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Candle
·noun That which gives light; a luminary.
II. Candle ·noun A slender, cylindrical body of tallow, c...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Candle
Heb. ner, Job 18:6; 29:3; Ps. 18:28; Prov. 24:20, in all which places the Revised Version and margin...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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candle
Hold a candle. To hold a candle to one, is to wait on him. Hence, 'yon are not fit to hold a candle ...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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Bell and Crown
On the north side of Holborn, east of Furnival's Inn, in Farringdon Ward Without. The southern porti...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Book
·noun A composition, written or printed; a treatise.
II. Book ·vt To enter, write, or register in a...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Book
This word has a comprehensive meaning in Scripture. In the Old Testament it is the rendering of the ...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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book
A commercial term for a peculiar packing of muslin, bast, and other stuffs.
♦ Brought to book, mad...
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Bell
·vt To utter by bellowing.
II. Bell ·vt To put a bell upon; as, to bell the cat.
III. Bell ·vt To ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Bell
The bells first mentioned in Scripture are the small golden bells attached to the hem of the high pr...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Bell
1) (Le Bell)
Inn called "le Bell" in Mynchynlane, parish of St. Dunstan in le Est, belonging to St ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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bell
♦ Strike the bell. The order to strike the clapper against the bell as many times as there are half ...
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Candle coal
·- ·see Cannel coal.
...
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Candle foot
·add. ·- The illumination produced by a British standard candle at a distance of one foot;
— used a...
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Candle meter
·add. ·- The illumination given by a standard candle at a distance of one meter;
— used as a unit o...
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Candle power
·add. ·- Illuminating power, as of a lamp, or gas flame, reckoned in terms of the light of a standar...
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Foot candle
·add. ·- The amount of illumination produced by a standard candle at a distance of one foot.
...
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Candle House
Messuage west of the Brick House called the "Candle Howse" within the site of the late priory or new...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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candle-nut
n.
The name is given in Queenslandto the fruit of Aleurites moluccana, Willd., N.O. Euphorbiaceae. ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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nut, candle
n.
See candle-nut.
...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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candle-bark
A cylindrical tin box for candles.
...
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Bell and Star Wharf
South out of Upper Thames Street, two doors from Earl Street, Blackfriars (Lockie, 1816).
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bell and Wheel Alley
West out of the Minories (O. and M. 1677), near the middle. In Portsoken Ward.
Other names : "Bell ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bell and Wheel Yard
West out of the Minories (O. and M. 1677), near the middle. In Portsoken Ward.
Other names : "Bell ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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And
·conj If; though. ·see <<An>>, ·conj.
II. And ·conj It is sometimes, in old songs, a mere expletive...
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and
• The people who inhabited generally the whole of that country.
• In (Genesis 10:18-20) the seats o...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Absey-book
·noun An A-B-C book; a primer.
...
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Account book
·- A book in which accounts are kept.
...
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Bank book
·- A book kept by a depositor, in which an officer of a bank enters the debits and credits of the de...
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Bill book
·- A book in which a person keeps an account of his notes, bills, bills of exchange, ·etc., thus sho...
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Black book
·- Any book which treats of necromancy.
II. Black book ·- A book of admiralty law, of the highest a...
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Block book
·- A book printed from engraved wooden blocks instead of movable types.
...
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Blue book
·- The United States official "Biennial Register.".
II. Blue book ·- A parliamentary publication, s...
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Book muslin
·- A kind of muslin used for the covers of books.
II. Book muslin ·- A kind of thin white muslin fo...
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Book-learned
·adj Versed in books; having knowledge derived from books.
...
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Dope-book
·add. ·noun A chart of previous performances, ·etc., of race horses.
...
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News-book
·noun A <<Newspaper>>.
...
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Prompt-book
·noun The book used by a prompter of a theater.
...
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Text-book
·noun A book with wide spaces between the lines, to give room for notes.
II. Text-book ·noun A volu...
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Yellow Book
·add. ·- In France, an official government publication bound in yellow covers.
...
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black book
He is down in the black book, i.e. has a stain in his character. A black book is keep in most regime...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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book-keeper
One who never returns borrowed books. Out of one's books; out of one's fevor. Out of his books; out ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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black-book
A book was kept in the English monasteries, during the reign of Henry VIII., in which details of the...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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blue-book
A printed book containing the names of all the persons holding office under the Government of the Un...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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scrap-book
A blank book for the preservation of short pieces of poetry or other extracts from books and papers....
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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boarding-book
A register which has for its object the recording all particulars relative to every ship boarded, a ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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cargo-book
The master of every coasting-vessel is required to keep a cargo-book, stating the name of the ship, ...
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case-book
A register or journal in which the surgeon records the cases of all the sick and wounded, who are pl...
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complete book
A book which contains the names and particulars of every person borne for wages on board, as age, pl...
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day-book
An old and better name for the log-book; a journal [Fr.]
...
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defaulter's book
Where men's offences are registered against them, and may be magnified without appeal.
...
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description-book
A register in which the age, place of birth, and personal description of the crew are recorded.
...
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guard-book
Report of guard; a copy of which is delivered at the admiral's office by the officer of the last gua...
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issue-book
That which contains the record of issues to the crew, and the charges made against them.
...
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letter-book
A book wherein is preserved a copy of all letters and orders written by the captain of a ship on pub...
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log-book
Mostly called the log, is a journal into which the log-board is daily transcribed, together with any...
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muster-book
A copy of a ship of war's open list, drawn up for the use of the clerk of the check, in calling over...
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name-book
The Anglo-Saxon nom-bóc, a mustering list.
...
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order-book
A book kept for the purpose of copying such occasional successive orders as the admiral, or senior o...
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prayer-book
A smaller hand-stone than that which sailors call "bible;" it is used to scrub in narrow crevices wh...
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remark-book
This contains hydrographical observations of every port visited, and is sent annually to the admiral...
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sick-book
An account of such officers and men as are on the sick list on board, or are sent to an hospital, ho...
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slop-book
A register of the slop clothing, soap, and tobacco, issued to the men; also of the religious books s...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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ticket-book
A register for accounting for all tickets and certificates received and used.
...
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victualling-book
A counterpart of the ship's open list, which is kept by the purser, to enable him to make the necess...
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Bell animalcule
·- An infusorian of the family Vorticellidae, common in fresh-water ponds.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Bell bearer
·- A Brazilian leaf hopper (Bocydium tintinnabuliferum), remarkable for the four bell-shaped appenda...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Bell crank
·- A lever whose two arms form a right angle, or nearly a right angle, having its fulcrum at the ape...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Bell jar
·- A glass vessel, varying in size, open at the bottom and closed at the top like a bell, and having...
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Bell metal
·- A hard alloy or bronze, consisting usually of about three parts of copper to one of tin;
— used ...
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Bell pepper
·- A species of Capsicum, or Guinea pepper (C. annuum). It is the red pepper of the gardens.
...
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Bell process
·add. ·- The process of washing molten pig iron by adding iron oxide, proposed by I. Lowthian Bell o...
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Bell-faced
·adj Having the striking surface convex;
— said of hammers.
...
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Bell-mouthed
·adj Expanding at the mouth; as, a bell-mouthed gun.
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Bell-shaped
·adj Having the shape of a wide-mouthed bell; campanulate.
...
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Dumb-bell
·noun A weight, consisting of two spheres or spheroids, connected by a short bar for a handle; used ...
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Sance-bell
·noun ·Alt. of Sancte bell.
...
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Sancte bell
·noun ·see Sanctus bell, under <<Sanctus>>.
...
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The Bell Brewhouse
, Aldgate High Street.
See Crown Place, Royal Mint Street.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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The Bell, Holborn
A tenement called "le Bell" in parish of St. Andrew in Holbourne between a tenement formerly belongi...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bell Alley
1) West out of Grub Street (Milton Street) in Cripplegate Ward Without (O. and M. 1677, and Hatton, ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bell Court
1) West out of Foster Lane, in Aldersgate Ward (Horwood, 1799-Lockie, 1816), north of Bell Square.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bell Inn
1) On the east side of Warwick Lane, in Castle Baynard Ward (O. and M. 1677-Lockie, 1816).
