Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan

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• Joseph

  ·noun An outer garment worn in the 18th century; ·esp., a woman's riding habit, buttoned down the fr...

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• Joseph

  increase; addition ...

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• Joseph

  Remover or increaser. 1) The elder of the two sons of Jacob by Rachel (Gen. 30:23, 24), who, on the...

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• joseph

  A woman's great coat. Also, a sheepish bashful young fellow: an allusion to Joseph who fled from Pot...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• joseph

  A very old-fashioned riding coat for women, scarcely now to be seen or heard of--Forby's Vocabulary....

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• Joseph

  (increase). • The elder of the two sons of Jacob by Rachel. He was born in Padan-aram (Mesopotamia)...

  William Smith's Bible Dictionary

• Addison, Joseph

  (1672-1719) Poet, essayist and statesman, was the s. of Lancelot Addison, Dean of Lichfield. B. nea...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Butler, Joseph

  (1692-1752) Theologian, b. at Wantage, s. of a Presbyterian linen-draper, was destined for the mini...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Glanvill, Joseph

  (1636-1680) Controversialist and moral writer, b. at Plymouth, and ed. at Oxf., took orders, and he...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Hall, Joseph

  (1574-1656) Divine, b. at Ashby-de-la-Zouche, and ed. at Camb., he entered the Church, and became i...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Kirkland, Joseph

  (1830-1894) Novelist, b. in New York State, was a lawyer in Chicago, then served in the war. He is ...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Priestly, Joseph

  (1733-1804) Chemist, theologian, and political writer, s. of a draper at Fieldhead, Yorkshire, wher...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Ritson, Joseph

  (1752-1803) Antiquary and critic, b. at Stockton-on-Tees, settled in London as a conveyancer, at th...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Skipsey, Joseph

  (1832-1903) Poet, b. near North Shields, and from childhood worked in the mines. He pub. a few piec...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Spence, Joseph

  (1699-1768) Anecdotist, b. at Kingsclere, Hants, and ed. at Winchester and Oxf., he entered the Chu...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Warton, Joseph

  (1722-1800) Critic, elder s. of the Rev. Thomas W., Prof. of Poetry at Oxf., was ed. at Basingstoke...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Conrad, Joseph

  Novelist. Almayer's Folly (1895), An Outcast of the Islands (1896), Tales of Unrest (1898), Lord Jim...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Jacobs, Joseph

  (b. 1854) Writer on folk-lore and Jewish history. English Fairy Tales (1890), Celtic Fairy Tales (1...

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• great joseph

  A surtout. CANT. ...

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• le-ach

  hard work, which causes le-ache in the workmen's joints, frequently used by the northern miners. N. ...

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• le-egging

  waddling. ...

  A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose

• Knowles, James Sheridan

  (1784-1862) Dramatist, s. of James K., schoolmaster and lexicographer, was b. at Cork. He was the a...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Sheridan, Richard Brinsley

  (1751-1816) Dramatist and orator, b. in Dublin, the s. of an actor, was ed. at Harrow. In 1772 he e...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Drake, Joseph Rodman

  (1795-1820) Poet, b. at New York, studied medicine, d. of consumption. He collaborated with F. Hall...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Lightfoot, Joseph Barber

  (1828-1889) Theologian and scholar, b. at Liverpool, and ed. at King Edward's School, Birmingham, a...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Shorthouse, Joseph Henry

  (1834-1903) Novelist, b. at Birmingham, where he was a chemical manufacturer. Originally a Quaker, ...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• White, Joseph Blanco

  (1775-1841) Poet, s. of a merchant, an Irish Roman Catholic resident at Seville, where he was b., b...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Hocking, Rev. Joseph

  Novelist. Zillah (1892), The Birthright (1897), Esau (1904), Chariots of the Lord (1905), A Strong M...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Beth-le-Aphrah

  (R.V. Micah 1:10), house of dust. The Authorized Version reads "in the house of Aphrah." This is pro...

