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Bush
·noun The tail, or brush, of a fox.
II. Bush ·vi To branch thickly in the manner of a bush.
III. B...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Bush
In which Jehovah appeared to Moses in the wilderness (Ex. 3:2; Acts 7:30). It is difficult to say wh...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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bush
I.
n.
Not originally an Australianapplication. «Recent, and probably a direct adoption of theDutch...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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bush
I.
, or bouche
A circular shouldered piece of metal, usually of brass, let into the lignum vitæ ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Bush
The Hebrew word seneh occurs only in those passages which refer to Jehovah's appearance to Moses "in...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Rose
·- imp. of Rise.
II. Rose ·vt To perfume, as with roses.
III. Rose ·Impf of <<Rise>>.
IV. Rose ·n...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Rose
Many varieties of the rose proper are indigenous to Syria. The famed rose of Damascus is white, but ...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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The Rose
1) On the boundary of St. Katherine Creechurch parish (Strype, ed. 1720, I. ii. 64).
Not otherwise ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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rose
Under the rose: privately or secretly. The rose was, it is said, sacred to Harpocrates, the God of s...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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rose
n.
name given to the Australian shrub, Boronia serrulata, Sm., N.O. Rutaceae. It hasbright green le...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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rose
, or strainer.
A plate of copper or lead perforated with small holes, placed on the heel of a pump...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Rose
occurs twice only, viz. in (Song of Solomon 2:1; Isaiah 35:1) There is much difference of opinion as...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Bramble bush
·- The bramble, or a collection of brambles growing together.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Caper bush
·- ·Alt. of Caper tree.
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Creosote bush
·add. ·- A shrub (Covillea mexicana) found in desert regions from Colorado to California and southwa...
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Poison bush
·add. ·- The plant Myoporum deserti, often distinguished as Ellangowan poison bush or dogwood poison...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Bush Lane
South out of Cannon Street, at No. 86, to 157 Upper Thames St. (P.O. Directory). In Walbrook and Dow...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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The Mourning Bush
See Fountain Tavern1, Aldersgate.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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ivy bush
Like an owl in an ivy bush; a simile for a meagre or weasel-faced man, with a large wig, or very bus...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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blue-bush
n.
an Australian forage plant,a kind of Salt-bush, Kochia pyrainidata, Benth, N.O. Chenopodiaceae.
...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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bush-faller
n.
one who cuts down timber in thebush.
1882. `Pall Mall Gazette,' June 29, p. 2, col. 1:
«A brok...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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bush-fire
n.
forests and grass on fire in hotsummers.
1868. C. Dilke, `Greater Britain,' vol. ii. part iii. ...
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bush-lawyer
n.
1) A Bramble.See Lawyer.
2) Name often used for a layman who fancies he knows all aboutthe law ...
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bush-magpie
n.
an Australian bird, morecommonly called a Magpie (q.v.).
1888. Cassell's `Picturesque Australas...
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bush-ranging
n.
the practice of the Bushranger (q.v.).
1827. `Captain Robinson's Report,' Dec. 23
«It was a su...
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bush-scrubber
n.
a bushman's word for a boor,bumpkin, or slatternly person. See Scrubber.
1896. Modern. Up-count...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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bush-telegraph
n.
Confederates of bushrangerswho supply them with secret information of the movements of thepolice...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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bush-wren
n.
See wren.
1888. W. L. Buller, `Birds of New Zealand,' vol. i. p. 108:
[A full description.]
...
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cattle-bush
n.
a tree, Atalayahemiglauca, F. v. M., N.O. Sapindacea.It is found in South Australia, New South W...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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christmas-bush
n.
an Australian tree, Ceratopetalum gummiferum, Smith, N.O. Saxifrageae. Called also Christmas-tre...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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cockatoo bush
n.
i.q. native currant (q.v).
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coffee-bush
n. a settlers' name for the NewZealand tree the Karamu (q.v.). Sometimes called also Coffee-plant.
...
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cotton-bush
n.
name applied to two treescalled Salt-bush (q.v.). (1) Bassia bicornis,Lindl. (2) Kochia aphylla,...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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emu-bush
n.
an Australian shrub, Eremophilalongifolia, F. v. M., N.O. Myoporineae.
1875. T. Laslett, `Timbe...
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flax-bush
n.
the bush of the New ZealandFlax.
1854. W. Golder, `Pigeons' Parliament,' Intro. p. v:
«I had ....
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hemp-bush
n.
the plant Plagianthuspulchellus, A. Gray, N.O. Halvaceae, native of Australiaand New Zealand. Th...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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hop-bush
n.
«the name for all species of Dodonaea» (Maiden, p. 417), N.O. Sapindaceae.
1883. F. M. Bailey, ...
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milk-bush
n.
a tall Queensland shrub, Wrightia saligna, F. v. M., N.O. Apocyneae;it is said to be most valuab...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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needle-bush
n.
name applied to two Australiantrees, Hakea leucoptera, R. Br., N.O. Proteaceae;called also Pin-b...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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pin-bush
n.
i.q. Needle-bush (q.v.)
...
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poison-bush
n.
name given to a genus of poisonous Australian shrubs, Gastrolobium (q.v.).
Out of the thirty-th...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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saloop-bush
n.
name given to an erectsoft-stemmed bush, Rhagodia hastata, R. Br., N.O. Salsolaceae, one of the ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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salt-bush
n. and adj.
the wild alkalineherb or shrub, growing on the interior plains of Australia,on which ho...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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sandfly-bush
n. Australian namefor the indigenous tree Zieria smithii, Andr., N.O. Rutaceae. Called also Turmeric...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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twine bush
n.
i.q. Hakea flexilis.See Hakea.
...
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umbrella-bush
Acacia osswaldi, F. v. M., N.O. Leguminosae.
1889. J. H. Maiden, `Useful Native Plants,' p. 363:
«...
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wallaby-bush
n.
a tall shrub or tree, Beyeria viscosa, Miq., N.O. Euphorbiaceae.Same as the Pinkwood of Tasmania...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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button bush
(Cephalanthus occidentalis.) A shrub which grows along the water side, its insulated thickets furnis...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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fever bush
(Laurus benzoin.) An aromatic shrub with a flavor resembling Benzoin.--Bigelow's Flora Bostoniensis....
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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shag-bush
An old term for a harquebus, or hand-gun.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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Cop-rose
·noun The red, or corn, poppy.
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Cup-rose
·noun Red poppy. ·see Cop-rose.
...
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Dog-rose
·noun A common European wild rose, with single pink or white flowers.
...
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Gelder-rose
·noun ·same·as Guelder-rose.
...
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Gy-rose
·adj Turned round like a crook, or bent to and fro.
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Memorial rose
·add. ·- A Japanese evergreen rose (Rosa wichuraiana) with creeping branches, shining leaves, and si...
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Provence rose
·- The cabbage rose (Rosa centifolia).
II. Provence rose ·- A name of many kinds of roses which are...
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Rose water
·- Water tinctured with roses by distillation.
...
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Rose-colored
·adj Having the color of a pink rose; rose-pink; of a delicate pink color.
II. Rose-colored ·adj Un...
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Rose-cut
·adj Cut flat on the reverse, and with a convex face formed of triangular facets in rows;
— said of...
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Rose-pink
·adj Disposed to clothe everything with roseate hues; hence, sentimental.
II. Rose-pink ·adj Having...
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Rose-red
·adj Red as a rose; specifically (Zool.), of a pure purplish red color.
...
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Rose-rial
·noun A name of several English gold coins struck in different reigns and having having different va...
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Rose-water
·adj Having the odor of rose water; hence, affectedly nice or delicate; sentimental.
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Red Rose
See Rose, Manor of.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Le Rose Aleye
An Alley called" le Rose Aleye " near the graveyard of the Charter house, 22 Ed. IV. (Anc. Deeds, B....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Rose Alley
1) East out of Bishopsgate, at No.178, to New Street (P.O. Directory) In Bishopsgate Ward Without.
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Rose Court
1) In Jewin Street (Strype, ed. 1755-L. Guide, 1758).
Not named in the maps.
2) Out of Addle Hill,...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Rose Inn
1) In Fleet Street, belonging to the Monastery of Rochester (Dugdale, I.).
No later mention.
2) Ne...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Rose Street
South out of Newgate Street, at No.20, to Paternoster Square (P.O. Directory). In Farringdon Ward Wi...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Rose Tavern
On the west side of Chancery Lane, in Farringdon Ward Without (Rocque, 1746).
