Gilead, Balm of
The region of Gilead abounded in spices and aromatic gums, which were exported to Egypt and Tyre (Ge...
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Goodness of God
A perfection of his character which he exercises towards his creatures according to their various ci...
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Government of God
See Providence.
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Grace, means of
An expression not used in Scripture, but employed (1) to denote those institutions ordained by God t...
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Habakkuk, Prophecies of
Were probably written about B.C. 650-627, or, as some think, a few years later. This book consists o...
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Kingdom of God
(Matt. 6:33; Mark 1:14, 15; Luke 4:43) = "kingdom of Christ" (Matt. 13:41; 20:21) = "kingdom of Chri...
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Mount of beatitudes
See Sermon on the mount.
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Mount of corruption
(2 Kings 23:13; Vulg., "mount of offence"), the name given to a part of the Mount of Olives, so call...
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Nahum, Book of
Nahum prophesied, according to some, in the beginning of the reign of Ahaz (B.C. 743). Others, howev...
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Naphtali, Tribe of
On this tribe Jacob pronounced the patriarchal blessing, "Naphtali is a hind let loose: he giveth go...
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Nativity of Christ
The birth of our Lord took place at the time and place predicted by the prophets (Gen. 49:10; Isa. 7...
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Nehemiah, Book of
The author of this book was no doubt Nehemiah himself. There are portions of the book written in the...
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Nimrim, Waters of
The stream of the leopards, a stream in Moab (Isa. 15:6; Jer. 48:34); probably the modern Wady en-Ne...
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Numbers, Book of
The fourth of the books of the Pentateuch, called in the Hebrew be-midbar, i.e., "in the wilderness....
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Obadiah, Book of
Consists of one chapter, "concerning Edom," its impending doom (1:1-16), and the restoration of Isra...
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Olves, Mount of
So called from the olive trees with which its sides are clothed, is a mountain ridge on the east of ...
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