  Easton's Bible Dictionary

• Le Gallienne, Richard

  (b. 1866) Novelist and poet. Volumes in Folio (1888), The Religion of a Literary Man (1893), Quest ...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• (St.) Christopher le Stocks

  On the north side of Threadneedle Street, west of the Bank of England. In Bread Street Ward. Shown ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• Le Neve Inn

  In parish of St. Benets, belonging formerly to John do Mountague, Earl of Salisbury, and later to Si...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• (St.) Martin le Grand

  A Collegiate Church of secular Canons in the Ward of Aldersgate founded by Ingelricus and his brothe...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• (St.) Mary le Bow

  On the north side of Cheapside at No. 56 at the north-west corner of Bow Lane (P.O. Directory). In C...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• (St.) Mary le Quern

  Bequest to the church of St. Mary le Quern, 28 Ed. III. (Ct. H.W. I. 685). Would seem to be an erro...

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• (St.) Michael le Querne

  At the extreme western end of Cheapside, between Blow Bladder Street north and Paternoster Row south...

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• (St.) Peter le Poor

  On the West side of Old Broad Street. In Broad Street Ward (O.S.). Earliest mention found in record...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• beech-le-mar

  (Fr. biche de mer.) A kind of slug taken on the coast of some of the South sea islands, where it is ...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• ouster le mer

  The legal term for excuse, when a man did not appear in court on summons, for that he was then beyon...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• Crowe, Sir Joseph Archer

  (1825-1896) Writer on art, s. of the above, was b. in London. Most of his childhood was spent in Fr...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Lockyer, Sir Joseph Norman

  K.C.B., F.R.S. (b. 1836) Astronomer. Elementary Lessons in Astronomy (1870), Studies in Spectrum A...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Lodge, Sir Oliver Joseph

  F.R.S., LL.D. (b. 1851) Scientist and psychologist. Elementary Mechanics (1881), Modern Views of E...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Sir Joseph Sheldon's House

  On the south side of St. Paul's Churchyard, in Castle Baynard Ward (O. and M. 1677-Strype, 1755). A...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• All Hallows le Grant

  See All Hallows the Great. ...

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• (St.) Augustine in le Eldechaunge

  See St. Augustine Watling Street. ...

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• Le Dolfyn on le Hoope

  See LE Dolphyn upon le Hoop. ...

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• Le Dolphyn upon le Hoop

  A brewhouse tenement called "le Dolphyn upon le hoop" in parish of St. Magnus by London Bridge, 23 H...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• (St.) Martin le Grand, Street

  North out of the west end of Cheapside to Aldersgate Street, in Aldersgate Ward (P.O. Directory). E...

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• (St.) Martin's le Grand Court

  A weekly Court of record for the Liberty, for the trial of all personal actions (Dodsley, 1761). A ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• (St.) Mary le Bow School

  This seems to have been one of the three schools in London, mentioned by Fitzstephen in 1175, the ot...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• (Holy) Trinity Parvae, le Petit

  See Holy Trinity the Less. ...

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• The Ball, St. Martin's le Grand

  A house so called in the parish of St. Martyns le grande, 1573 (Loud. Deeds, 1500-1600, No.13, part ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• Ward of Henry le Bole

  Mentioned in a list of representatives of the Wards, 23 Ed. I. 1295 (Cal. L. Bk. B. p.235). Sharpe ...

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• Ward of Henry le Waleys

  Identified with Cornwainer Street Ward (q.v.). ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• Ward of Philip le Taillur'

  3 Ed. I. (Rot. Hund. I. 431). Tenement " super Cornhull" and " House of Robert le Herre " in parish...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• Ward of Ralph le Fevere

  Identified with Farringdon Ward Without (q.v.). ...

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• Ward of Walter le Poter'

  3 Ed. I. (Rot. Hund. I. p.409). Identified with Cornhill Ward (Beavan, 1.375). ...

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• Angel Alley, St. Martin le Grand

  See Angel Street. ...

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• Bell Alley, St. Martin's le Grand

  See Bell Square. ...

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• Bell Court, St. Martin's le Grand

  See Bell Square. ...

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• Cock Alley, St. Martin's le Grand

  See Cock Court. ...

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• Cok Alley, St. Martin's le Grand

  See Cock Court. ...

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• Great Dean's Court, St. Martin's Le Grand

  See Dean's Court. ...

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• Little Dean's Court, St. Martin's le Grand

  See Dean's Court. ...

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• Back Alley, Dean's Court, St. Martin's le Grand

  South out of Dean's Court to New Rents, east of St. Martin's le Grand, in Aldersgate Ward Within (Ro...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.