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Feed
·noun A grazing or pasture ground.
II. Feed ·noun The water supplied to steam boilers.
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feed
to feed, to grow fat : he feeds surprisingly ; he is much fed o' late. N.
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Grass
·vi To produce grass.
II. Grass ·noun The season of fresh grass; spring.
III. Grass ·vt To cover w...
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Grass
1) Heb. hatsir, ripe grass fit for mowing (1 Kings 18:5; Job 40:15; Ps. 104:14). As the herbage rapi...
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grass
n.
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grass
A vulgar contraction of sparrow-grass, i. e. asparagus. Further than this the force of corruption ca...
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grass
A term applied to vegetables in general. (See feed of grass.)
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Stall-feed
·vt To feed and fatten in a stall or on dry fodder; as, to stall-feed an <<Ox>>.
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feed-pump
The contrivance by which the boilers of a steamer are supplied with water from the hot-well, while t...
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feed-water
In steamers, the water which supplies the boiler.
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Aleppo grass
·add. ·- One of the cultivated forms of Andropogon Halepensis (syn. Sorghum Halepense). ·see <<Andro...
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Alfa grass
·noun A plant (Macrochloa tenacissima) of North Africa; also, its fiber, used in paper making.
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Arrow grass
·noun An herbaceous grasslike plant (Triglochin palustre, and other species) with pods opening so as...
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Bent grass
·- ·same·as <<Bent>>, a kind of grass.
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Bermuda grass
·- A kind of grass (Cynodon Dactylon) esteemed for pasture in the Southern United States. It is a na...
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Blue grass
·- A species of grass (Poa compressa) with bluish green stems, valuable in thin gravelly soils; wire...
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Brome grass
·- A genus (Bromus) of grasses, one species of which is the chess or cheat.
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Bunch grass
·- A grass growing in bunches and affording pasture. In California, Atropis tenuifolia, Festuca scab...
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Couch grass
·- ·see Quitch grass.
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Doob grass
·- A perennial, creeping grass (Cynodon dactylon), highly prized, in Hindostan, as food for cattle, ...
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Doub grass
·- Doob grass.
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Flyaway grass
·add. ·- The hair grass (Agrostis scabra). So called from its light panicle, which is blown to great...
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Gama grass
·- A species of grass (Tripsacum dactyloides) tall, stout, and exceedingly productive; cultivated in...
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Grama grass
·- The name of several kinds of pasture grasses found in the Western United States, ·esp. the Boutel...
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Grass tree
·- A similar Australian plant (Kingia australis).
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Grass-green
·adj Green with grass.
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Grass-grown
·adj Overgrown with grass; as, a grass-grown road.
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Guatemala grass
·- ·see <<Teosinte>>.
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Hair grass
·- A grass with very slender leaves or branches; as the Agrostis scabra, and several species of Aira...
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Hard grass
·- A name given to several different grasses, especially to the Roltbollia incurvata, and to the spe...
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Hariali grass
·- The East Indian name of the Cynodon Dactylon; dog's-grass.
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Johnson grass
·- A tall perennial grass (Sorghum Halepense), valuable in the Southern and Western States for pastu...
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Lyme grass
·- A coarse perennial grass of several species of Elymus, ·esp. E. Canadensis, and the European E. a...
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Melic grass
·- A genus of grasses (Melica) of little agricultural importance.
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Para grass
·add. ·- Piassaba fiber.
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Quack grass
·- ·see Quitch grass.
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Quitch grass
·- A perennial grass (Agropyrum repens) having long running rootstalks, by which it spreads rapidly ...
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Randall grass
·- The meadow fescue (Festuca elatior). ·see under <<Grass>>.
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Ray grass
·- A perennial European grass (Lolium perenne);
— called also rye grass, and red darnel. ·see <<Dar...
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Scutch grass
·- A kind of pasture grass (Cynodon Dactylon). ·see Bermuda grass: also Illustration in Appendix.
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Sea grass
·- <<Eelgrass>>.
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Sisal grass
·- ·Alt. of Sisal hemp.
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Squitch grass
·- Quitch grass.
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Timothy grass
·- A kind of grass (Phleum pratense) with long cylindrical spikes;
— called also herd's grass, in E...
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Tussac grass
·- Tussock grass.
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Twitch grass
·- ·see Quitch grass.
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Water grass
·add. ·- Manna grass.
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bamboo-grass
n.
an Australian cane-like grass, Glyceria ramigera, F. v. M. ; also called CaneGrass. Largely used...
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barcoo-grass
n.
an Australian grass, Anthistiria membranacea, Lindl. One of the best pasturegrasses in Queenslan...
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bent-grass
. n.
See grass.
1835. Ross, `Hobart Town Almanack,' p. 65:
«Agrostis virginica. Virginian Agrosti...
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button-grass
n.
Schaenussphaerocephalus, Poiret, N.O. Cyperaceae. The grassis found covering barren boggy land i...
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cane-grass
n.
i.q. bamboo-grass (q.v.).
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cutting-grass
n.
Cladium psittacorum,Labill., N.O. Cyperaceae. It grows very long narrowblades whose thin rigid e...
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fibrous grass
n.
a Tasmanian grass(see Grass), Stipa semiibarbata, R. Br., N.O. Gramineae.
1862. W. Archer, `Pro...
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grass-bird
n.
In New Zealand, Sphenoeacus//sic. otherwhere Sphenaeacus GJC// punctatus, Gray, thesame as Fern-...
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grass-parrakeet
n.
a bird of the genus Euphema. The Australian species are – – Blue-winged Parrakeet Euphema aurant...
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grass-tree
n.
1) The name applied to treesof the genus Xanthorrhoea, N.O. Liliaceae, of whichthirteen species ...
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kangaroo-grass
n.
a name given to severalspecies of grasses of the genera Anthistiria and Andropogon, chiefly from...
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landsborough grass
n.
a valuable Queenslandfodder grass of a reddish colour, Anthistiriamembranacea, Lindl., N.O. Gram...
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manna-grass
See grass.
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mitchell-grass
n.
an Australian grass, Astrebla elymoides, A. triticoides, F. v. M., N.O. Gramineae. Two other spe...
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mulga-grass
n.
an Australian grass, Danthonia penicillata, F. v. M.; also Neurachnemitchelliana, Nees. See also...
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nut-grass
n.
an Australian plant, Cyperus rotundus, Linn., N.O. Cyperaceae. The specific andthe vernacular na...
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oat-grass
n.
Anthistiria avenacea,F. v. M., N.O. Gramineae. A species of Kangaroo-Grass (q.v.). See also Gras...
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porcupine-grass
n.
the name given to certainspecies of Triodia, of which the more important are T. mitchelli, Benth...
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snow-grass
n.
Poa caespitosa,G. Forst., another name for Wiry grass (q.v.).See also Grass.
1875. Wood and Lap...
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spear-grass
n.
name given to several grasseswhose spear-like seeds spoil the wool of sheep, but which areyet ex...
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sugar-grass
n.
an Australian grass, Erianthus fulvus, Kunth., N.O. Gramineae.
1889. J. H. Maiden, `Useful Nati...
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sword-grass
n.
In New Zealand, Arundoconspicua; in Australia, Cladium psittacorum,Labill. It is not the same as...
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tolmer's grass
n.
a fibrous plant, Lepidosperma gladiatum, Labill., N.O. Cyperaceae,suitable for manufacture of pa...
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travellers' grass
i.q. settler's twine (q.v.).
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tussock-grass
n.
Tussock is an English wordfor a tuft of grass. From this a plant of the lily family, Lomandra lo...
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umbrella-grass
i.q. Native Millet, Panicumdecompositum, R. Br., N.O. Gramineae. See Millet. It is called Umbrella-g...
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wallaby-grass
n.
an Australian grass, Danthonia penicillata, F. v. M., N.O. Gramineae.
1889. J. H. Maiden, `Usef...
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wiry-grass
and Wiry-grass
See grass.
1883. E. M. Curr, `Recollections of Squatting in Victoria'(1841-1851), p...
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wire-grass
and Wiry-grass
See grass.
1883. E. M. Curr, `Recollections of Squatting in Victoria'(1841-1851), p...
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bent grass
(Genus, agrostis.) The popular name in the Northern States for a common grass, sometimes called red-...
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buffalo grass
A species of short grass from two to four inches high, covering the boundless prairies on which the ...
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cut-grass
(Leersia oryzoides.) The common name of a species of grass, with leaves exceedingly rough backward, ...
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eel-grass
(Zostera marina.) A plant thrown ashore in large quantities by the sea. It is also called Sea-wrack....
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guinea grass
A species of grass cultivated in the West Indies, used as fodder for horses.--Carmichael's W. Indies...
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sparrow grass
A vulgar pronunciation of asparagus both in England and America. Hence the celebrated charade by a c...
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timothy grass
(Phleum pratense.) The common name for the Herd's Grass; said to be derived from Timothy Hanson, one...
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toothache grass
(Lat. monocera aromatica.) A singular kind of grass which grows in Florida, with a naked stalk four ...
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goose-grass
goose-tansy, argentina, or auscrina. N.
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scrooby-grass
scurvy-grass. N.
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twitch-grass
a long and rank sort of grass. North.
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beach-grass
♦ Alga marina thrown up by the surf or tide.
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combers, grass
Men who volunteer from the plough-tail, and often prove valuable seamen.
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eel-grass
A name for the sea-wrack (Zostera marina); it is thrown ashore by the sea in large quantities.
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grass-combers
A galley-term for all those landsmen who enter the naval service from farming counties. Lord Exmouth...
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·OF
(abbreviation) Old French
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Of
·prep During; in the course of.
II. Of ·prep Denoting passage from one state to another; from.
III...
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of
An action of the organs of sense may be either involuntary or voluntary. Accordingly we say to hear,...
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Blue-eyed grass
·- a grasslike plant (Sisyrinchium anceps), with small flowers of a delicate blue color.
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Blue-grass State
·add. ·- The Sate of Kentucky;
— a nickname alluding to the blue-grass region, where fine horses ar...
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Dog's-tail grass
·noun A hardy species of British grass (Cynosurus cristatus) which abounds in grass lands, and is we...
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Water star grass
·- An aquatic plant (Schollera graminea) with grassy leaves, and yellow star-shaped blossoms.
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grass-leaved fern
n.
Vittaria elongata,Swartz, N.O. Filices.
1883. F. M. Bailey, `Synopsis of Queensland Flora,' p. ...
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meadow rice-grass
n.
See grass.
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porcupine-grass ant
n.
popular name given to Hypoclinea flavipes, Kirby, an ant making its nest roundthe root of the Po...
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rat-tail grass
n.
name given to – – (1) Ischaemum laxum, R. Br., N.O. Gramineae.
1889. J. H. Maiden, `Useful Nati...
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roly-poly grass
or Roley-poley, n.
name given to Panicum macractinium, Benth., N.O. Gramineae; and also to Salsola ...
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woolly-headed grass
n.
an indigenousAustralian grass, Andropogon bombycinus, R. Br.
1889. J. H. Maiden, `Useful Native...
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cat-tail grass
Herds grass, or timothy.
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sea-wrack grass
♦ Zostera marina; used in Sweden and Holland for manuring land. At Yarmouth it is thrown on shore in...
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Unheard-of
·adj New; unprecedented; unparalleled.
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kind of
In a manner, as it were. A sort of qualifying expression; as, 'She made game on it kind o'.'--Forby....
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rising of
More than; upwards of; as, There were rising of a thousand men killed at the battle of Buena Vista.'...
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Bishops of London, Palace of
On the north-west side of St. Paul's Church (S. 373).
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receivers of droits of admiralty
Now termed receivers of wreck (which see).
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Beeroth of the children of Jaakan
(Deut. 10:6). The same as Bene-jaakan (Num. 33:31).
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captain of a ship of war
Is the commanding officer; as well the post-captain (a title now disused) as those whose proper titl...
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chamber of a piece of ordnance
The end of the bore modified to receive the charge of powder. In mortars, howitzers, and shell-guns,...
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gunner, of a ship of war
A warrant-officer appointed to take charge of the ammunition and artillery on board; to keep the lat...
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master of a ship-of-war
An officer appointed by the commissioners of the navy to attend to the navigating a ship under the d...
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muzzle of a piece of ordnance
The forward extremity of the cylinder, and the metal which surrounds it, extending back to the neck,...
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Beeroth Of The Children Of Jaakan
the wells of the tribe of Bene-Jaakan, which formed one of the halting-places of the Israelites in t...
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Rabbath Of The Children Of Ammon
and Rabbath of the Ammonites, [See RABBATH]
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Wisdom Of Jesus, Son Of Sirach
[Ecclesiasticus]
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Angle of entry
·add. ·- The angle between the tangent to the advancing edge (of an aerocurve) and the line of motio...
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Angle of incidence
·add. ·- The angle between the chord of an aerocurve and the relative direction of the undisturbed a...
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Bird of paradise
·- The name of several very beautiful birds of the genus Paradisea and allied genera, inhabiting New...
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Concert of Europe
·add. ·- ·Alt. of European concert.
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Corps of Engineers
·add. ·- In the United States navy, a corps made up of the engineers, which was amalgamated with the...
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Jane-of-apes
·noun A silly, pert girl;
— corresponding to jackanapes.
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Leg-of-mutton
·add. ·adj Having the general shape or outline of a leg of mutton; as, a leg-of-mutton, or shoulder-...
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Matter-of-fact
·adj Adhering to facts; not turning aside from absolute realities; not fanciful or imaginative; comm...
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Men-of-war
·pl of <<Manofwar>>.
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Mother-of-pearl
·noun The hard pearly internal layer of several kinds of shells, ·esp. of pearl oysters, river musse...
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Mother-of-thyme
·noun An aromatic plant (Thymus Serphyllum);
— called also wild thyme.
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Out-of-door
·adj Being out of the house; being, or done, in the open air; outdoor; as, out-of-door exercise. ·se...
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Volunteers of America
·add. ·- A religious and philanthropic organization, similar to the Salvation Army, founded (1896) b...
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Wheel of fortune
·add. ·- A gambling or lottery device consisting of a wheel which is spun horizontally, articles or ...
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Ancient of Days
An expression applied to Jehovah three times in the vision of Daniel (7:9, 13, 22) in the sense of e...
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Atonement, Day of
The great annual day of humiliation and expiation for the sins of the nation, "the fast" (Acts 27:9)...
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Avenger of blood
(Heb. goel, from verb gaal, "to be near of kin," "to redeem"), the nearest relative of a murdered pe...
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Baale of Judah
Lords of Judah, a city in the tribe of Judah from which David brought the ark into Jerusalem (2 Sam....
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Babel, tower of
The name given to the tower which the primitive fathers of our race built in the land of Shinar afte...
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Babylon, kingdom of
Called "the land of the Chaldeans" (Jer. 24:5; Ezek, 12:13), was an extensive province in Central As...
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Baca, Valley of
(Ps. 84:6; R.V., "valley of weeping," marg., "or balsam trees"), probably a valley in some part of P...
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Baptism of Christ
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Bashan, Hill of
(Ps. 68:15), probably another name for Hermon, which lies to the north of Bashan.
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Changes of raiment
Were reckoned among the treasures of rich men (Gen. 45:22; Judg. 14:12, 13; 2 Kings 5:22, 23).
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Chiefs of Asia
"Asiarchs," the title given to certain wealthy persons annually appointed to preside over the religi...
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Chronicles, Books of
The two books were originally one. They bore the title in the Massoretic Hebrew Dibre hayyamim, i.e....
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Coat of mail
The rendering of a Hebrew word meaning "glittering" (1 Sam. 17:5, 38). The same word in the plural f...
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Coming of Christ
(1) with reference to his first advent "in the fulness of the time" (1 John 5:20; 2 John 1:7), or (2...
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Consolation of Israel
A name for the Messiah in common use among the Jews, probably suggested by Isa. 12:1; 49:13. The Gre...
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Crown of thorns
Our Lord was crowned with a, in mockery by the Romans (Matt. 27:29). The object of Pilate's guard in...
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Daniel, Book of
Is ranked by the Jews in that division of their Bible called the Hagiographa (Heb. Khethubim). (See ...
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David, City of
1) David took from the Jebusites the fortress of Mount Zion. He "dwelt in the fort, and called it th...
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Decision, Valley of
A name given to the valley of Jehoshaphat (q.v.) as the vale of the sentence. The scene of Jehovah's...
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Decrees of God
"The decrees of God are his eternal, unchangeable, holy, wise, and sovereign purpose, comprehending ...
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Degrees, Song of
Song of steps, a title given to each of these fifteen psalms, 120-134 inclusive. The probable origin...
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Desolation, Abomination of
(Matt. 24:15; Mark 13:14; comp. Luke 21:20), is interpreted of the eagles, the standards of the Roma...
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Destruction, City of
(Isa. 19:18; Heb. Ir-ha-Heres, "city of overthrow," because of the evidence it would present of the ...
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Drawer of water
(Deut. 29:11; Josh. 9:21, 23), a servile employment to which the Gibeonites were condemned.
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Ephraim, Gate of
One of the gates of Jerusalem (2 Kings 14:13; 2 Chr. 25:23), on the side of the city looking toward ...
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Ephraim, Wood of
A forest in which a fatal battle was fought between the army of David and that of Absalom, who was k...
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Esther, Book of
The authorship of this book is unknown. It must have been obviously written after the death of Ahasu...
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Exodus, Book of
Exodus is the name given in the LXX. to the second book of the Pentateuch (q.v.). It means "departur...
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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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Fall of man
An expression probably borrowed from the Apocryphal Book of Wisdom, to express the fact of the revol...
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Flame of fire
Is the chosen symbol of the holiness of God (Ex. 3:2; Rev. 2:18), as indicating "the intense, all-co...
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Foreknowledge of God
Acts 2:23; Rom. 8:29; 11:2; 1 Pet. 1:2), one of those high attributes essentially appertaining to hi...
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Forgiveness of sin
One of the constituent parts of justification. In pardoning sin, God absolves the sinner from the co...
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Galilee, Sea of
(Matt. 4:18; 15:29), is mentioned in the Bible under three other names.
1) In the Old Testament it ...
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Gibeah of Judah
(Josh. 15:57), a city in the mountains of Judah, the modern Jeba, on a hill in the Wady Musurr, abou...
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Gibeah of Phinehas
(Josh. 15:57, R.V. marg.), a city on Mount Ephraim which had been given to Phinehas (24:33 "hill," A...
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Gilead, Balm of
The region of Gilead abounded in spices and aromatic gums, which were exported to Egypt and Tyre (Ge...
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Goodness of God
A perfection of his character which he exercises towards his creatures according to their various ci...
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Government of God
See Providence.
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Grace, means of
An expression not used in Scripture, but employed (1) to denote those institutions ordained by God t...
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Habakkuk, Prophecies of
Were probably written about B.C. 650-627, or, as some think, a few years later. This book consists o...
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Kingdom of God
(Matt. 6:33; Mark 1:14, 15; Luke 4:43) = "kingdom of Christ" (Matt. 13:41; 20:21) = "kingdom of Chri...
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Kir of Moab
Isa. 15:1. The two strongholds of Moab were Ar and Kir, which latter is probably the Kir-haraseth (1...
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Lamentations, Book of
Called in the Hebrew canon 'Ekhah, meaning "How," being the formula for the commencement of a song o...
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Law of Moses
Is the whole body of the Mosaic legislation (1 Kings 2:3; 2 Kings 23:25; Ezra 3:2). It is called by ...
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Mail, Coat of
"a corselet of scales," a cuirass formed of pieces of metal overlapping each other, like fish-scales...
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Malachi, Prophecies of
The contents of the book are comprised in four chapters. In the Hebrew text the third and fourth cha...
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Man of sin
A designation of Antichrist given in 2 Thess. 2:3-10, usually regarded as descriptive of the Papal p...
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Micah, Book of
The sixth in order of the so-called minor prophets. The superscription to this book states that the ...
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Mount of beatitudes
See Sermon on the mount.
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Mount of corruption
(2 Kings 23:13; Vulg., "mount of offence"), the name given to a part of the Mount of Olives, so call...
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Nahum, Book of
Nahum prophesied, according to some, in the beginning of the reign of Ahaz (B.C. 743). Others, howev...
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Naphtali, Tribe of
On this tribe Jacob pronounced the patriarchal blessing, "Naphtali is a hind let loose: he giveth go...
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Nativity of Christ
The birth of our Lord took place at the time and place predicted by the prophets (Gen. 49:10; Isa. 7...
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Nehemiah, Book of
The author of this book was no doubt Nehemiah himself. There are portions of the book written in the...
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Nimrim, Waters of
The stream of the leopards, a stream in Moab (Isa. 15:6; Jer. 48:34); probably the modern Wady en-Ne...
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Numbers, Book of
The fourth of the books of the Pentateuch, called in the Hebrew be-midbar, i.e., "in the wilderness....
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Obadiah, Book of
Consists of one chapter, "concerning Edom," its impending doom (1:1-16), and the restoration of Isra...
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Olves, Mount of
So called from the olive trees with which its sides are clothed, is a mountain ridge on the east of ...
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Stream of Egypt
(Isa. 27:12), the Wady el-Arish, called also "the river of Egypt," R.V., "brook of Egypt" (Num. 34:5...
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Tabernacles, Feast of
The third of the great annual festivals of the Jews (Lev. 23:33-43). It is also called the "feast of...
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Testimony, Tabernacle of
The tabernacle, the great glory of which was that it contained "the testimony", i.e., the "two table...
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Tiberias, Sea of
Called also the Sea of Galilee (q.v.) and of Gennesaret. In the Old Testament it is called the Sea o...
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Tongues, Confusion of
At Babel, the cause of the early separation of mankind and their division into nations. The descenda...
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