Strype s...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bell Square
1) East out of St. Martin's le Grand to Foster Lane in Aldersgate Ward (Horwood, 1799-Lockie, 1816)....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bell Tavern
Mentioned in bounds of parish of St. Katherine Creechurch, apparently in Crutched Friars (Strype, ed...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bell Wharf
1) South out of Thames Street in parish of St. Benet, Paul's Wharf, at the eastern boundary of the p...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bell Yard
1) South out of Carter Lane at No.41 to Knightrider Street, in Castle Baynard Ward (P.O. Directory)....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Blue Bell
In Bread Street, in Bread Street Ward (Strype, ed. 1720, I. iii. 201).
"Blew Bell," in Cheapsyde me...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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bell swagger
A noisy bullying fellow.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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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...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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bell-bottomed
adj.
a particular fashion oftrouser affected by the larrikin (q.v.).
1891. `The Argus,' Dec. 5, p....
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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bell-topper
n.
The ordinary Australian namefor the tall silk-hat.
1860. W. Kelly, `Life in Victoria,' p. 268 [...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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sleigh-bell
A small hollow ball, made of bell-metal, having a hole in it that passes half round its circumferenc...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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saint's-bell
Kent. The same as the ting-tang in the North.
...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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bell-buoy
A large can-buoy on which is placed, in wicker-work, a bell, which is sounded by the heaving and set...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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bell-rope
A short rope spliced round a thimble in the eye of the bell-crank, with a double wall-knot crowned a...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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bell-top
A name applied to the top of a quarter-gallery, when the upper stool is hollowed away, or made like ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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bell-ware
A name of the Zostera marina (which see).
...
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diving-bell
Used in under-water operations for recovering treasure, raising ships, anchors, &c.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Bell and Bear Alley, Great Eastcheap
See White Bell Alley.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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thief in a candle
Part of the wick or snuff, which falling on the tallow, burns and melts it, and causing it to gutter...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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Daniel, Book of
Is ranked by the Jews in that division of their Bible called the Hagiographa (Heb. Khethubim). (See ...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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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...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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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...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Ezekiel, Book of
Consists mainly of three groups of prophecies. After an account of his call to the prophetical offic...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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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...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Haggai, Book of
Consists of two brief, comprehensive chapters. The object of the prophet was generally to urge the p...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Jeremiah, Book of
Consists of twenty-three separate and independent sections, arranged in five books. I. The introduct...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Job, Book of
A great diversity of opinion exists as to the authorship of this book. From internal evidence, such ...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Joel, Book of
Joel was probably a resident in Judah, as his commission was to that people. He makes frequent menti...
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Jonah, Book of
This book professes to give an account of what actually took place in the experience of the prophet....
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Judges, Book of
Is so called because it contains the history of the deliverance and government of Israel by the men ...
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Lamentations, Book of
Called in the Hebrew canon 'Ekhah, meaning "How," being the formula for the commencement of a song o...
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Micah, Book of
The sixth in order of the so-called minor prophets. The superscription to this book states that the ...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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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...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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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...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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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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Proverbs, Book of
A collection of moral and philosophical maxims of a wide range of subjects presented in a poetic for...
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Revelation, Book of
=The Apocalypse, the closing book and the only prophetical book of the New Testament canon. The auth...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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admiralty black-book
See black-book of the admiralty.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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night order-book
A document of some moment, as it contains the captain's behests about change of course, &c., and oug...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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two-monthly book
A book kept by the captain's clerk, to be forwarded every two months, when possible, in order to pre...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Amos, Book Of
The book of the prophecies of Amos seems to be divided into four principal portions closely connecte...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Baruch, Book Of
One of the apocryphal books of the Old Testament. The book was held in little esteem by the Jews, an...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Esther, Book Of
one of the latest of the canonical books of Scripture, having been written late in the reign of Xerx...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Ezra, Book Of
is a continuation of the books of Chronicles. The period covered by the book is eighty years, from t...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Isaiah, Book Of
I. Chapters 1-5 contain Isaiah's prophecies in the reigns of Uzziah and Jotham, foretelling that the...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Jeremiah, Book Of
"There can be little doubt that the book of Jeremiah grew out of the roll which Baruch wrote down at...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Job, Book Of
This book has given rise to much discussion and criticism, some believing the book to be strictly hi...
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Joshua, Book Of
Named from Joshua the son of Nun, who is the principal character in it. The book may be regarded as ...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Judges, Book Of
of which the book or Ruth formed originally a part, contains a history from Joshua to Samson. The bo...
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Proverbs, Book Of
The title of this book in Hebrew is taken from its first word, mashal, which originally meant "a com...
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Psalms, Book Of
The present Hebrew name of the book is Tehill'im, "Praises;" but in the actual superscriptions of th...
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Ruth, Book Of
contains the history of Ruth, as narrated in the preceding article. The main object of the writer is...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Tobit, Book Of
a book of the Apocryphal which exists at present in Greek, Latin, Syriac and Hebrew texts, but it wa...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Bell, Henry Glassford
(1805-1874)
Poet and historian, was a member of the Scottish Bar, and became Sheriff of Lanarkshire...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Scott, William Bell
(1811-1890)
Poet and painter, s. of Robert S., an engraver, and brother of David S., painter, b. in...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Bell, Henry Thomas Mackenzie
(b. 1856)
Poet and critic. Spring's Immortality and other Poems, Christina Rossetti, Pictures of Tr...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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The Bell, Birchin Lane
Messuage called the Bell with a garden situate in parish of St. Edmund the King and Martyr belonging...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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The Bell, Milk Street
A messuage called the Corner House and now called the Signe of the Bell in parish of St. Mary Magdal...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bell Alley, Barbican
Mentioned 1667 (L. and P. Chas. II. 1667, p. 92).
The Bell Inn on the east side of Aldersgate Stree...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bell Alley, Bishopsgate
West out of Bishopsgate Street, near the middle, in Bishopsgate Ward Without (O. and M. 1677-Strype,...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bell Inn, Holborn
See Old Bell Inn.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bell Inn, Walbrook
See Bell Court.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bell Wharf Lane
South out of Upper Thames Street to Greenwich Street and Bell Wharf, opposite No.177 Upper Thames St...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bell Wharf Stairs
At Bell Wharf, Thames Street (q.v.) (Strype, ed. 1755).
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bell Wheel Alley
West out of Mark Lane, nearly opposite Hart Street. In Tower Ward (O. and M. 1677-Strype, 1755).
No...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Five Bell Alley
In Little Moorfields (P.C. 1732-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Five Bell Court
Out of Leadenhall Street, in Aldgate Ward (P.C. 1732-Boyle, 1799).
Also called "Cup and Fan Court."...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Great Bell Alley
East out of Coleman Street, at No. 56, to Moorgate Street (P.O. Directory). In Coleman Street Ward.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Little Bell Alley
South from Leathersellers' Buildings to Copthall Buildings on the boundary of Broad Street and Colem...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Old Bell Inn
On the north side of Holborn at No.123 (P.O. Directory). In Farringdon Ward Within.
First mention: ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Paul's Bell Tower
In the Lib. Cust. I. 343, it is stated that the Campanile used by the citizens to summon the Folkmoo...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Six Bell Alley
In Bearbinder Lane (P.C. 1732-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
Name derived from the sign, rep...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Six Bell Court
In Six Bell Passage, Foster Lane (P.C. 1732-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Six Bell Passage
In Foster Lane (P.C. 1732-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Ten Bell Court
South out of Snow Hill, in Farringdon Ward Without (P.C. 1732-Boyle, 1799).
Site now covered by Hol...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Twelve Bell Court
West out Of Bow Lane, in Cordwainer Ward (Strype, ed. 1720, I. iii. 24-Boyle, 1799).
It communicate...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Two Bell Alley
On Snow Hill (P.C. 1732).
Not named in the maps.
Named after the sign.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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White Bell Alley
North out of Great Eastcheap, east of St. Clement's Lane. In Candlewick Ward (O. and M. 1677-Strype,...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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to bear the bell
To excel or surpass all competitors, to be the principal in a body or society; an allusion to the fo...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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bell-frog, golden
n.
