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admiralty black-book
See black-book of the admiralty.
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Black book
·- Any book which treats of necromancy.
II. Black book ·- A book of admiralty law, of the highest a...
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black book
He is down in the black book, i.e. has a stain in his character. A black book is keep in most regime...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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black-book
A book was kept in the English monasteries, during the reign of Henry VIII., in which details of the...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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Admiralty
·noun The system of jurisprudence of admiralty courts.
II. Admiralty ·noun The office or jurisdicti...
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admiralty
An office for the administration of naval affairs, presided over by a lord high-admiral, whether the...
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Isaiah, The Book of
Consists of prophecies delivered (Isa. 1) in the reign of Uzziah (1-5), (2) of Jotham (6), (3) Ahaz ...
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Joshua, The Book of
Contains a history of the Israelites from the death of Moses to that of Joshua. It consists of three...
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Ruth The Book of
Was originally a part of the Book of Judges, but it now forms one of the twenty-four separate books ...
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Daniel, The Book Of
stands at the head of a series of writings in which the deepest thoughts of the Jewish people found ...
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Enoch, The Book Of
The first trance of the existence of this work is found in the Epistle of (Jude 1:14,15) An apocryph...
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Judith, The Book Of
one of the books of the Apocrypha, belongs to the earliest specimens of historical fiction. As to it...
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Micah, The Book Of
Three sections of this work represent three natural divisions of the prophecy-1, 2; 3-5; 6,7-each co...
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Nehemiah, The Book Of
like the preceding one of Ezra, is clearly and certainly not all by the same hand. [Ezra, Book Of, B...
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Zechariah, The Book Of
The book of Zechariah, in its existing form, consists of three principal parts, vis. chs. 1-8; chs. ...
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droits of admiralty
Rights, or rather perquisites, which flowed originally from the king by grant or usage, and now rese...
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Wars of the Lord, The Book of the
(Num. 21:14, 15), some unknown book so called (comp. Gen. 14:14-16; Ex. 17:8-16; Num. 14:40-45; 21:1...
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commissioners, lords, of the admiralty
In general the crown appoints five or seven commissioners for executing the office of lord high-admi...
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Book
·noun A composition, written or printed; a treatise.
II. Book ·vt To enter, write, or register in a...
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Book
This word has a comprehensive meaning in Scripture. In the Old Testament it is the rendering of the ...
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book
A commercial term for a peculiar packing of muslin, bast, and other stuffs.
♦ Brought to book, mad...
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receivers of droits of admiralty
Now termed receivers of wreck (which see).
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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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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...
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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...
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Haggai, Book of
Consists of two brief, comprehensive chapters. The object of the prophet was generally to urge the p...
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Jeremiah, Book of
Consists of twenty-three separate and independent sections, arranged in five books. I. The introduct...
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Job, Book of
A great diversity of opinion exists as to the authorship of this book. From internal evidence, such ...
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Joel, Book of
Joel was probably a resident in Judah, as his commission was to that people. He makes frequent menti...
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Jonah, Book of
This book professes to give an account of what actually took place in the experience of the prophet....
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Judges, Book of
Is so called because it contains the history of the deliverance and government of Israel by the men ...
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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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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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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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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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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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Proverbs, Book of
A collection of moral and philosophical maxims of a wide range of subjects presented in a poetic for...
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Revelation, Book of
=The Apocalypse, the closing book and the only prophetical book of the New Testament canon. The auth...
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Amos, Book Of
The book of the prophecies of Amos seems to be divided into four principal portions closely connecte...
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Baruch, Book Of
One of the apocryphal books of the Old Testament. The book was held in little esteem by the Jews, an...
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Esther, Book Of
one of the latest of the canonical books of Scripture, having been written late in the reign of Xerx...
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Ezra, Book Of
is a continuation of the books of Chronicles. The period covered by the book is eighty years, from t...
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Isaiah, Book Of
I. Chapters 1-5 contain Isaiah's prophecies in the reigns of Uzziah and Jotham, foretelling that the...
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Jeremiah, Book Of
"There can be little doubt that the book of Jeremiah grew out of the roll which Baruch wrote down at...
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Job, Book Of
This book has given rise to much discussion and criticism, some believing the book to be strictly hi...
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Joshua, Book Of
Named from Joshua the son of Nun, who is the principal character in it. The book may be regarded as ...
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Judges, Book Of
of which the book or Ruth formed originally a part, contains a history from Joshua to Samson. The bo...
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Proverbs, Book Of
The title of this book in Hebrew is taken from its first word, mashal, which originally meant "a com...
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Psalms, Book Of
The present Hebrew name of the book is Tehill'im, "Praises;" but in the actual superscriptions of th...
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Ruth, Book Of
contains the history of Ruth, as narrated in the preceding article. The main object of the writer is...
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Tobit, Book Of
a book of the Apocryphal which exists at present in Greek, Latin, Syriac and Hebrew texts, but it wa...
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Esdras, The Second Book Of
This exists in a Latin translation, the Greek being lost. Chapters 3-14 consist of a series of angel...
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Black
·noun A black pigment or dye.
II. Black ·noun A stain; a spot; a smooch.
III. Black ·noun A black ...
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Black
Properly the absence of all colour. In Prov. 7:9 the Hebrew word means, as in the margin of the Revi...
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black
To look black at one, to look at one with anger or deep resentment depicted on the countenance.
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review of the black cuirassiers
A visitation of the clergy.
See crow fair.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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admiralty court
The constitution of this court relatively to the legislative power of the king in council, is analog...
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admiralty midshipman
Formerly one who, having served the appointed time, and passed his examination for lieutenant, was a...
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register of vice-admiralty court
Not responsible for money transmitted under proper precautions, and in the usual course of business,...
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Fear of the Lord the
Is in the Old Testament used as a designation of true piety (Prov. 1:7; Job 28:28; Ps. 19:9). It is ...
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bear, the constellations of the
Ursa Major and Minor, most important to seamen, as instantly indicating by the pointers and pole-sta...
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Dispersion, The Jews Of The
or simply THE DISPERSION, was the general title applied to those Jews who remained settled in foreig...
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Willows, The Brook Of The
a wady mentioned by Isaiah, (Isaiah 15:7) in his dirge over Moab. It is situated on the southern bou...
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Absey-book
·noun An A-B-C book; a primer.
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Account book
·- A book in which accounts are kept.
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Bank book
·- A book kept by a depositor, in which an officer of a bank enters the debits and credits of the de...
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Bill book
·- A book in which a person keeps an account of his notes, bills, bills of exchange, ·etc., thus sho...
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Block book
·- A book printed from engraved wooden blocks instead of movable types.
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Blue book
·- The United States official "Biennial Register.".
II. Blue book ·- A parliamentary publication, s...
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Book muslin
·- A kind of muslin used for the covers of books.
II. Book muslin ·- A kind of thin white muslin fo...
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Book-learned
·adj Versed in books; having knowledge derived from books.
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Dope-book
·add. ·noun A chart of previous performances, ·etc., of race horses.
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News-book
·noun A <<Newspaper>>.
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Prompt-book
·noun The book used by a prompter of a theater.
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Text-book
·noun A book with wide spaces between the lines, to give room for notes.
II. Text-book ·noun A volu...
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Yellow Book
·add. ·- In France, an official government publication bound in yellow covers.
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book-keeper
One who never returns borrowed books. Out of one's books; out of one's fevor. Out of his books; out ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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blue-book
A printed book containing the names of all the persons holding office under the Government of the Un...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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scrap-book
A blank book for the preservation of short pieces of poetry or other extracts from books and papers....
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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boarding-book
A register which has for its object the recording all particulars relative to every ship boarded, a ...
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cargo-book
The master of every coasting-vessel is required to keep a cargo-book, stating the name of the ship, ...
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case-book
A register or journal in which the surgeon records the cases of all the sick and wounded, who are pl...
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complete book
A book which contains the names and particulars of every person borne for wages on board, as age, pl...
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day-book
An old and better name for the log-book; a journal [Fr.]
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defaulter's book
Where men's offences are registered against them, and may be magnified without appeal.
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description-book
A register in which the age, place of birth, and personal description of the crew are recorded.
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guard-book
Report of guard; a copy of which is delivered at the admiral's office by the officer of the last gua...
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issue-book
That which contains the record of issues to the crew, and the charges made against them.
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letter-book
A book wherein is preserved a copy of all letters and orders written by the captain of a ship on pub...
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log-book
Mostly called the log, is a journal into which the log-board is daily transcribed, together with any...
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muster-book
A copy of a ship of war's open list, drawn up for the use of the clerk of the check, in calling over...
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name-book
The Anglo-Saxon nom-bóc, a mustering list.
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order-book
A book kept for the purpose of copying such occasional successive orders as the admiral, or senior o...
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prayer-book
A smaller hand-stone than that which sailors call "bible;" it is used to scrub in narrow crevices wh...
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remark-book
This contains hydrographical observations of every port visited, and is sent annually to the admiral...
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sick-book
An account of such officers and men as are on the sick list on board, or are sent to an hospital, ho...
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slop-book
A register of the slop clothing, soap, and tobacco, issued to the men; also of the religious books s...
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ticket-book
A register for accounting for all tickets and certificates received and used.
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victualling-book
A counterpart of the ship's open list, which is kept by the purser, to enable him to make the necess...
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vice-admiralty courts
Branches of the High Court of Admiralty, instituted for carrying on the like duties in several of ou...
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The
·vi ·see <<Thee>>.
II. The (·art·def) A word placed before nouns to limit or individualize their me...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Black art
·- The art practiced by conjurers and witches; necromancy; conjuration; magic.
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Black bass
·- The sea bass. ·see <<Blackfish>>, 3.
II. Black bass ·- An edible, fresh-water fish of the United...
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Black death
·- A pestilence which ravaged Europe and Asia in the fourteenth century.
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Black Flags
·add. ·- An organization composed originally of Chinese rebels that had been driven into Tonkin by t...
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Black friar
·- A friar of the Dominican order;
— called also predicant and preaching friar; in France, Jacobin....
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Black Friday
·add. ·- Any Friday on which a public disaster has occurred, as: In England, December 6, 1745, when ...
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Black Hamburg
·add. ·- A sweet and juicy variety of European grape, of a dark purplish black color, much grown und...
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Black Hand
·add. ·- A lawless or blackmailing secret society, ·esp. among Italians.
II. Black Hand ·add. ·- A ...
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Black hole
·- A dungeon or dark cell in a prison; a military lock-up or guardroom;
— now commonly with allusio...
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Black lead
·- Plumbago; graphite. It leaves a blackish mark somewhat like lead. ·see <<Graphite>>.
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Black letter
·- The old English or Gothic letter, in which the Early English manuscripts were written, and the fi...
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Black Monday
·- The first Monday after the holidays;
— so called by English schoolboys.
II. Black Monday ·- Eas...
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Black monk
·- A Benedictine monk.
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Black pudding
·- A kind of sausage made of blood, suet, ·etc., thickened with meal.
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Black Rod
·- An usher in the legislature of British colonies.
II. Black Rod ·- the usher to the Chapter of th...
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Black salts
·- Crude potash.
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Black snake
·noun ·Alt. of <<Blacksnake>>.
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Black Spanish
·add. ·- One of an old and well-known Mediterranean breed of domestic fowls with glossy black plumag...
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Black vomit
·- A copious vomiting of dark-colored matter; or the substance so discharged;
— one of the most fat...
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Black wash
·noun ·Alt. of <<Blackwash>>.
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Black-browed
·adj Having black eyebrows. Hence: Gloomy; dismal; threatening; forbidding.
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Black-eyed
·adj Having black eyes.
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Black-faced
·adj Having a black, dark, or gloomy face or aspect.
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Black-hearted
·adj Having a wicked, malignant disposition; morally bad.
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Black-jack
·noun The ensign of a pirate.
II. Black-jack ·noun The Quercus nigra, or barren oak.
III. Black-ja...
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Black-letter
·adj Written or printed in black letter; as, a black-letter manuscript or book.
II. Black-letter ·a...
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Black-mouthed
·adj Using foul or scurrilous language; slanderous.
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Brunswick black
·- ·see Japan black.
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Coal-black
·adj As black as coal; jet black; very black.
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Frankfort black
·- A black pigment used in copperplate printing, prepared by burning vine twigs, the lees of wine, ·...
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Jet-black
·adj Black as jet; deep black.
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Magnase black
·- A black pigment which dries rapidly when mixed with oil, and is of intense body.
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Pitch-black
·adj Black as pitch or tar.
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Black, William
(1841-1898)
Novelist. After studying as a landscape painter, he took to journalism in Glasgow. In 1...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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The Black Bull
On the north side of Holborn, in Farringdon Ward Without, west of Hatton Garden.
See Bull Inn.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Black Friars
A house of Dominican Friars near Ludgate on the site known later as the precinct of Blackfriars.
Fo...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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The Black Lyon
A messuage in the street called Candelwicke Streete, in the parish of Blessed Mary Abchurch, 25 Eliz...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Black Posts
On the east side of Bell Alley or Back Alley, London Wall Street over against Swan Alley. In Broad S...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Black Raven
On the west side of Bishopsgate, No. 136. In Bishopsgate Ward Without. Contains an old-fashioned sta...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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black art
The art of picking a lock. Cant.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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black box
A lawyer. Cant.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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black eye
We gave the bottle a black eye, i.e. drank it almost up. He cannot say black is the white of my eye;...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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black fly
The greatest drawback on the farmer is the black fly, i.e. the parson who takes tithe of the harvest...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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black guard
A shabby, mean fellow; a term said to be derived from a number of dirty, tattered roguish boys, who ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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black jack
1) A nick name given to the Recorder by the Thieves.
2) A jug to drink out of, made of jacked leath...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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black joke
A popular tune to a song, having for the burden, "Her black joke and belly so white:" figuratively t...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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black indies
Newcastle upon Tyne, whose rich coal mines prove an Indies to the proprietors.
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black monday
The first Monday after the school-boys holidays, or breaking up, when they are to go to school, and ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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black psalm
To sing the black psalm; to cry: a saying used to children.
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black strap
Bene Carlo wine; also port. A task of labour imposed on soldiers at Gibraltar, as a punishment for s...
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black-birding
I.
n.
kidnapping natives of South Sea islands for service in Queensland plantations.
1871. `Narra...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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black-bream
n.
an Australian fish, Chrysophrys australis, Gunth., family Sparidae,or Sea-Breams; called in Tasm...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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black-cod
n.
a New Zealand fish, Nototheniaangustata.
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black-fern
n.
The Tasmanian species so calledis Athyrium australe, Presl., N.O. Polypodeae.
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black-fish
n.
The name is given, especially inSydney, to the sea-fishes Girella simplex, Richards (see Ludrick...
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black-line
See Black-War.
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black-perch
n.
a river fish of New South Wales. Therapon niger, Castln., family Percidae.A different fish from ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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black-snake
See under snake.
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black-swan
See swan, black.
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Black Thursday
the day of a Victorian conflagration,which occurred on Feb. 6, 1851. The thermometer was 112degrees ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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black-tracker
n.
an aboriginal employed intracking criminals.
1867. `Australia as it is,' pp. 88-9:
«The native...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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black-trevally
See trevally.
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Black-War
or Black-Line
a military operation planned in 1830 by Governor Arthur for the captureof the Tasmani...
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Black Wednesday
n.
a political phrase for aday in Victoria (Jan. 9, 1878), when the Government withoutnotice dismis...
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hat, black
n.
slang for a new immigrant.
1887. R. M. Praed, `Longleat of Kooralbyn,' c. xxviii. p. 277:
«Lor...
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palm, black
n.
a Queensland timber-tree, Ptychosperma normanbyi, F. v. M., N.O. Palmeae.
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plum, black
n. the fruit of the tree Cargillia australis, R. Br., N.O. Ebenaceae.
1889. J. H. Maiden, `Useful N...
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swan, black
n.
an Australian bird – – Cycnusniger, Juvenal; Cygnus atratus, Gould; Chenopsisatrata, Wagl., some...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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black-leg
The common term here and in England for a gambler.
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Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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black-mail
Formerly, money paid to men allied with robbers to be protected by them from being robbed.--Cowell. ...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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black wood
Hemlock, pine, spruce, and fir.
Maine.
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Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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black-worm
the black-beetle. Cornish.
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black-birds
A slang term on the coast of Africa for a cargo of slaves.
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black-fish
A common name applied by sailors to many different species of cetaceans. The animal so called in the...
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black-fisher
A water-poacher: one who kills salmon in close-time.
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black-fishing
The illegally taking of salmon, under night, by means of torches and spears with barbed prongs.
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black-head
The pewitt-gull (Larus ridibundus).
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black-hole
A place of solitary confinement for soldiers, and tried in some large ships.
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black-indies
Newcastle, Sunderland, and Shields.
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black-jack
The ensign of a pirate. Also, a capacious tin can for beer, which was formerly made of waxed leather...
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black-list
A record of misdemeanours impolitically kept by some officers for their private use the very essence...
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black-lock
A trout thought to be peculiar to Lough Melvin, on the west of Ireland.
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black ships
The name by which the English builders designate those constructed of teak in India.
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black squall
This squall, although generally ascribed to the West Indies, as well as the white squall, may be pri...
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black-strake
The range of plank immediately above the wales in a ship's side; they are always covered with a mixt...
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black-strap
The dark country wines of the Mediterranean. Also, bad port, such as was served for the sick in form...
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black-tang
The sea-weed Fucus vesicolosus, or tangle.
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black whale
The name by which the right whale of the south seas (Balæna australis) is often known to whalemen.
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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.
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of
An action of the organs of sense may be either involuntary or voluntary. Accordingly we say to hear,...
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st of the of the wind and current
See direction of the wind and current
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losing the number of the mess
Dead, drowned, or killed. (See number.)
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