De Vere, Aubrey Thomas

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• Oxford, Edward de Vere, Earl of

  (1550-1604) Was a courtier of Queen Elizabeth, who lost his friends by his insolence and pride, and...

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• Stacpoole, H. de Vere

  Novelist. Fanny Lambert, The Crimson Azaleas, The Blue Lagoon (1907), Patsy (1908), The Pools of Sil...

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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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• Aubrey, John

  (1626-1697) Antiquary, was a country gentleman who inherited estates in several counties in England...

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• Thomas

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• De facto

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• Aird, Thomas

  (1802-1876) Poet, b. at Bowden, Roxburghshire, went to Edinburgh, where he became the friend of Pro...

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• Amory, Thomas

  (1691(?)-1788) Eccentric writer, was of Irish descent. In 1755 he publ. Memoirs containing the live...

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• Arnold, Thomas

  (1795-1842) Historian, s. of an inland revenue officer in the Isle of Wight, was ed. at Winchester ...

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• Blacklock, Thomas

  (1721-1791) Poet, b. near Annan of humble parentage, lost his sight by smallpox when 6 months old. ...

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• Boston, Thomas

  (1677-1732) Scottish divine, was successively schoolmaster at Glencairn, and minister of Simprin in...

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• Bowdler, Thomas

  (1754-1825) Editor of The Family Shakespeare, b. near Bath, s. of a gentleman of independent fortun...

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• Bradwardine, Thomas

  (1290?-1349) Theologian, was at Oxf., where he became Prof. of Divinity and Chancellor, and afterwa...

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• Brown, Thomas

  (1778-1820) Metaphysician, s. of the Rev. Samuel B., minister of Kirkinabreck, practised for some t...

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• Burnet, Thomas

  (1635?-1715) Theologian and writer on cosmogony, was b. at Croft near Darlington, and ed. at Camb.,...

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• Campbell, Thomas

  (1777-1844) Poet, was the youngest s. of Alexander C., a merchant in Glasgow, where he was b. After...

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• Campion, Thomas

  (c. 1575-1620) Poet and musician, b. at Witham, Essex, and ed. at Camb., and on the Continent, stud...

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• Carew, Thomas

  (1594?-1639) Poet, s. of Sir Matthew C., was ed. at Oxf., entered the Middle Temple, and was one of...

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• Carlyle, Thomas

  (1795-1881) Historian and essayist, was b. at Ecclefechan in Dumfriesshire. His f., James C., was a...

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• Carte, Thomas

  (1686-1754) Historian, b. near Rugby, and ed. at Oxf., took orders, but resigned his benefice at Ba...

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• Chalmers, Thomas

  (1780-1847) Divine, economist, and philanthropist, b. at Anstruther, Fife, s. of a shipowner and me...

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• Chatterton, Thomas

  (1752-1770) Poet, b. at Bristol, posthumous s. of a schoolmaster, who had been a man of some readin...

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• Churchyard, Thomas

  (1520?-1604) Poet and miscellaneous writer, began life as a page to the Earl of Surrey, and subsequ...

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• Cooper, Thomas

  (1805-1892) Chartist poet, was b. at Leicester, and apprenticed to a shoemaker. In spite of hardshi...

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• Coryate, or Coryatt, Thomas

  (1577-1617) Poet, b. at Odcombe, Somerset, and ed. at Westminster and Oxf., entered the household o...

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• Cranmer, Thomas

  (1489-1556) Theologian and Churchman, b. at Aslacton, Notts, ed. at Camb., and became an eminent cl...

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• Creech, Thomas

  (1659-1700) Translator, b. near Sherborne, ed. at Oxf., became Head Master of Sherborne School. He ...

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• Day, Thomas

  (1748-1789) Miscellaneous writer, was b. in London, ed. at the Charterhouse and at Oxf., and called...

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• Dekker, Thomas

  (1570?-1641?) Dramatist and miscellaneous writer, was b. in London. Few details of D.'s life have c...

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• Deloney, Thomas

  (1543-1600) Novelist and balladist, appears to have worked as a silk-weaver in Norwich, but was in ...

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• Dermody, Thomas

  (1775-1802) Poet, b. at Ennis, showed great capacity for learning, but fell into idle and dissipate...

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• Dorset, Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of, and Lord Buckhurst

  (1536-1608) Poet and statesman, was b. at Buckhurst, Sussex, the only s. of Sir Richard S., and ed....

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• D'Urfey, Thomas

  (1653-1723) Dramatist and song-writer, was a well-known man-about-town, a companion of Charles II.,...

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• Ellwood, Thomas

  (1639-1713) A young Quaker who was introduced to Milton in 1662, and devoted much of his time to re...

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• Erskine, Thomas

  (1788-1870) Theologian, s. of David E., of Linlathen, to which property he succeeded, his elder bro...

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• Fuller, Thomas

  (1608-1661) Divine and antiquary, s. of a clergyman of the same name, was b. at Aldwinkle, Northamp...

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• Goodwin, Thomas

  (1600-1680) Divine, was b. in Norfolk, and ed. at Camb., where he was Vicar of Trinity Church. Beco...

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• Gray, Thomas

  (1716-1771) Poet, was b. in London, the s. of a scrivener, who, though described as "a respectable ...

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• Guthrie, Thomas

  (1803-1873) Divine and philanthropist, b. at Brechin, studied for the Church, and became a minister...

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• Hamilton, Thomas

  (1789-1842) Novelist, brother of Sir William Hamilton (q.v.), wrote a novel, Cyril Thornton (1827),...

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• Hearne, Thomas

  (1678-1735) Antiquary, b. at White Waltham., Berkshire, and ed. at Oxf., where in 1712 he became se...

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• Heywood, Thomas

  (d. 1650) Dramatist. Few facts about him have come down, and these are almost entirely derived from...

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• Hobbes, Thomas

  (1588-1679) Philosopher, was b. at Malmesbury, the s. of a clergyman, and ed. at Oxf. Thereafter he...

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• Hoccleve, or Occleve, Thomas

  (1368?-1450?) Poet, probably b. in London, where he appears to have spent most of his life, living ...

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• Holcroft, Thomas

  (1745-1809) Dramatist, s. of a small shoemaker in London, passed his youth as a pedlar, and as a Ne...

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• Hood, Thomas

  (1799-1845) Poet and comic writer, s. of a bookseller in London, where he was b., was put into a me...

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• Hope, Thomas

  (1770-1831) Novelist and writer on art, was a wealthy merchant of Amsterdam, of Scotch descent, his...

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• Hughes, Thomas

  (1823?-1896) Novelist and biographer, s. of a Berkshire squire, was ed. at Rugby and Oxf., and call...

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• Innes, Thomas

  (1662-1744) Historian, was descended from an old Roman Catholic family in Aberdeenshire. He studied...

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• Keightley, Thomas

  (1789-1872) Historian, ed. at Trinity Coll., Dublin, wrote works on mythology and folklore, and at ...

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• Ken, Thomas

  (1637-1711) Religious writer, s. of an attorney, was b. at Little Berkhampstead, ed. at Winchester ...

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• Killigrew, Thomas

  (1612-1683) Dramatist, s. of Sir Robert K., of Hanworth, was a witty, dissolute courtier of Charles...

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• Kyd, Thomas

  (1558-1595) Dramatist, s. of a London scrivener, ed. at Merchant Taylor's School, appears to have l...

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• Lodge, Thomas

  (1558?-1625) Poet and dramatist, s. of Sir Thomas L., Lord Mayor of London, was ed. at Merchant Tay...

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• M'Crie, Thomas

  (1772-1835) Biographer and ecclesiastical historian, b. at Duns, and ed. at the Univ. of Edin., bec...

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• May, Thomas

  (1595-1650) Poet and historian, b. in Sussex, s. of Sir Thomas M., of Mayfield, went to Camb., and ...

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• Middleton, Thomas

  (1570-1627) Dramatist, was a Londoner and city chronologer, in which capacity he composed a chronic...

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• Miller, Thomas

  (1807-1874) Poet and novelist, of humble parentage, worked in early life as a basket-maker. He pub....

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• Moore, Thomas

  (1779-1852) Poet, b. in Dublin, s. of a grocer and wine-merchant in a small way, was ed. at Trinity...

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• Morton, Thomas

  (1764-1838) Dramatist, b. in Durham, came to London to study law, which he discarded in favour of p...

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• Nabbes, Thomas

  (fl. 1638) Dramatist, was at Oxf. in 1621. He lived in London, and wrote comedies, satirising bourg...

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• Nash, Thomas

  (1567-1601) Satirist, etc., b. at Lowestoft, ed. at Camb. A reckless life kept him in perpetual pov...

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• Otway, Thomas

  (1651 or 1652-1685) Dramatist, s. of a clergyman, was b. near Midhurst, Sussex, and ed. at Oxf., wh...

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• Paine, Thomas

  (1737-1809) Political and anti-Christian writer, s. of a stay-maker and small farmer of Quaker prin...

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• Parnell, Thomas

  (1679-1718) Poet, b. and ed. in Dublin, took orders in 1700, and was Vicar of Finglas and Archdeaco...

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• Pennant, Thomas

  (1726-1798) Naturalist and traveller, b. in Flintshire, and ed. at Oxf., was one of the most distin...

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• Percy, Thomas

  (1729-1811) Antiquary and poet, s. of a grocer at Bridgnorth, where he was b., ed. at Oxf., entered...

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• Pringle, Thomas

  (1789-1834) Poet, b. in Roxburghshire, studied at Edin., and became known to Scott, by whose influe...

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• Randolph, Thomas

  (1605-1635) Poet and dramatist, ed. at Westminster School and Camb., was a friend of Ben Jonson, an...

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• Reid, Thomas

  (1710-1796) Philosopher, was the s. of the minister of Strachan, Kincardineshire, where he was b. H...

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• Ruddiman, Thomas

  (1674-1757) Grammarian, b. in Banffshire, and ed. at King's Coll., Aberdeen, obtained a position in...

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• Rymer, Thomas

  (1641-1713) Archæologist and critic, ed. at Camb., became a barrister at Gray's Inn. He pub. in 167...

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• Shadwell, Thomas

  (1640 or 1642-1692) Dramatist and poet, belonged to a good Staffordshire family, was b. in Norfolk,...

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• Southerne, Thomas

  (1660-1746) Dramatist, b. in Dublin, and ed. at Trinity Coll. there, came to London and studied law...

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• Sprat, Thomas

  (1635-1713) Divine and writer of memoirs, b. at Beaminster, Dorset, ed. at Oxf., was a mathematicia...

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• Stanley, Thomas

  (1625-1678) Philosopher and scholar, connected with the Derby family, ed. at Camb., was the author ...

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• Stephens, Thomas

  (1821-1875) Welsh historian and critic, b. at Pont Nedd Fechan, Glamorganshire, s. of a shoemaker. ...

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• Sternhold, Thomas

  (1500-1549), Hopkins, John (d. 1570) Were associated in making the metrical version of the Psalms, ...

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• Storer, Thomas

  (1571-1604) Poet, b. in London, and ed. at Oxf., wrote a long poem, The Life and Death of Thomas Wo...

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• Taylor, Thomas

  (1758-1835) Translator, b. in London and ed. at St. Paul's School, devoted himself to the study of ...

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• Tickell, Thomas

  (1686-1740) Poet, b. at Bridekirk Vicarage, Cumberland, and ed. at Oxf. became the friend of Joseph...

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• Traherne, Thomas

  (1636?-1674) Poet and theological writer, s. of a shoemaker at Hereford where, or at Ledbury, he wa...

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• Tusser, Thomas

  (1524?-1580) Versifier on agriculture, was an Essex man. Having a good voice he was trained in musi...

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• Underdown, Thomas

  (fl. 1566-1587) Translator. He translated the Æthiopian History of Heliodorus 1566; also from Ovid....

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• Usk, Thomas

  (d. 1388) Poet, b. in London, was sec. to John of Northampton, the Wyclifite Lord Mayor of London, ...

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• Wade, Thomas

  (1805-1875) Poet, b. at Woodbridge, pub. poems, dramas, sonnets, and a translation of Dante's Infer...

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• Warton, Thomas

  (1728-1790) Literary historian and critic, younger s. of Thomas W., Prof. of Poetry at Oxf., and br...

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• Watson, Thomas

  (1557?-1592) Poet, b. in London, was at Oxf., and studied law. He was a scholar, and made translati...

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• Wilson, Thomas

  (1525?-1581) Scholar and statesman, b. in Lincolnshire, was at Camb., and held various high positio...

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• Woolner, Thomas

  (1826-1892) Sculptor and poet, b. at Hadleigh, attained a high reputation as a sculptor. He belonge...

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• Wright, Thomas

  (1810-1877) Antiquary, b. near Ludlow, of Quaker parentage, was ed. at Camb. His first work was a H...

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• Yalden, Thomas

  (1670-1736) Poet, s. of an exciseman at Oxf., and ed. at Magdalen Coll., entered the Church, in whi...

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• Hardy, Thomas

  LL.D. (b. 1840) Novelist. A Short Story (1865), Desperate Remedies (1871), Under the Greenwood Tre...

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• Hodgkin, Thomas

  D.C.L., etc. (b. 1831) Historian. Italy and her Invaders, 8 vols. (1880-1899), Letters of Cassiodo...

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• Okey, Thomas

  Writer on topography and art. Venice and its Story, Paris and its Story, Venetian Palaces and Old Ve...

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• Seccombe, Thomas

  (b. 1866) Miscellaneous writer. Twelve Bad Men (1894), The Age of Johnson (1900), The Age of Shakes...

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• Thomas, Annie (Mrs. Pender Cudlip)

  Novelist. Sir Victor's Choice, Denis Doune (1862), Comrades True (1900), The Diva (1901), The Cleave...

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• Thomas, Edward

  Reviewer and miscellaneous writer. Book of the Open Air, Horæ Solitaræ, Oxford, Beautiful Wales, The...

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• (St.) Thomas' Alley

  In Birchen Lane in parish of St. Michael in Cornhill, 1637 (L.C.C. Deeds, Harben Bequest, 1600-1700,...

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• (St.) Thomas Apostle

  At the north-east corner of Great St. Thomas Apostle, on the west side of Queen Street. In Vintry Wa...

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• (St.) Thomas Walbrook

  Parish of St. Thomas Walbrook, in Cordwainers Ward, 1568 (L. and P. Ed. VI. D.S. VII. 67). Qy. = St...

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• Thomas Alley

  See Throms Alley. ...

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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...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• Tete-de-pont

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

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• Tetes-de-pont

  ·pl of Tete-de-pont. ...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• Tripe-de-roche

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

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• Trou-de-loup

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

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• Trous-de-loup

  ·pl of Trou-de-loup. ...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• Vers de societe

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

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• Bury, Richard de

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

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• De Morgan, Augustus

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

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Mandeville, Bernard de

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

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Robert de Brunne

  See Mannyng, Robert ...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• 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.

• 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

• Aldrich, Thomas Bailey

  (1836-1906) Poet and novelist, b. at Portsmouth, N.H., was for some time in a bank, and then engage...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Herbert, Sir Thomas

  (1606-1682) Traveller and historian, belonged to an old Yorkshire family, studied at Oxf. and Camb....

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Hoby, Sir Thomas

  (1530-1566) Translator, b. at Leominster, and ed. at Camb., translated Bucer's Gratulation to the C...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Hogg, Thomas Jefferson

  (1792-1862) Biographer, s. of John H., a country gentleman of Durham, ed. at Durham Grammar School,...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin