One whose breech may be seen through his pocket-hole: this saying arose from the old philosophers, many of whom depised the vanity of dress to such a point, as often to fall into the opposite extreme.
·noun An <<Alchemist>>. II. Philosopher ·noun One who philosophizes; one versed in, or devoted to, ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·pl of Heathen. II. Heathen ·adj Irreligious; scoffing. III. Heathen ·noun An irreligious person. ...
(Heb. plural goyum). At first the word goyim denoted generally all the nations of the world (Gen. 18...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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William Smith's Bible Dictionary
Out of Red Gate Court, Minories (Strype, ed. 1720, I. ii. 28). Captain George Legge, a groom of the...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.