french lake

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• Lake

  ·noun A kind of fine white linen, formerly in use. II. Lake ·vi To <<Play>>; to <<Sport>>. III. La...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• lake

  1) to play ; from the Saxon LAIKAN. 2) to pour gently, to cast a little water on. Perhaps to leak. ...

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

• lake

  A large inland expanse of water, with or without communication with the sea. A lake, strictly consid...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• French

  ·noun The language spoken in France. II. French ·noun Collectively, the people of France. III. Fre...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• Capria Lake

  CAPRIA LAKE[ASPENNDUS.] ...

  Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography

• Lake-dweller

  ·noun ·see Lake dwellers, under <<Lake>>. ...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• lake-trout

  n. a Tasmanian fish, Galaxiasauratus, family Galaxidae. See Mountain-Trout. ...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• lake lawyer

  (Genus, amia. Linnæus.) The Western Mud-fish. It is found in Lakes Erie and Ontario, where it is kno...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• lake-wake

  watching a dead body. N. ...

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

• lake-lawyer

  A voracious fish in the lakes of America, called also the mud-fish. ...

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• sea-lake

  Synonymous with lagoon (which see). ...

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• stream-lake

  One which communicates with, the sea by means of a river. ...

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• French Alley

  A certain alley called "Frenche Alley" in parish of St. Bride's, 5 Eliz. (Lond. I. p.m. II.15). Not...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• French Church

  1) On the north side of Threadneedle Street, in Broad Street Ward (Leake, 1666-Elmes, 1831). It occ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• French Court

  By the Bars in Bishopsgate Street Without (W. Stow, 1722, and Rev. of London, 1728). Not named in t...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• french cream

  Brandy; so called by the old tabbies and dowagers when drank in their tea. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• french disease

  The venereal disease, said to have been imported from France. French gout; the same. He suffered by ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• french leave

  To take French leave; to go off without taking leave of the company: a saying frequently applied to ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• pedlar's french

  The cant language. Pedlar's pony; a walking-stick. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• french leave

  'To take French leave,' is to depart without taking leave; to run away. And Love, who on their br...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• french fake

  A name for what is merely a modification of the Flemish coil, both being extremely good for the obje...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• french leave

  Being absent without permission. ...

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• French Horn Yard

  South out of Crutched Friars, between Nos. 25 and 26 (P.O. Directory). In Aldgate Ward. First menti...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• French Ordinary Court

  North out of Crutched Friars between Nos. 42 and 43 (P.O. Directory). In Aldgate Ward. First mentio...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• french shroud-knot

  The shroud-knot with three strands single walled round the bights of the other three and the standin...

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• french the ballast

  A term used for freshen the ballast. ...

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• French Court, Broad Street

  See Hercules' Passage. ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.