See golden bell-frog.
...
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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Isaiah, The Book of
Consists of prophecies delivered (Isa. 1) in the reign of Uzziah (1-5), (2) of Jotham (6), (3) Ahaz ...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Joshua, The Book of
Contains a history of the Israelites from the death of Moses to that of Joshua. It consists of three...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Ruth The Book of
Was originally a part of the Book of Judges, but it now forms one of the twenty-four separate books ...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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break one's horn-book
to incur displeasure. South.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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Daniel, The Book Of
stands at the head of a series of writings in which the deepest thoughts of the Jewish people found ...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Enoch, The Book Of
The first trance of the existence of this work is found in the Epistle of (Jude 1:14,15) An apocryph...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Judith, The Book Of
one of the books of the Apocrypha, belongs to the earliest specimens of historical fiction. As to it...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Micah, The Book Of
Three sections of this work represent three natural divisions of the prophecy-1, 2; 3-5; 6,7-each co...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Nehemiah, The Book Of
like the preceding one of Ezra, is clearly and certainly not all by the same hand. [Ezra, Book Of, B...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Zechariah, The Book Of
The book of Zechariah, in its existing form, consists of three principal parts, vis. chs. 1-8; chs. ...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Bell system of control
·add. ·- ·see <<Cloche>>.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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The Bell, St. Giles' Cripplegate
Messuage called the signe of the Bell and a garden in parish of St. Giles Without Cripplegate, 1565 ...
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Bell Alley, Abchurch Lane
In Abechurch Lane, mentioned in deed of 1649 (End. Ch. Rep. St. Michael Crooked Lane, 1903, p. 8).
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Bell Alley, Cannon Street
In Cannon Street, by Budge Row, at Walbrook End (W. Stow, 1722-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps....
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Bell Alley, Coleman Street
See Great Bell Alley.
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Bell Alley, Fenchurch Street
See Bell Court.
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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...
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Bell Alley, Hosier Lane
North out of Hosier Lane. In Farringdon Ward Without (O. and M. 1677-Strype, 1720, I. iii. 284).
Th...
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Bell Inn, Coleman Street
Messuage called "The Bell" on the east side of the street called Colman Streete, in parish of St. St...
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Bell Inn, Friday Street
On the West side of Friday Street at No.13, in Bread Street Ward (O. and M. 1677-Elmes, 1831).
The ...
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Bell Inn, Grub Street
See Bell Alley1, Grub Street.
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Bell Yard, Fenchnrch Street
See Bell Court.
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Bell Yard, Gracechurch Street
West out of Gracechurch Street, at No.12 (P.O. Directory). In Bishopsgate Ward Within.
First mentio...
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Bell Yard, Mincing Lane
See Bell Court.
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Blue Bell Inn, Holborn
See Old Bell Inn.
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Castor and Pollux
·- ·see Saint Elmo's fire, under <<Saint>>.
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Half-and-half
·noun A mixture of two malt liquors, ·esp. porter and ale, in about equal parts.
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In and an
·adj & ·adv Applied to breeding from a male and female of the same parentage. ·see under <<Breeding>...
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In-and-in
·noun An old game played with four dice. In signified a doublet, or two dice alike; in-and-in, eithe...
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Lords and Ladies
·- The European wake-robin (Arum maculatum), — those with purplish spadix the lords, and those with ...
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Make and break
·add. ·- Any apparatus for making and breaking an electric circuit; a circuit breaker.
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Tom and Jerry
·add. ·- A hot sweetened drink of rum and water spiced with cinnamon, cloves, ·etc., and beaten up w...
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Tops-and-bottoms
·noun ·pl Small rolls of dough, baked, cut in halves, and then browned in an oven, — used as food fo...
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Tweedledum and Tweedledee
·add. ·- Two things practically alike;
— a phrase coined by John Byrom (1692-1793) in his satire "O...
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Azur and Azzur
Helper.
1) The father of Hananiah, a false prophet (Jer. 28:1).
2) The father of Jaazaniah (Ezek. ...
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