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Red-letter
·adj Of or pertaining to a red letter; marked by red letters.
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Letter
·noun One who retards or hinders.
II. Letter ·noun Learning; erudition; as, a man of letters.
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Letter
In Rom. 2:27, 29 means the outward form. The "oldness of the letter" (7:6) is a phrase which denotes...
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Day
·noun Those hours, or the daily recurring period, allotted by usage or law for work.
II. Day ·noun ...
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Day
The Jews reckoned the day from sunset to sunset (Lev. 23:32). It was originally divided into three p...
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day
The astronomical day is reckoned from noon to noon, continuously through the twenty-four hours, like...
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Day
The variable length of the natural day at different seasons led in the very earliest times to the ad...
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day.
• "Evening." Before the captivity the Jews divided the night into three watches, (Psalms 63:6; 90:4)...
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Red
·noun A red pigment.
II. Red ·- ·Impf & ·p.p. of Read.
III. Red ·adj The <<Menses>>.
IV. Red ·nou...
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Black letter
·- The old English or Gothic letter, in which the Early English manuscripts were written, and the fi...
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Black-letter
·adj Written or printed in black letter; as, a black-letter manuscript or book.
II. Black-letter ·a...
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News-letter
·noun A circular letter, written or printed for the purpose of disseminating news. This was the name...
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Night letter
·add. ·- ·Alt. of Night lettergram.
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Sea letter
·- The customary certificate of national character which neutral merchant vessels are bound to carry...
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dead letter
A writing or precept without any authority or force; a letter left in a post office and not called f...
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letter-board
Another term for name-board (which see).
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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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letter men
See king's letter men.
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sea-letter
See passport.
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Boxing day
·add. ·- The first week day after Christmas, a legal holiday on which Christmas boxes are given to p...
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Childermas day
·- A day (December 28) observed by mass or festival in commemoration of the children slain by Herod ...
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Class day
·add. ·- In American colleges and universities, a day of the commencement season on which the senior...
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Columbus Day
·add. ·- The 12th day of October, on which day in 1492 Christopher Columbus discovered America, land...
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Day lily
·- A genus of plants (Funkia) differing from the last in having ovate veiny leaves, and large white ...
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Day-coal
·noun The upper stratum of coal, as nearest the light or surface.
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Day-labor
·noun Labor hired or performed by the day.
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Day-laborer
·noun One who works by the day;
— usually applied to a farm laborer, or to a workman who does not w...
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Day-net
·noun A net for catching small birds.
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Day-peep
·noun The <<Dawn>>.
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Day-star
·noun The sun, as the orb of day.
II. Day-star ·noun The morning star; the star which ushers in the...
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Decoration Day
·add. ·- = Memorial Day.
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Discovery Day
·add. ·- = Columbus Day, above.
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Dog day
·- ·Alt. of <<Dogday>>.
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Dominion Day
·add. ·- In Canada, a legal holiday, July lst, being the anniversary of the proclamation of the form...
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Gaud-day
·noun ·see <<Gaudy>>, a feast.
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Inauguration Day
·add. ·- The day on which the President of the United States is inaugurated, the 4th of March in eve...
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Independence Day
·add. ·- In the United States, a holiday, the 4th of July, commemorating the adoption of the Declara...
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Labor Day
·add. ·- In most of the States and Territories of the United States, a day, usually the first Monday...
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Memorial Day
·add. ·- A day, May 30, appointed for commemorating, by decorating their graves with flowers, by pat...
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Mother's Day
·add. ·- A day appointed for the honor and uplift of motherhood by the loving remembrance of each pe...
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Patriots' Day
·add. ·- A legal holiday in the States of Massachusetts and Maine, April 19, the anniversary of the ...
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Pioneers' Day
·add. ·- In Utah, a legal holiday, July 24, commemorated the arrival, in 1847, of Brigham Young and ...
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Tag day
·add. ·- A day on which contributions to some public or private charity or fund are solicited promis...
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Term day
·add. ·- A day which is a term (as for payment of rent), or is a day in a term, as of the sitting of...
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To-day
·noun The present day.
II. To-day ·prep On this day; on the present day.
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Twelfth-day
·noun ·see <<Twelfthtide>>.
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Working-day
·adj Pertaining to, or characteristic of, working days, or workdays; everyday; hence, plodding; hard...
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Birth-day
The observance of birth-days was common in early times (Job 1:4, 13, 18). They were specially celebr...
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Lord's day
Only once, in Rev. 1:10, was in the early Christian ages used to denote the first day of the week, w...
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Day, John
(b. 1574)
Dramatist, s. of a Norfolk yeoman, was at Camb., 1592-3. It is only since 1881 that his w...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Day, Thomas
(1748-1789)
Miscellaneous writer, was b. in London, ed. at the Charterhouse and at Oxf., and called...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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banyan day
A sea term for those days on which no meat is allowed to the sailors: the term is borrowed from the ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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collar day
Execution day.
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execution day
Washing day.
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rainy day
To lay up something for a rainy day; to provide against a time of necessity or distress.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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winter's day
He is like a winter's day, short and dirty.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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every-day
Common; usual.
Men of genius forget things of common concern, which make no slight impression on ev...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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training-day
The day when the militia are called out to be reviewed.
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allemash-day
i. e. Allumage-day, the day on which the Canterbury silk-weavers begin to work by candle-light. Kent...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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carling-day
the second Sunday preceding Easter, when parched peas are served up at most tables in Northumberland...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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childermas-day
Innocents-day. North.
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day-tale
a day-labourer. York.
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good-day
a holiday. Staffordsh.
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day-book
An old and better name for the log-book; a journal [Fr.]
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day-mates
Formerly the mates of the several decks now abolished. (See sub-lieutenant.)
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day-sky
The aspect of the sky at day-break, or at twilight.
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field-day
A day of exercise and evolutions.
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gained day
The twenty-four hours, or day and night, gained by circumnavigating the globe to the eastward. It is...
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liberty-day
A day announced for permitting a part of the crew to go ashore.
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lost day
The day which is lost in circumnavigating the globe to the westward, by making each day a little mor...
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lunar day
The interval between a departure and return of the moon to the meridian.
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nautical day
This day commences at noon, twelve hours before the civil day, and ends at noon of the day following...
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sidereal day
The interval between the departure and return of a star to the meridian; in other words, its two suc...
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solar day
Is the interval which elapses between two successive meridian transits of the sun, and is the unit o...
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Congo red
·add. ·- An artificial red dye from which the Congo group received its name. It is also widely used ...
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High-red
·adj Of a strong red color.
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Infra-red
·add. ·adj Lying outside the visible spectrum at its red end;
— said of rays less refrangible than ...
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Pompeian red
·add. ·- A brownish red approaching maroon, supposed to be imitated from the color of the wall panel...
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Red Cross
·add. ·- The crusaders or the cause they represented.
II. Red Cross ·add. ·- A hospital or ambulanc...
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Red dog
·add. ·- ·Alt. of Red-dog flour.
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Red-gum
·noun A name of rust on grain. ·see <<Rust>>.
II. Red-gum ·noun An eruption of red pimples upon the...
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Red-hand
(·adj / ·adv) ·Alt. of Red-handed.
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Red-handed
(·adj / ·adv) Having hands red with blood; in the very act, as if with red or bloody hands;
— said ...
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Red-hot
·adj Red with heat; heated to redness; as, red-hot iron; red-hot balls. Hence, figuratively, excited...
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Red-riband
·noun The European red band fish, or fireflame. ·see Rend fish.
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Red-short
·adj Hot-short; brittle when red-hot;
— said of certain kinds of iron.
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Red-tailed
·adj Having a red tail.
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Red-tape
·adj Pertaining to, or characterized by, official formality. ·see Red tape, under Red, ·adj.
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Red-tapism
·noun Strict adherence to official formalities.
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Red-tapist
·noun One who is tenacious of a strict adherence to official formalities.
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Rose-red
·adj Red as a rose; specifically (Zool.), of a pure purplish red color.
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Sultan-red
·adj Having a deep red color.
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Red Sea
The sea so called extends along the west coast of Arabia for about 1,400 miles, and separates Asia f...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Red Cross
1) In Watling Street. Rent given to parish of All Hallows, Bread_Street (Strype, ed. 1720, I. iii. 1...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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The Red Lion
A tenement and 2 acres of land in Holburne formerly called "le Kage," afterwayds " le Kynges Hede," ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Red Rose
See Rose, Manor of.
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red fustian
Port wine.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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red lane
The throat. Gone down the red lane; swallowed.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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red lattice
A public house.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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red rag
The tongue. Shut your potatoe trap, and give your red rag a holiday; i.e. shut your mouth, and let y...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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red shank
A Scotch Highlander.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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red bass
n.
a fish of Moreton Bay (q.v.), Mesoprion superbus, Castln., family Percidae.
...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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red(-)berry
n.
name given to Australian plantsof the genus Rhagodia, bearing spikes or panicles ofred berries. ...
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red-bill
n.
bird-name given to Estrelda temporalis, Lath. It is also appliedto the Oyster-catchers (q.v.); a...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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red bream
n.
name given to the Schnapper when one year old. See schnapper.
...
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red cedar
n.
See cedar.
1865. Rev. J. E. Tenison-Woods, `History of the Discovery andExploration of Australi...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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red currant
n.
another name for the NativeCurrant of Tasmania, Coprosma nitida, Hook., N.O. Rubiaceae. See Curr...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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red gum
n.
1) A tree. See Gum. Thetwo words are frequently made one with the accent on the firstsyllable; c...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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red-knee
n.
sometimes called the Red-kneedDottrel, Charadrius ruftveniris, formerly Erythrogonys cinctus, Go...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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red mulga
n.
name given to a species ofAcacia, A. cyperophylla, F. v. M., owing to the redcolour of the flake...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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red mullet
n.
New South Wales, Upeneoidesvlamingii, Cuv. and Val., and Upeneus porosus,Cuv. and Val., family M...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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red perch
n.
name given in Tasmania to the fish Anthias rasor, Richards.; also called the Barber.In Australia...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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red-throat
n.
a small brown Australiansinging-bird, with a red throat, Pyrrholaemus brunneus,Gould.
...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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red-root
A shrub found upon the prairies near the Rocky Mountains, highly esteemed as a substitute for tea. I...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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red lane
A vulgar name for the throat, chiefly used by tipplers.
I was ridin' in my shirt sleeves, and a thi...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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red-shanks
arsmart N.
...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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red pine
♦ Pinus rubra, the red spruce; the timber of which is preferred throughout the United States for yar...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Red Sea
Name.-The sea known to us as the Red Sea was by the Israelites called "the sea," (Exodus 14:2,9,16,2...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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king's letter men
An extinct class of officers, of similar rank with midshipmen. The royal letter was a kind of promis...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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The Red Lion, Red Lyon Inn
On the west side of Aldersgate Street at No.130 (P.O. Directory).
First mention: "Red Lyon Inn" (O....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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The Red Lion, Red Lyon, Newgate
A messuage so called in parish of Christ Church, formerly St. Nicholas ad Macellas, in ward of Faryn...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Red Lion, Red Lyon, Alley
In Cornhill, called also White Lyon Alley (q.v.) (P.C. 1732).
Named after the sign. It has been sug...
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All Fools' Day
·- The first day of April, a day on which sportive impositions are practiced.
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All Souls' Day
·- The second day of November; a feast day of the Roman Catholic church, on which supplications are ...
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Latter-day saint
·- A Mormon;
— the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints being the name assumed by the whole ...
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New Year's Day
·- the first day of a calendar year; the first day of January. Often colloquially abbreviated to New...
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Atonement, Day of
The great annual day of humiliation and expiation for the sins of the nation, "the fast" (Acts 27:9)...
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Jezreel, Day of
The time predicted for the execution of vengeance for the deeds of blood committed there (Hos. 1:5)....
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birth-day suit
He was in his birth-day suit, that is, stark naked.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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paddington fair day
An execution day, Tyburn being in the parish or neighbourhood of Paddington. To dance the Paddington...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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saint geoffrey's day
Never, there being no saint of that name: tomorrow-come-never, when two Sundays come together.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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wry neck day
Hanging day.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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up-a-day
A fondling expression of a nurse to a child, when she takes it up in her arms, or lifts it over some...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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dyze-man's-day
Childermas, or Innocents' Day. North. E.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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St. Jeffery's-day
never. York.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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pack-rag day
Michaelmas-day, when servants change their places, and remove their clothes. Norf. and Suff.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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well-a-day!
alas! Various.
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Lords Day, The
(Kuriake Hemera), (Revelation 1:10) (only), the weekly festival of our Lord's resurrection, and iden...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Red-dog flour
·add. ·- The lowest grade of flour in milling. It is dark and of little expansive power, is secured ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Red-light district
·add. ·- A district or neighborhood in which disorderly resorts are frequent;
— so called in allusi...
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Red Bull Court
1) North out of Fore Street, in Cripplegate Ward Without (O. and M. 1677-Boyle, 1799).
The site is ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Red Bull Wharf
South out of Upper Thames Street at No.93, west of Angel Passage (P.O. Directory). In Dowgate Ward.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Red Bull Yard
South out of Upper Thames Street at No.89, west of Red Bull Wharf (P.O. Directory). In Dowgate Ward....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Red Cow Alley
Tower Hill, 1660 (L. and P. Commonwealth, 1659-60, p.545).
No further reference.
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The Red Cross, Cripplegate
Probably a house with this sign, for in an Inquisition 2 Ed. I. Alicia de Batonia is said to have di...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Red Cross Alley
1) East out of Church Alley to London Bridge (Rocque, 1746-Boyle, i 799). In Bridge Ward Within.
Th...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Red Cross Court
1) South out of Cow Lane, in Farringdon Ward Without (Strype, ed. 1720, I. iii. 284, to Elmes, 1831)...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Red Cross Square
1) North out of Great Tower Street, between Mark Lane and Seething Lane (O.S. 25 in. 1880).
Earlies...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Red Cross Street
North from No. 1 Fore Street to Barbican at No. 31 (P.O. Directory). In Cripplegate Ward Without.
F...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Red Cross Tavern
In Barbican at No.32, in Cripplegate Ward Without (Strype, ed .1720-Elmes, 1831).
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Red Gate Court
East out of the Minories and apparently communicating with Worley Court and Crown and Shears Court (...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Red Hart Court
North out of Fore Street, with a passage east to Grub Street, in Cripplegate Ward Without (Strype, e...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Red Hart Inn
On the west side of Fetter Lane, in Farringdon Ward Without (O. and M. 1677-Strype, ed. 1755).
"New...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Red Lion Alley
See Red Lion Court, Minories.
...
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Red Lion Buildings
On the south side of Cock Lane at No.6 (P.O. Directory), extending to the back of St. Sepulchre's Ch...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Red Lion Court
1) On the west of Pye Comer (Hatton, 1708).
Not named in the maps.
2) East out of Shoe Lane at No....
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Red Lion Passage
1) South out of Cloth Fair at No.22 (P.O. Directory). In Farringdon Ward Without.
First mention: Bo...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Red Lion Street
See Red Lion Passage1, Cloth Fair.
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Red Lion Wharf
Between Bell Wharf east and Three Cranes Wharf west. In Vintry Ward (P.O. Directory).
First mention...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Red Lyon Alley
1) South out of Thames Street by Fishmongers' Hall (P.C. 1732-L. Guide, 1758).
Not named in the map...
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Red Lyon Brewhouse
East out of Bishopsgate, in Bishopsgate Ward Without, near to Red Lyon Inn (Strype, ed 1720, I. ii. ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Red Lyon Court
1) In Throgmorton Street, a small Court in Broad Street Ward, against Drapers' Hall (Hatton, 1708-P....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Red Lyon Inn
1) South-west out of Pemberton Row, Gough Square, in Farringdon Ward Without (O. and M. 1677-Rocque,...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Red Lyon Yard
North out of Long Lane to Red Lyon Inn at No.110 Aldersgate Street, in Aldersgate Ward Without (O. a...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Red Rose Alley
East out of White Cross Street, in Cripplegate Ward Without (Strype, ed. 1720-Elmes, 1831).
"Red Ro...
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Red Rose Court
See Red Rose Alley.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Red Wood Alley
West out of Bishopsgate Street. In Bishopsgate Ward Without (Rocque, 1746-Boyle, 1799).
Called " Ge...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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red gurnet-perch
n.
name given in Victoria tothe fish Sebastes percoides, Richards., family Scorpaenidae. It is also...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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red rock-cod
n.
name given in New South Walesto the fish Scorpaena cardinalis, Richards., family Scorpaenidae, m...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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red-streaked spider
or Black-and-red Spider
,an Australasian spider ( Latrodectus scelio, Thorel.),called in New Zealan...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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red dog money
A term applied, in the State of New York, to certain bank notes which have on their back a large red...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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red-hot balls
Shot made red-hot in a furnace, and in that state discharged at the enemy. The loading is managed wi...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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officer of the day
A military officer whose immediate duty is to attend to the interior economy of the corps to which h...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Atonement, The Day Of
I. The great day of national humiliation, and the only one commanded in the Mosaic law. [Fasts] The ...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Red Sea, Passage of
The account of the march of the Israelites through the Red Sea is given in Ex. 14:22-31. There has b...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Red Cross Alley, Minories
See Maidenhead Alley.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Red Cross Coal Wharf
South out of Upper Thames Street, on the west side of London Bridge, near Old Swan (Lockie, 1810 and...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Red Gate Alley, Minories
East out of Minories at No.71, nearly opposite the Crescent (Lockie, 1810-Elmes, 1831).
Not named i...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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The Red Lion, Watling Street
See Red Lion Court.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Red Lion Court, Minories
East out of Minories, west of Morley's Court (P.C. 1732-O.S. 25 in. 1880). In Portsoken Ward.
On th...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Red Lion, East Smithfield
Brewhouse so called, which belonged to St. Mary Graces, near the brewhouse called " Le three Kyngs,"...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Red Lyon Court, Alley
East out of Bishopsgate Street in Bishopsgate Ward Without, leading to Red Lyon Inn (O. and M. 1677)...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Red Lyon Court, Houndsditch
See Red Lyon Yard.
"Red Lion Alley " (W. Stow, 1722-P.C. 1732). Removed for the formation of Moorga...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Red Lyon Yard, Houndsditch
South-west out of Houndsditch. In Portsoken Ward (W. Stow, 1722-Boyle, 1799).
Former names : " Red ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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red sail-yard dockers
Buyers of stores stolen out of the royal yards and docks.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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black-and-red spider
See red-streaked spider
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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Red Cross Street, East Smithfield
North-east out of Butcher Row to Nightingale Lane (Hatton, 1708-Lockie, 1810).
Removed for the form...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Red Lion Alley, London Wall
See Red Lion Court7.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Red Lion Place, Cock Lane
See Red Lion Buildings.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Red Bull Alley, Upper Thames Street
See Red Bull Yard.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Red Cross Court, Great Tower Street
See Red Cross Square.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Red Lion Court, St. Katherine 's
West out of St. Katherine's Lane, north of Flemings Church Yard (P.C. 1732-Lockie, 1810).
Removed f...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.