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-arch
·adj A suffix meaning a ruler, as in monarch (a sole ruler).
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Arch
·noun Any part of a curved line.
II. Arch ·noun A <<Chief>>.
III. Arch ·vt To cover with an arch o...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Arch-
·- A prefix signifying chief, as in archbuilder, archfiend.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Arch
An architectural term found only in Ezek. 40:16, 21, 22, 26, 29. There is no absolute proof that the...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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Duke
·vi To play the duke.
II. Duke ·noun A leader; a chief; a prince.
III. Duke ·noun In some European...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Duke
Derived from the Latin dux, meaning "a leader;" Arabic, "a sheik." This word is used to denote the p...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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duke
or rum duke
A queer unaccountable fellow.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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Arch brick
·- A wedge-shaped brick used in the building of an <<Arch>>.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Arch stone
·- A wedge-shaped stone used in an arch; a voussoir.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Maya arch
·add. ·- A form of corbel arch employing regular small corbels.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Mayan arch
·add. ·- ·Alt. of Maya arch.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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arch dell
signifies the same in rank among the female canters or gypsies.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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arch doxy
signifies the same in rank among the female canters or gypsies.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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arch-board
The part of the stern over the counter, immediately under the knuckles of the stern-timbers.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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Duke Humfrey's
West out of Puddle Dock Hill to Charles Street. In Castle Baynard Ward and Farringdon Ward Within (O...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Duke Street
1) West out of St. Laurence Lane to Honey Lane. In Cheap Ward (Strype, ed. 1720, I. iii. 51).
Not n...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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duke humphrey
To dine with Duke Humphrey; to fast. In old St. Paul's church was an aisle called Duke Humphrey's wa...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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rum duke
1) A jolly handsome fellow; also an odd eccentric fellow; likewise the boldest and stoutest fellows ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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duke willy
n. See whistling dick.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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Arch Of Titus
A triumphal arch erected at Rome, and still remaining there, to commemorate the conquest of Judea an...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Duke Street, Aldgate
West from Aldgate to Bevis Marks (P.O. Directory). The south side is in Aldgate Ward, the northern i...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Duke Street, Houndsditch
West out of Houndsditch, leading into St. James' Place, Aldgate (P.O. Directory).
Made towards the ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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duke of limbs
A tall, awkward, ill-made fellow.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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duke of york
A nickname for a particular storm trysail used in the northern seas.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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arch of the cove
An elliptical moulding sprung over the cove of a ship, at the lower part of the taffrail.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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Duke of Wellington's Statue
At the junction of Threadneedle Street, Cornhill, King William Street, and Princes Street (Bacon, 19...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Great Synagogue, Duke Street
On the south side of Duke Street next to No. 31 (P.O. Directory). In Aldgate Ward.
First mention: R...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Jews' Synagogue, Duke Street
See Great Synagogue, Duke Street.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Pav'd Alley, Duke Street
See Great Synagogue, Duke Street and Vine Court.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Church Court, Duke Street, Aldgate
See Church Passage.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Dark Entry, Duke Street, Aldgate
See Church Passage.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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arch rogue, dimber damber upright man
The chief of a gang of thieves or gypsies.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose