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LANCE(Itin. Ant. p. 395), or LA´NCIA (Λαγκία, Dio Cass., 29; Flor. 4.12; Oros. 6.21), or LANCIATUM(Λ...
Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography
·noun A soldier armed with a lance; a lancer. II. Lance ·vt To pierce with a lance, or with any sim...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Every Monday throughout the year, but most particularly the 25th of October, being the anniversary o...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
·- A slender marine fish of the genus Ammodytes, especially Ammodytes tobianus of the English coast;...
A foot-soldier of old. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
·noun A large, venomous serpent (Trigonocephalus lanceolatus) of Brazil and the West Indies. It is a...