De Morgan, William Frend

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• Morgan

  ·add. ·noun One of a celebrated breed of American trotting horses; — so called from the name of the...

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• morgan

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• De Morgan, Augustus

  (1806-1871) Mathematician, b. in India, and ed. at Camb., was one of the most brilliant of English ...

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• Morgan, Lady (Sydney Owenson)

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

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• (St.) Martin Morgan

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• de

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• de

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• De-

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• Edwards, Owen Morgan

  (1858) Writer on Welsh history and literature. Story of Wales (1902), and several books (Tro yn yr ...

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• Ward of William de Durham

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• De facto

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• Allingham, William

  (1824-1889) Poet, the s. of a banker of English descent, was b. at Ballyshannon, entered the custom...

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• Barnes, William

  (1801-1886) Poet and philologist, s. of a farmer, b. at Rushay, Dorset. After being a solicitor's c...

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• Beckford, William

  (c. 1760-1844) Miscellaneous writer, only s. of William B., Lord Mayor of London, the associate and...

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• Black, William

  (1841-1898) Novelist. After studying as a landscape painter, he took to journalism in Glasgow. In 1...

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• Blake, William

  (1757-1827) Poet and painter, b. in London, was from earliest youth a seer of visions and a dreamer...

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• Broome, William

  (1689-1745) Poet and translator, b. at Haslington, Cheshire, and ed. at Eton and Camb., entered the...

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• Browne, William

  (1590?-1645?) Poet, b. at Tavistock, ed. at Oxf., after which he entered the Inner Temple. His poem...

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• Camden, William

  (1551-1623) Antiquary and historian, b. in London, and ed. at Christ's Hospital, St. Paul's School,...

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• Carleton, William

  (1794-1869) Novelist, s. of a poor Irish cottar, b. and brought up among the Irish peasantry, acqui...

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• Cartwright, William

  (1611-1643) Dramatist, s. of a gentleman of Gloucestershire, who had run through his fortune and ke...

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• Caxton, William

  (1422-1491) Printer and translator, b. in the Weald of Kent, was apprenticed to a London mercer. On...

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• Chamberlayne, William

  (1619-1689) Poet, practised medicine at Shaftesbury. On the outbreak of the Civil War he joined the...

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• Chambers, William

  (1800-1883) Publisher and miscellaneous author, b. at Peebles, started in 1832 with his brother Rob...

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• Chillingworth, William

  (1602-1644) Theologian and controversialist, b. and ed. at Oxf., was godson of Archbishop Laud. Fal...

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• Cobbett, William

  (1762-1835) Essayist and political writer, b. at Farnham, Surrey, s. of a small farmer, his youth w...

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• Collins, William

  (1721-1759) Poet, s. of a respectable hatter at Chichester, where he was b. He was ed. at Chicheste...

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• Combe, William

  (1741-1823) Miscellaneous writer. His early life was that of an adventurer, his later was passed ch...

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• Congreve, William

  (1670-1729) Dramatist, was b. in Yorkshire. In boyhood he was taken to Ireland, and ed. at Kilkenny...

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• Cowper, William

  (1731-1800) Poet, was the s. of the Rev. John C., Rector of Great Berkhampstead, Herts, and Chaplai...

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• Coxe, William

  (1747-1828) Historian, was b. in London, and ed. at Eton and Camb. As tutor to various young men of...

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• Crowe, William

  (1745-1829) Poet, b. at Midgham, Berks, the s. of a carpenter, was ed. as a foundationer at Winches...

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• Dampier, William

  (1652-1715) Discoverer and buccaneer, b. near Yeovil. After various seafaring adventures, and leadi...

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• Dodd, William

  (1729-1777) Divine and forger, ed. at Camb., became a popular preacher in London, and a Royal Chapl...

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• Drummond, William

  (1585-1649) Poet, was descended from a very ancient family, and through Annabella D., Queen of Robe...

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• Dunbar, William

  (1465?-1530?) Poet, is believed to have been b. in Lothian, and ed. at St. Andrews, and in his earl...

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• Falconer, William

  (1732-1769) Poet, s. of a barber in Edin., where he was b., became a sailor, and was thus thoroughl...

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• Fitzstephen, William

  (d. 1190) Was a servant of Thomas à Becket, witnessed his murder, and wrote his biography, which co...

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• Gifford, William

  (1756-1826) Critic and poet, was b. of humble parentage at Ashburton, Devonshire, and after being f...

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• Glen, William

  (1789-1826) Poet, b. in Glasgow, was for some years in the West Indies. He d. in poverty. He wrote ...

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• Godwin, William

  (1756-1836) Philosopher and novelist, b. at Wisbeach, and ed. at a school in Norwich, to which city...

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• Habington, William

  (1605-1654) Poet, s. of a Worcestershire Roman Catholic gentleman, was ed. at St. Omer's, but refus...

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• Hamilton, William

  1) Hamilton, William of Gilbertfield (1665?-1751) Poet, served in the army, from which he retired ...

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• Hanna, William

  (1808-1882) Divine and biographer, s. of Samuel H., Prof. of Divinity in the Presbyterian Coll., Be...

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• Hayley, William

  (1745-1820) Poet and biographer, was b. at Chichester, and ed. at Eton and Camb. Though overstraine...

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• Hazlitt, William

  (1778-1830) Essayist and critic, b. at Maidstone, was the s. of a Unitarian minister. At his father...

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• Hone, William

  (1780-1842) Miscellaneous writer, b. at Bath, in his youth became a convinced and active democrat. ...

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• Howitt, William

  (1792-1879), Howitt, Mary (Botham) (1799-1888) Miscellaneous writers. William H. was b. at Heanor, ...

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• Hunnis, William

  (d. 1597) Poet, was a gentleman of the Chapel Royal to Edward VI., imprisoned during the reign of M...

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• Kingsford, William

  (1819-1898) Historian, b. in London, served in the army, and went to Canada, where he was engaged i...

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• Knox, William

  (1789-1825) Poet, s. of a farmer in Roxburghshire, wrote several books of poetry, The Lonely Hearth...

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• Laidlaw, William

  (1780-1845) Poet, s. of a border farmer, became steward and amanuensis to Sir W. Scott, and was the...

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• Langland, William (or William of Langley)

  (1330?-1400?) Poet. Little can be gleaned as to his personal history, and of that little part is co...

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• Law, William

  (1686-1761) Divine, s. of a grocer at Kingscliffe, Northamptonshire, was ed. at Camb., and in 1727 ...

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• Lithgow, William

  (1582-1645) Traveller, b. at Lanark, claimed at the end of his various peregrinations to have tramp...

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• Maginn, William

  (1793-1842) Journalist and miscellaneous writer, b. at Cork, became a contributor to Blackwood's Ma...

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• Mason, William

  (1724-1797) Poet, s. of a clergyman, was b. at Hull, and ed. at Camb. He took orders and rose to be...

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• Meston, William

  (1688?-1745) S. of a blacksmith, was ed. at Marischal Coll., Aberdeen, took part in the '15, and ha...

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• Minto, William

  (1845-1893) Critic and biographer, b. at Alford, Aberdeenshire, and ed. at Aberdeen and Oxf., went ...

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• Mitford, William

  (1744-1827) Historian, e.s. of John M. of Exbury, Hants, descended from an old Northumbrian family,...

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• Morris, William

  (1834-1896) Poet, artist, and socialist, b. at Walthamstow, and ed. at Marlborough School and Oxf. ...

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• Motherwell, William

  (1797-1835) Poet, b. and ed. in Glasgow, he held the office of depute sheriff-clerk at Paisley, at ...

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• Mure, William

  (1799-1860) Scholar, laird of Caldwell, Ayrshire, ed. at Westminster, Edin., and Bonn, sat in Parli...

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• Occam or Ockham, William

  (1270?-1349?) Schoolman, b. at Ockham, Surrey, studied at Oxf. and Paris, and became a Franciscan. ...

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• Oldys, William

  (1696-1761) Antiquary, wrote a Life of Sir W. Raleigh prefixed to an ed. of his works (1736), a Dis...

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• Painter, William

  (1540?-1594) Translator, etc., ed. at Camb., was then successively schoolmaster at Sevenoaks, and C...

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• Paley, William

  (1743-1805) Theologian, s. of a minor canon of Peterborough, where he was b., went at 15 as a sizar...

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• Penn, William

  (1644-1718) Quaker apologist, s. of Sir William P., a celebrated Admiral, was b. in London, and ed....

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• Prynne, William

  (1600-1669) Controversial writer, b. near Bath, ed. at Oxf., studied law at Lincoln's Inn, of which...

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• Robertson, William

  (1721-1793) Historian, s. of the parish minister of Borthwick, Midlothian, where he was b., receive...

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• Roper, William

  (1496-1578) Biographer, s. of a Kentish gentleman, m. Margaret, dau. of Sir Thomas More. He has a p...

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• Roscoe, William

  (1753-1831) Historian, s. of a market-gardener near Liverpool, for a time assisted his f., devoting...

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• Rowley, William

  (1585?-1642?) Dramatist, was an actor in the Queen's Company 1610. He collaborated with Middleton i...

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• Russell, William

  (1741-1793) Historian, b. in Selkirkshire, and apprenticed to a bookseller in Edin., he was patroni...

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• Shakespeare, William

  (1564-1616) Dramatist and poet, b. at Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, on 22nd or 23rd, and baptise...

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• Sharp, William ("Fiona MacLeod")

  (1856-1905) Wrote under this pseudonym a remarkable series of Celtic tales, novels, and poems, incl...

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• Shenstone, William

  (1714-1763) Poet, s. of Thomas S., owner of a small estate at Hales Owen, Shropshire. At this place...

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• Sherlock, William

  (1641?-1707) Divine and controversialist, b. at Southwark, ed. at Eton and Camb., took orders, and ...

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• Somerville, William

  (1675-1742) Poet, a Warwickshire squire of literary tastes, wrote among others a poem, The Chase, i...

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• Sotheby, William

  (1757-1833) Poet and translator, belonged to a good family, and was ed. at Harrow. In early life he...

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• Strode, William

  (1600-1645) Poet, only s. of Philip S., who belonged to an old Devonshire family, he was b. at Plym...

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• Stubbs, William

  (1825-1901) Historian, s. of a solicitor, b. at Knaresborough, Yorkshire, and ed. there and at the ...

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• Stukeley, William

  (1687-1765) Antiquary, ed. at Camb., and after practising as a physician took orders in 1729 and he...

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• Taylor, William

  (1765-1836) Translator, etc., s. of a merchant, travelled on the Continent, learned German, and bec...

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• Tennant, William

  (1784-1848) Poet and scholar, a cripple from his birth, was b. at Anstruther (commonly called Anste...

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• Tyndale, William

  (1484?-1536) Translator of the Bible, belonged to a northern family which, migrating to Gloucesters...

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• Tytler, William

  (1711-1792) Historical writer, was a lawyer in Edin., and wrote An Inquiry into the Evidence agains...

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• Warburton, William

  (1698-1779) Theologian, b. at Newark, where his f. was an attorney. Intended for the law, he was fo...

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• Warner, William

  (1558-1609) Poet, b. in London or Yorkshire, studied at Oxf., and was an attorney in London. In 158...

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• Webbe, William

  (b. 1550) Critic and translator. Almost nothing is known of him except that he was at Camb. and act...

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• Westall, William

  (1834-1903) Novelist, was originally in business, but later betook himself to journalism, and also ...

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• Whewell, William

  (1794-1866) Philosopher, theologian and mathematician, s. of a joiner at Lancaster, where he was b....

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• Whiston, William

  (1667-1752) Theologian, and man of science, b. at Norton, Leicestershire, and ed. at Camb., where h...

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• Whitehead, William

  (1715-1785) Poet, s. of a baker at Camb., and ed. at Winchester School and Camb., became tutor in t...

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• Wilberforce, William

  (1759-1833) Philanthropist and religious writer, s. of a merchant, was b. at Hull, ed. at Camb., en...

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• Wilkie, William

  (1721-1772) Poet, b.. in Linlithgowshire, s. of a farmer, and ed. at Edin., he entered the Church, ...

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• Wordsworth, William

  (1770-1850) Poet, s. of John W., attorney and agent to the 1st Lord Lonsdale, was b. at Cockermouth...

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• Wycherley, William

  (1640?-1716) Dramatist, was b. at Clive, near Shrewsbury, where his f. had an estate. He was at the...

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• Archer, William

  (b. 1856) Writer on the drama and translator of Ibsen; ed. Ibsen's Prose Dramas, 5 vols., Collected...

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• Cunningham, William

  D.D. (b. 1849) Economist, etc. Growth of English Industry and Commerce, Western Civilisation, Mode...

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• James, William

  LL.D., etc. (b. 1842) Psychologist. Principles of Psychology (1890), Human Immortality (1897), The...

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• Watson, William

  LL.D. (b. 1858) Poet. The Prince's Quest (1880), Epigrams of Art, Life and Nature (1884), Wordswor...

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• Winter, William

  (b. 1836) American critic, etc. Shakespeare's England, Grey Days and Gold, Old Shrines and Ivy Brow...

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• William Street

  West out of New Bridge Street, at No.21, to Water Street in the precinct of Bridewell (P 0. Director...

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• Aber-de-vine

  ·noun The European siskin (Carduelis spinus), a small green and yellow finch, related to the goldfin...

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• Aid-de-camp

  ·noun An officer selected by a general to carry orders, also to assist or represent him in correspon...

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• Aids-de-camp

  ·pl of Aid-de-camp. ...

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• Auto-de-fe

  ·noun ·same·as Auto-da-fe. ...

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• Autos-de-fe

  ·pl of Auto-de-fe. ...

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• Beche de mer

  ·- The <<Trepang>>. ...

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• Carte de visite

  ·- A visiting card. II. Carte de visite ·- A photographic picture of the size formerly in use for a...

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• Cartes de visite

  ·pl of Carte de visite. ...

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• Chanson de geste

  ·add. ·- Any Old French epic poem having for its subject events or exploits of early French history,...

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• Cheval-de-frise

  ·noun A piece of timber or an iron barrel traversed with iron-pointed spikes or spears, five or six ...

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• Chevaux-de-frise

  ·pl of Cheval-de-frise. ...

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• Cobra de capello

  ·- The hooded snake (Naia tripudians), a highly venomous serpent inhabiting India. Naja --. ...

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• Cul-de-sac

  ·noun Any bag-shaped or tubular cavity, vessel, or organ, open only at one end. II. Cul-de-sac ·nou...

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• Culs-de-sac

  ·pl of Cul-de-sac. ...

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• De bene esse

  ·- Of well being; of formal sufficiency for the time; conditionally; provisionally. ...

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• Eau de Cologne

  ·- ·same·as <<Cologne>>. ...

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• Eau de vie

  ·- French name for brandy. ·cf. Aqua vitae, under <<Aqua>>. ...

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• Edition de luxe

  ·- ·see <<Luxe>>. ...

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• Felo-de-se

  ·noun One who deliberately puts an end to his own existence, or loses his life while engaged in the ...

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• Felos-de-se

  ·pl of Felo-de-se. ...

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• Fer-de-lance

  ·noun A large, venomous serpent (Trigonocephalus lanceolatus) of Brazil and the West Indies. It is a...

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• Feu de joie

  ·- A fire kindled in a public place in token of joy; a bonfire; a firing of guns in token of joy. ...

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• Fin de siecle

  ·add. ·- Lit., end of the century; — mostly used adjectively in English to signify: belonging to, o...

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• Fleur-de-lis

  ·noun The iris. ·see Flower-de-luce. II. Fleur-de-lis ·noun A conventional flower suggested by the ...

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• Fleurs-de-lis

  ·pl of Fleur-de-lis. ...

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• Flower-de-luce

  ·noun A genus of perennial herbs (Iris) with swordlike leaves and large three-petaled flowers often ...

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• Hors de combat

  ·- Out of the combat; disabled from fighting. ...

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• Hotel-de-ville

  ·noun A city hall or townhouse. ...

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• Martel de fer

  ·- A weapon resembling a hammer, often having one side of the head pointed; — used by horsemen in t...

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• Mont de piete

  ·- One of certain public pawnbroking establishments which originated in Italy in the 15th century, t...

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• Mousseline de soie

  ·add. ·- A soft thin silk fabric with a weave like that of muslin. ...

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• Oeil-de-boeuf

  ·add. ·noun A circular or oval window; — generally used of architecture of the 17th and 18th centur...

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• Oeil-de-perdrix

  ·add. ·adj Having a brownish red color; — used ·esp. of light-colored red wine. II. Oeil-de-perdri...

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• Oeils-de-boeuf

  ·add. ·pl of Oeil-de-boeuf. ...

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• Rez-de-chaussee

  ·add. ·vt The ground story of a building, either on a level with the street or raised slightly above...

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• Robe-de-chambre

  ·noun A dressing gown, or morning gown. ...

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• Scrutin de liste

  ·add. ·- Voting for a group of candidates for the same kind of office on one ticket or ballot, conta...

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• Tete-de-pont

  ·noun A work thrown up at the end of a bridge nearest the enemy, for covering the communications acr...

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• Tetes-de-pont

  ·pl of Tete-de-pont. ...

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• Tripe-de-roche

  ·noun ·same·as Rock tripe, under <<Rock>>. ...

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• Trou-de-loup

  ·noun A pit in the form of an inverted cone or pyramid, constructed as an obstacle to the approach o...

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• Trous-de-loup

  ·pl of Trou-de-loup. ...

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• Vers de societe

  ·- ·see Society verses, under <<Society>>. ...

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• Bury, Richard de

  (1281-1345) S. of Sir Richard Aungerville, b. at Bury St. Edmunds, studied at Oxf., and was a Bened...

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• De Quincey, Thomas

  (1785-1859) Essayist and miscellaneous writer, s. of a merchant in Manchester, was b. there. The ar...

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• Mandeville, Bernard de

  (1670-1733) Satirist, a native of Dort in Holland, who having studied medicine at Leyden, came over...

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• Robert de Brunne

  See Mannyng, Robert ...

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• Map, or Mapes, Walter de

  (fl. 1200) Ecclesiastical statesman and romancist. Most of the facts about him are gleaned from his...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Wendover, Roger de

  (d. 1236) Chronicler, a monk of St. Albans, became Prior of Belvoir, from which he was deposed for ...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Flower de Luce

  A messuage and brewhouse so called in Golding Layne in parish of St. Giles without Creplegate, 33 El...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• (St.) Margaret de Brugge

  See St. Margaret Fish Street Hill. ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• (St.) Martin de Garlekhuthe

  See St. Martin Vintry. ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• (St.) Mary de Aldermygbure

  See St. Mary Aldermanbury. ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• (St.) Mary de Arcubus

  See St. Mary le Bow. ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• (St.) Mary de Berkyngcherch

  See All Hallows Barking. ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• (St.) Mary de Newechirche

  St. Mary "que Niwekirke" dicitur, mentioned in Charter of Wm. I. to Westminster Abbey (Cott. Ch. vi....

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• (St.) Mary de Vaucherche

  See St. Mary Fenchurch. ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• (St.) Mary de Westcheping

  In the Charter of Eudo Dapifer "de fundatione Ecclesiae S. Johannis de Colcestre" is : "Et ecclesiam...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• (St.) Nicholas de Bucher'

  See St. Nicholas Shambles. ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• (St.) Nicholas de Candelwryhtestrate

  See St. Nicholas Acon. ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• (St.) Nicholas de Colmanstrete

  Mentioned in Will of 1329-30 (Ct. H.W. I. 355). Sharpe suggests that it is either S. Stephen Colema...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• (St.) Nicholas de Stallo

  See St. Nicholas Shambles. ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• (St.) Nicholas de Westmacekaria

  See St. Nicholas Shambles. ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• (St.) Olave de Cripelesgate

  See St. Olave Silver Street. ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• (St.) Thomas de Aquino

  See St. Thomas of Acon. ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• hubble de shuff

  Confusedly. To fire hubble de shuff, to fire quick and irregularly. OLD MILITARY TERM. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• slubber de gullion

  A dirty nasty fellow. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• aid-de-camp

  A military staff officer, who carries and circulates the general's orders; and another class selecte...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• aspirant de marine

  Midshipman in the French navy. ...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• beche de mer

  See trepang. ...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• chevaux de frise

  An adopted term for pickets pointed with iron, and standing through beams, to stop an enemy: this de...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• coup de grace

  The finishing shot which brings an enemy to surrender; or the wound which deprives an adversary of l...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• coup de main

  A sudden and vigorous attack. ...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• de nautico fœnore

  Of nautical usury; bottomry. ...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• feu-de-joie

  A salute fired by musketry on occasions of public rejoicing, so that it should pass from man to man ...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• hors de combat

  A term adopted from the French, signifying so far disabled as to be incapable of taking farther shar...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• tete de pont

  A work covering the farther end of a bridge from assault from the country beyond. ...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• tortue de mer

  A turtle. Also a French gabarre, troop, or store ship, with very high 'tween decks. ...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• trous de loup

  Holes dug in the form of an inverted cone, with a sharp picket or stake in each, to break the march ...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• Ainsworth, William Harrison

  (1805-1882) Novelist, s. of a solicitor, was b. in Manchester. He was destined for the legal profes...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Ireland, William Henry

  (1777-1835) Forger of Shakespeare manuscripts, s. of an antiquarian bookseller in London. He claime...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Jerrold, Douglas William

  (1803-1857) Dramatist and miscellaneous writer, s. of an actor, himself appeared as a child upon th...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Jevons, William Stanley

  (1835-1882) Logician and economist, b. in Liverpool, s. of an iron merchant, his mother was the dau...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Jones, Sir William

  (1746-1794) Orientalist and jurist, was b. in London, and ed. at Harrow and Oxf. He lost his f., an...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Kinglake, Alexander William

  (1809-1891) B. near Taunton, ed. at Eton and Camb., was called to the Bar in 1837, and acquired a c...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Lane, Edward William

  (1801-1876) Arabic scholar, s. of a prebendary of Hereford, where he was b., began life as an engra...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Maxwell, William Hamilton

  (1792-1850) Novelist, a Scoto-Irishman, b. at Newry, and ed. at Trinity Coll., Dublin, entered the ...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Mickle, William Julius

  (1735-1788) Poet, s. of the minister of Langholm, Dumfriesshire, was for some time a brewer in Edin...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Newman, Francis William

  (1805-1897) Scholar and theological writer, brother of Cardinal N., b. in London, and ed. at Oxf. A...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Ward, William George

  (1812-1882) Theologian, ed. at Winchester and Oxf., and came under the influence of J.H. Newman, wh...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Whitney, William Dwight

  (1827-1894) Philologist, b. at Northampton, Mass., was Prof. of Sanskrit, etc., at Yale, and chief ...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• William of Malmesbury

  (fl. 12th cent.) Historian, was an inmate of the great monastery at Malmesbury. His name is said to...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin