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Counsel
·noun Result of consultation; advice; instruction.
II. Counsel ·vt To advise or recommend, as an ac...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Evil
·noun malady or disease; especially in the phrase king's evil, the scrofula.
II. Evil ·adv In an ev...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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evil
A halter. Cant, Also a wife.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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Hill
·vt To surround with earth; to heap or draw earth around or upon; as, to hill corn.
II. Hill ·noun ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Hill
1) Heb. gib'eah, a curved or rounded hill, such as are common to Palestine (Ps. 65:12; 72:3; 114:4, ...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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hill
to cover ; a bed-hilling, a quilt or coverlet. N.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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hill
In use with the Anglo-Saxons. An insulated rise of the ground, usually applied to heights below 1000...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Bashan, Hill of
(Ps. 68:15), probably another name for Hermon, which lies to the north of Bashan.
...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Aleppo evil
·add. ·- A chronic skin affection terminating in an ulcer, most commonly of the face. It is endemic ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Evil eye
·- ·see Evil eye under Evil, ·adj.
...
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Evil-eyed
·adj Possessed of the supposed evil eye; also, looking with envy, jealousy, or bad design; malicious...
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Evil-favored
·adj Having a bad countenance or appearance; ill-favored; blemished; deformed.
...
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Evil-minded
·adj Having evil dispositions or intentions; disposed to mischief or sin; malicious; malignant; wick...
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Stag-evil
·noun A kind of palsy affecting the jaw of a horse.
...
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Evil-merodach
the fool of Merodach; the fool grinds bitterly
...
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
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Evil eye
(Prov. 23:6), figuratively, the envious or covetous. (Comp. Deut. 15:9; Matt. 20:15.)
...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Evil-merodach
Merodach's man, the son and successor of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon (2 Kings 25:27; Jer. 52:31,...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Evil-speaking
Is expressly forbidden (Titus 3:2; James 4:11), and severe punishments are denounced against it (1 C...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Moreh, the Hill of
Probably identical with "little Hermon," the modern Jebel ed-Duhy, or perhaps one of the lower spurs...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Ant-hill
·noun A mound thrown up by ants or by termites in forming their nests.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Moot-hill
·noun A hill of meeting or council; an elevated place in the open air where public assemblies or cou...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Mute-hill
·noun ·see Moot-hill.
...
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Dung-hill
To sit on a, was a sign of the deepest dejection (1 Sam. 2:8; Ps. 113:7; Lam. 4:5).
...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Mars Hill
The Areopagus or rocky hill in Athens, north-west of the Acropolis, where the Athenian supreme tribu...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Hill, Aaron
(1685-1750)
Dramatist and miscellaneous writer, s. of a country gentleman of Wiltshire, was ed. at ...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Addle Hill
South out of Carter Lane at No. 51 to Knightrider Street in Castle Baynard Ward (P.O. Directory).
F...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Adling Hill
See Addle Hill.
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(St.) Andrew's Hill
South out of Carter Lane at No.59 to 148 Queen Victoria Street (P.O. Directory). In Castle Baynard W...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Benet's Hill
See Bennet's Hill.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bennet's Hill
North out of Upper Thames Street at No. 225 to Queen Victoria Street (P.O. Directory). In Castle Bay...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Church Hill
East out of St. Andrews Hill by the Church to Knightrider Street. In Castle Baynard Ward (Elmes, 183...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Cock Hill
South out of Catherine Wheel Alley to New Street, Bishopsgate (P.O Directory). In Bishopsgate Ward W...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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College Hill
South out of Cannon Street, at No. 60, to Upper Thames Street (P.O. Directory). In Vintry and Cordwa...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Dowgate Hill
South out of Cannon Street at No. 76 to No.167 Upper Thames Street (P.O. Directory). In Dowgate and ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Dunstan's Hill
South out of Great Tower Street, at No. 11, to Lower Thames Street, east of St. Dunstan's Church in ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Garlick Hill
North out of Upper Thames Street, at 190, to 40 Cannon Street (P.O. Directory). In Vintry Ward.
For...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Hill Street
On the east side of Little Tower Hill, near the Mint (Lockie, 1810-Elmes, 1831).
Not named in the m...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Holborn Hill
West from Holborn Bridge at Fleet Market to Holborn at Hatton Garden and Middle Row (O.S. 1848-51). ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Knyghttes Hill
Payment made to harry kny3te of knyghttes hill for tiles in churchwardens' accounts of the parish of...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Lambarde Hill
See Lambeth Hill.
...
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Lambeth Hill
South out of Queen Victoria Street at 95, then east and west to 210 and 218 Upper Thames Street (P.O...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Ludgate Hill
West from St. Paul's Churchyard to Ludgate Circus (P.O. Directory). In Castle Baynard Ward, Farringd...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary Hill
See St. Mary at Hill, Street.
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(St.) Michael's Hill
Near Crooked Lane. Mentioned in Proc. in Chancery, temp. Q. Elizabeth, I. 274.
Probably identical w...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Peter's Hill
North out of Thames Street, at No.223, to Knightrider Street at No.34 (P.O. Directory). In Queenhith...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Primrose Hill
South out of the south-west corner of Salisbury Square at No.17 and west to Whitefriars Street (P.O....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Saffron Hill
North out of Holborn, outside the City boundary.
Mentioned in Middlesex Sessions' Roll, 20 Jas. I.,...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Snow Hill
North-west out of Holborn Viaduct to the Central Meat Market in Smithfield, and to Farringdon Street...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Tower Hill
North and west of the Tower, west from the Minories and south to Tower Bridge (P.O. Directory). In P...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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holborn hill
To ride backwards up Holborn hill; to go to the gallows: the way to Tyburn, the place of execution f...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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rose-hill
n.
The name is given by Gould asapplied to two Parrakeets:
1) Platycercus eximius, Vig. and Hors.,...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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saddle hill
A high land visible from the coast, having a centre less elevated than its ends, somewhat like a rid...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Mars Hill
the hill of Mars or Ares, better known by the name of Areopagus, of which hill of Mars or Ares is a ...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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·OF
(abbreviation) Old French
...
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Of
·prep During; in the course of.
II. Of ·prep Denoting passage from one state to another; from.
III...
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of
An action of the organs of sense may be either involuntary or voluntary. Accordingly we say to hear,...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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Tree of the knowledge of good and evil
Stood in the midst of the garden of Eden, beside the tree of life (Gen. 2, 3). Adam and Eve were for...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Church Hill Alley, St. Andrew's Hill
See Church Hill.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Burton, John Hill
(1809-1881)
Historian, was b. and ed. at Aberdeen, was in 1831 called to the Bar, but had little pr...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Green, Thomas Hill
(1836-1882)
Philosopher, was b. at Birken Rectory, Yorkshire, and ed. at Rugby and Balliol Coll., O...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Bread Street Hill
South out of Queen Victoria Street at No. 76 to Upper Thames Street (P.O. Directory). In Queenhithe ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Fish Street Hill
1) South from the junction of Gracechurch Street and Eastcheap to Lower Thames Street at 128 (P.O. D...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Fleet Street Hill
Mentioned 1653 (L. and P. Commonw. 1653-4, p. 198).
Qy. = Ludgate Hill.
...
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Great Tower Hill
See Tower Hill.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Lambard Hill Lane
See Lambeth Hill.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Laurence Pountney Hill
South out of Cannon Street at No. 96 and east into Laurence Pountney Lane (P.O. Directory). In Candl...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Little Tower Hill
North-east and east of the Tower, extending south from the Minories to Little Thames Street (Stow's ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Ludgate Hill Station
Between Water Lane and New Bridge Street, in Farringdon Ward Within, on the east side of New Bridge ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary at Hill
On the west side of St. Mary at Hill (Street) (P.O. Directory). In Billingsgate Ward.
Earliest ment...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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New Street Hill
South out of Little New Street, Shoe Lane, to King's Head Court (P.O. Directory ). In Farringdon War...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Old Change Hill
North out of Queen Victoria Street at No.120 (P.O. Directory).
Formerly part of Lambeth Hill.
Name...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Paul's Wharf Hill
. -South from Paul's chain to Thames Street and Paul's Wharf (S. 366).
First mention: " Pawles whar...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Peter Hill Lane
See St. Peter's Hill.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Puddle Dock Hill
See St. Andrew's Hill.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Tower Hill Passage
On Little Tower Hill (Dodsley, 1761).
Not named in the maps.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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tower hill play
A slap on the face, and a kick on the breech.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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Gareb, The Hill
in the neighborhood of Jerusalem, named only in (Jeremiah 31:39)
...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Hachilah, The Hill
a hill apparently situated in a wood in the wilderness or waste land in the neighborhood of Ziph, in...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Unheard-of
·adj New; unprecedented; unparalleled.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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kind of
In a manner, as it were. A sort of qualifying expression; as, 'She made game on it kind o'.'--Forby....
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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rising of
More than; upwards of; as, There were rising of a thousand men killed at the battle of Buena Vista.'...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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Brook Yard, Lambeth Hill
North out of Upper Thames Street at No. 218 (P.O Directory) to St. Mary Somerset Church. In Queenhit...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Castle Court, College Hill
See Newcastle Court.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Chequer Lane, Dowgate Hill
See Chequer Yard.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Cock Alley, Ludgate Hill
See Cock Court.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Feathers Alley, Holborn Hill
See Feathers Court.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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George Street, Tower Hill
West from Little Tower Hill to Great Tower Hill (O.S. 1894).
First mention: Horwood, 1799.
Formerl...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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George Yard, Tower Hill
See George Street, Tower Hill.
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Goat Yard, Ludgate Hill
See Goat Alley.
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King Street, Tower Hill
North out of Tower Hill to Royal Mint Street (P.O. Directory).
Earliest mention (Hatton, 1708).
No...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Labour in Vain Hill
The southern portion of Old Fish Street Hill was so called (W. Stow, 1722-Boyle, 1799).
Lockie, 181...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Little New Street Hill
Near Shoe Lane (Strype, ed. 1755-L. Guide, 1758).
Not named in the maps.
...
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(St.) Margaret Fish Street Hill
On the east side of Fish Street Hill, opposite to Crooked Lane (Leake, 1666). In Bridge Ward Within,...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary at Hill, Street
South out of Eastcheap, at No. 28, to Lower Thames Street (P.O. Directory). In Billingsgate Ward.
E...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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New Fish Street Hill
See Fish Street Hill.
...
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(St.) Olave Bread Street Hill
Mentioned in 1660 (L. and P. Chas. II. I. 165).
Qy. = Nicholas (St.) Olave.
...
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Old Fish Street Hill
South out of Old Fish Street to Upper Thames Street, in Queenhithe Ward (Horwood, 1799-L.C.C. List, ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Rose Court, Tower Hill
West out of Tower Hill, south of Muscovy Court (Strype, ed. 1720 and 1755).
Seems to have been rebu...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Sersyns Head, Snow Hill
See Saracen's Head Inn.
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(Holy) Trinity near Tower Hill
See Holy Trinity, Priory of.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bishops of London, Palace of
On the north-west side of St. Paul's Church (S. 373).
Mentioned by Ralph de Diceto in his Opera His...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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receivers of droits of admiralty
Now termed receivers of wreck (which see).
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Beeroth of the children of Jaakan
(Deut. 10:6). The same as Bene-jaakan (Num. 33:31).
...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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captain of a ship of war
Is the commanding officer; as well the post-captain (a title now disused) as those whose proper titl...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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chamber of a piece of ordnance
The end of the bore modified to receive the charge of powder. In mortars, howitzers, and shell-guns,...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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gunner, of a ship of war
A warrant-officer appointed to take charge of the ammunition and artillery on board; to keep the lat...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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master of a ship-of-war
An officer appointed by the commissioners of the navy to attend to the navigating a ship under the d...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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muzzle of a piece of ordnance
The forward extremity of the cylinder, and the metal which surrounds it, extending back to the neck,...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Beeroth Of The Children Of Jaakan
the wells of the tribe of Bene-Jaakan, which formed one of the halting-places of the Israelites in t...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Rabbath Of The Children Of Ammon
and Rabbath of the Ammonites, [See RABBATH]
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William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Wisdom Of Jesus, Son Of Sirach
[Ecclesiasticus]
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Bell Alley, Little Tower Hill
North out of Little Tower Hill, east from the Minories (O. and M. 1677).
Earliest mention: "The Bel...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bell Yard, Fish Street Hill
West out of Fish Street Hill at No.13, north of Crooked Lane, and opposite the Monument. In Bridge W...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Black Swan Alley, Garlick Hill
See Kennet Wharf.
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Catherine Wheel Alley, Snow Hill
See Catherine Wheel Court.
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Church Alley, St. Mary Hill
See Church Passage.
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(St.) Dunstan's Court, St. Dunstan's Hill
See Coppin's Court.
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Globe Alley, Fish Street Hill
See Globe Court.
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Harrow Corner, St. Peter's Hill
See Harrow Court.
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Hatchet Alley, Little Tower Hill
North-west out of Little Tower Hill (P.C. 1732-London Guide, 1758).
Former name : "Hand and Hatchet...
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Katherine Wheel Alley, Snow Hill
See Catherine Wheel Court.
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King's Arms Inn, Snow Hill
See King's Arms Yard.
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Three Shear Court, Garlick Hill
See Three Crown Court.
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Angle of entry
·add. ·- The angle between the tangent to the advancing edge (of an aerocurve) and the line of motio...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Angle of incidence
·add. ·- The angle between the chord of an aerocurve and the relative direction of the undisturbed a...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Bird of paradise
·- The name of several very beautiful birds of the genus Paradisea and allied genera, inhabiting New...
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Concert of Europe
·add. ·- ·Alt. of European concert.
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Corps of Engineers
·add. ·- In the United States navy, a corps made up of the engineers, which was amalgamated with the...
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Jane-of-apes
·noun A silly, pert girl;
— corresponding to jackanapes.
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Leg-of-mutton
·add. ·adj Having the general shape or outline of a leg of mutton; as, a leg-of-mutton, or shoulder-...
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Matter-of-fact
·adj Adhering to facts; not turning aside from absolute realities; not fanciful or imaginative; comm...
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Men-of-war
·pl of <<Manofwar>>.
...
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Mother-of-pearl
·noun The hard pearly internal layer of several kinds of shells, ·esp. of pearl oysters, river musse...
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Mother-of-thyme
·noun An aromatic plant (Thymus Serphyllum);
— called also wild thyme.
...
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Out-of-door
·adj Being out of the house; being, or done, in the open air; outdoor; as, out-of-door exercise. ·se...
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Volunteers of America
·add. ·- A religious and philanthropic organization, similar to the Salvation Army, founded (1896) b...
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Wheel of fortune
·add. ·- A gambling or lottery device consisting of a wheel which is spun horizontally, articles or ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Ancient of Days
An expression applied to Jehovah three times in the vision of Daniel (7:9, 13, 22) in the sense of e...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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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)...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Avenger of blood
(Heb. goel, from verb gaal, "to be near of kin," "to redeem"), the nearest relative of a murdered pe...
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Baale of Judah
Lords of Judah, a city in the tribe of Judah from which David brought the ark into Jerusalem (2 Sam....
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Babel, tower of
The name given to the tower which the primitive fathers of our race built in the land of Shinar afte...
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Babylon, kingdom of
Called "the land of the Chaldeans" (Jer. 24:5; Ezek, 12:13), was an extensive province in Central As...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Baca, Valley of
(Ps. 84:6; R.V., "valley of weeping," marg., "or balsam trees"), probably a valley in some part of P...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Baptism of Christ
Christ had to be formally inaugurated into the public discharge of his offices. For this purpose he ...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Changes of raiment
Were reckoned among the treasures of rich men (Gen. 45:22; Judg. 14:12, 13; 2 Kings 5:22, 23).
...
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Chiefs of Asia
"Asiarchs," the title given to certain wealthy persons annually appointed to preside over the religi...
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Chronicles, Books of
The two books were originally one. They bore the title in the Massoretic Hebrew Dibre hayyamim, i.e....
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Coat of mail
The rendering of a Hebrew word meaning "glittering" (1 Sam. 17:5, 38). The same word in the plural f...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Coming of Christ
(1) with reference to his first advent "in the fulness of the time" (1 John 5:20; 2 John 1:7), or (2...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Consolation of Israel
A name for the Messiah in common use among the Jews, probably suggested by Isa. 12:1; 49:13. The Gre...
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Crown of thorns
Our Lord was crowned with a, in mockery by the Romans (Matt. 27:29). The object of Pilate's guard in...
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Daniel, Book of
Is ranked by the Jews in that division of their Bible called the Hagiographa (Heb. Khethubim). (See ...
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David, City of
1) David took from the Jebusites the fortress of Mount Zion. He "dwelt in the fort, and called it th...
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Decision, Valley of
A name given to the valley of Jehoshaphat (q.v.) as the vale of the sentence. The scene of Jehovah's...
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Decrees of God
"The decrees of God are his eternal, unchangeable, holy, wise, and sovereign purpose, comprehending ...
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Degrees, Song of
Song of steps, a title given to each of these fifteen psalms, 120-134 inclusive. The probable origin...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Desolation, Abomination of
(Matt. 24:15; Mark 13:14; comp. Luke 21:20), is interpreted of the eagles, the standards of the Roma...
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Destruction, City of
(Isa. 19:18; Heb. Ir-ha-Heres, "city of overthrow," because of the evidence it would present of the ...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Drawer of water
(Deut. 29:11; Josh. 9:21, 23), a servile employment to which the Gibeonites were condemned.
...
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Ephraim, Gate of
One of the gates of Jerusalem (2 Kings 14:13; 2 Chr. 25:23), on the side of the city looking toward ...
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Ephraim, Wood of
A forest in which a fatal battle was fought between the army of David and that of Absalom, who was k...
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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...
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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...
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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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Fall of man
An expression probably borrowed from the Apocryphal Book of Wisdom, to express the fact of the revol...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Flame of fire
Is the chosen symbol of the holiness of God (Ex. 3:2; Rev. 2:18), as indicating "the intense, all-co...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Foreknowledge of God
Acts 2:23; Rom. 8:29; 11:2; 1 Pet. 1:2), one of those high attributes essentially appertaining to hi...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Forgiveness of sin
One of the constituent parts of justification. In pardoning sin, God absolves the sinner from the co...
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Galilee, Sea of
(Matt. 4:18; 15:29), is mentioned in the Bible under three other names.
1) In the Old Testament it ...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Gibeah of Judah
(Josh. 15:57), a city in the mountains of Judah, the modern Jeba, on a hill in the Wady Musurr, abou...
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Gibeah of Phinehas
(Josh. 15:57, R.V. marg.), a city on Mount Ephraim which had been given to Phinehas (24:33 "hill," A...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Gilead, Balm of
The region of Gilead abounded in spices and aromatic gums, which were exported to Egypt and Tyre (Ge...
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Goodness of God
A perfection of his character which he exercises towards his creatures according to their various ci...
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Government of God
See Providence.
...
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Grace, means of
An expression not used in Scripture, but employed (1) to denote those institutions ordained by God t...
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Habakkuk, Prophecies of
Were probably written about B.C. 650-627, or, as some think, a few years later. This book consists o...
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Kingdom of God
(Matt. 6:33; Mark 1:14, 15; Luke 4:43) = "kingdom of Christ" (Matt. 13:41; 20:21) = "kingdom of Chri...
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Kir of Moab
Isa. 15:1. The two strongholds of Moab were Ar and Kir, which latter is probably the Kir-haraseth (1...
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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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Law of Moses
Is the whole body of the Mosaic legislation (1 Kings 2:3; 2 Kings 23:25; Ezra 3:2). It is called by ...
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Mail, Coat of
"a corselet of scales," a cuirass formed of pieces of metal overlapping each other, like fish-scales...
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Malachi, Prophecies of
The contents of the book are comprised in four chapters. In the Hebrew text the third and fourth cha...
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Man of sin
A designation of Antichrist given in 2 Thess. 2:3-10, usually regarded as descriptive of the Papal p...
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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 ...
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Mount of beatitudes
See Sermon on the mount.
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Mount of corruption
(2 Kings 23:13; Vulg., "mount of offence"), the name given to a part of the Mount of Olives, so call...
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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...
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Naphtali, Tribe of
On this tribe Jacob pronounced the patriarchal blessing, "Naphtali is a hind let loose: he giveth go...
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Nativity of Christ
The birth of our Lord took place at the time and place predicted by the prophets (Gen. 49:10; Isa. 7...
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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...
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Nimrim, Waters of
The stream of the leopards, a stream in Moab (Isa. 15:6; Jer. 48:34); probably the modern Wady en-Ne...
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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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Olves, Mount of
So called from the olive trees with which its sides are clothed, is a mountain ridge on the east of ...
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Stream of Egypt
(Isa. 27:12), the Wady el-Arish, called also "the river of Egypt," R.V., "brook of Egypt" (Num. 34:5...
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Tabernacles, Feast of
The third of the great annual festivals of the Jews (Lev. 23:33-43). It is also called the "feast of...
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Testimony, Tabernacle of
The tabernacle, the great glory of which was that it contained "the testimony", i.e., the "two table...
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