cool lady

Related Words

• Cool

  ·vi To become less hot; to lose heat. II. Cool ·superl Not retaining heat; light; as, a cool dress....

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• cool

  Used in familiar language, in England and in the United States, in the sense of impudent. Punch give...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• Lady

  ·noun A wife; — not now in approved usage. II. Lady ·adj Belonging or becoming to a lady; ladylike...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• lady

  A crooked or hump-backed woman. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• Cool-headed

  ·adj Having a temper not easily excited; free from passion. ...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• cool crape

  A shroud. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• cool nants

  Brandy. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• cool tankard

  Wine and water, with lemon, sugar, and burrage. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• cool-wort

  (Tiarella cordifolia.) The popular name of an herb, the properties of which are diuretic and tonic. ...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• Lady-killer

  ·noun A gallant who captivates the hearts of women. ...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• Lady-killing

  ·noun The art or practice of captivating the hearts of women. ...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• Elect lady

  To whom the Second Epistle of John is addressed (2 John 1:1). Some think that the word rendered "lad...

  Easton's Bible Dictionary

• Morgan, Lady (Sydney Owenson)

  (1780?-1859) Novelist, dau. of Robert Owenson, an actor, was the author of several vivacious Irish ...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• old lady

  n. name given to a moth, ErebusPluto. ...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• Baillie, Lady Grizel

  (1665-1746) Poetess, dau. of Sir Patrick Home or Hume, afterwards Earl of Marchmont, was married to...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Barnard, Lady Anne (Lindsay)

  (1750-1825) Poet, e. dau. of the 5th Earl of Balcarres, married Andrew Barnard, afterwards Colonial...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Bury, Lady Charlotte

  (1775-1861) Novelist, dau. of the 5th Duke of Argyll, and m. first to Col. J. Campbell, and second ...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Fullerton, Lady Georgiana (Leveson-Gower)

  (1812-1885) Novelist, dau. of the 1st Earl Granville, and sister of the eminent statesman. She wrot...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Guest, Lady Charlotte(Bertie)

  (1812-1895) Dau. of the 9th Earl of Lindsey, m. in 1833 Sir Josiah J. Guest, a wealthy ironmaster, ...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Lamb, Lady Caroline

  (1785-1828) Novelist, dau. of 3rd Earl of Bessborough, m. the Hon. William Lamb, afterwards Lord Me...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Montagu, Lady Mary Wortley (Pierrepont)

  (1690-1762) Letter-writer, was the eldest dau. of the 1st Duke of Kingston. In her youth she combin...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Scott, Lady John (Alicia Ann Spottiswoode)

  (1801-1900) M. Lord John Scott. She was the writer of a number of Scottish songs characterised by t...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Lady Bitch's House

  Opposite Banister's Court, now or later the dwelling of Dr. Salmon, a good large building, with a gr...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• Lady Holles' School

  At the south-east corner of Redcross Street, in Cripplegate Ward Without (O.S. 1880). ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• lady, puppy's mamma

  Jocular ways of calling a woman a bitch. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• lady dacre's wine

  Gin. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• pig-faced lady

  n. an old name in Tasmania forthe Boar-fish (q.v.). ...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• lady of easy virtue

  A woman of the town, an impure, a prostitute. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• lady of the gun-room

  A gunner's mate, who takes charge of the after-scuttle, where gunners' stores are kept. ...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• Provision made for the collection of weekly alms for the support of the Chapel of Our Lady near Guildhall founded "pur tote la compaignie du Pui" (ib.).

  Henry le Waleis gave to the Confraternity of the Pui (de Podio) 5 marks annual quit rent on all his ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.