Site rebuilt for offi...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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rose-apple
n.
another name for the SweetPlum. See under plum.
...
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rose-hill
n.
The name is given by Gould asapplied to two Parrakeets:
1) Platycercus eximius, Vig. and Hors.,...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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rose, native
n.
i.q. bauera (q.v.).
...
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cop-rose
papaver rhaeas : called also head work. N.
...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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rose-lashing
This lashing is middled, and passed opposite ways; when finished, the ends appear as if coiled round...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Great Bush Lane
See Bush Lane.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Little Bush Lane
North out of Upper Thames Street, at 155, to Bush Lane. In Dowgate Ward (P.O. Directory).
First men...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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dogwood poison-bush
n.
a New South Wales name;the same as Ellangowan Poison-bush (q.v.).
...
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ellangowan poison-bush
n.
a Queensland namefor Myoporum deserti, Cunn., N.O. Myoporinae,;called «Dogwood Poison-bush» in N...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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Rose, William Stewart
(1775-1843)
Poet and translator, s. of George R., who held various Government offices, including th...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Coleridge, Christabel Rose
(b. 1843)
Novelist. Lady Betty (1869), The Face of Carlyon (1875), An English Squire (1881), A Near...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Rose, John Holland
Litt.D.
(1855)
Historical and biographical writer. A Century of Continental History, The Revolutio...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Red Rose Alley
East out of White Cross Street, in Cripplegate Ward Without (Strype, ed. 1720-Elmes, 1831).
"Red Ro...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Red Rose Court
See Red Rose Alley.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Redo Rose Lane
See Pudding Lane, Eastcheap.
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The Rose, Manor of
On the west side of Laurence Pountney Hill, extending to 8uffolk Lane. In Dowgate Ward (S. 239). Par...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Rose Alley, Bishopsgate
See George and Catherine Wheel Alley.
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The Rose and Crown
A house so called in parish of St. Michael Crooked Lane demised to the use of the church and parish ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Rose Court, Aldermanbury
See Hadley's Court.
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Rose Court, Bishopsgate
See Rose Alley.
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White Rose Court
South out of Widegate Street to Middlesex Street (L.C.C. List, 1912).
First mention: Lockie, 1810.
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White Rose Place
East out of Whitecross Street, in Cripplegate Ward Without (Strype ,ed. 1720-O.S.1880).
Former name...
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old-man salt-bush
Atriplex nummularium,Lindl. See Salt-Bush.
1889. J. H. Maiden, `Useful Native Plants,' p. 118:
«On...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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Rose Alley, Newgate Market
See Rose Street.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Rose Alley, Widegate Street
See White Rose Court.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Rose and Crown Alley
1) See Rose and Crown Court, St. Katherine's Lane.
2) South out of Fleet Street, at No.62, to the T...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Rose and Crown Court
1) East out of Fetter Lane, in Farringdon Ward Without (O. and M. 1677).
Site now covered by Blewit...
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Rose and Rainbow Court
East out of Aldersgate Street in Aldersgate Ward Without, south of Maidenhead Court (Elmes, 1831).
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Rose Court, Tower Hill
West out of Tower Hill, south of Muscovy Court (Strype, ed. 1720 and 1755).
Seems to have been rebu...
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Rose Court, Tower Street
South out of Great Tower Street at No. 41. In Tower Ward (P.O. Directory).
Earliest mention: O. and...
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Bush Alley, Upper East Smithfield
See Brush Court.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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owl in an ivy bush
He looks like an owl in an ivy bush; frequently said of a person with a large frizzled wig, or a wom...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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Rose Alley, Duke's Place, Aldgate
See Mitre Street.
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Rose and Crown Court, Houndsditch
West out of Houndsditch, adjoining the old line of the Wall of London. 'In Portsoken Ward (O. and M....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Rose Tavern, Gt. Tower Street
See Rose Court, Tower Street.
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White Rose Alley, Whitecross Street
Mentioned in L.C.C. List, 1901.
See White Rose Place.
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White Rose Court, Coleman Street
See Masons' Avenue.
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Rose and Ball Court. Addle Hill
See Rose Court.
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Rose and Crown Court, St. Katherine's Lane
East out of St. Katherine's Lane, nearly opposite Flemings' Church Yard (Rocque, 1746-Lockie, 1810)....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.