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Moon
·vt To expose to the rays of the moon. II. Moon ·noun A crescentlike outwork. ·see Half-moon. III....

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Moon
Heb. yareah, from its paleness (Ezra 6:15), and lebanah, the "white" (Cant. 6:10; Isa. 24:23), was a...

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moon
v. tr. a process in opossum-shooting,explained in quotations. 1888. D. Macdonald, `Gum Boughs,' p....

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
Moon
The moon held an important place in the kingdom of nature, as known to the Hebrews. Conjointly with ...

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Half-moon
·noun The shape of a half-moon; a crescent. II. Half-moon ·noun The moon at the quarters, when half...

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Moon-culminating
·adj Culminating, or coming to the meredian, at or about the same time with the moon; — said of a s...

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Moon-eye
·noun The <<Cisco>>. II. Moon-eye ·noun A eye affected by the moon; also, a disease in the eye of a...

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Moon-eyed
·adj Having eyes affected by the moon; moonblind; dim-eyed; purblind. ...

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Moon-faced
·adj Having a round, full face. ...

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Moon Alley
Two gardens in Moone Alye in parish of St. Botolph without Bishops-gate, 30 H. VIII. 1539 (Lond. I. ...

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honey moon
The first month after marriage. A poor honey; a harmless, foolish, goodnatured fellow. It is all hon...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
moon men
Gypsies. ...

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moon rakers
Wiltshire men: because it is said that some men of that county, seeing the reflection of the moon in...

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blue moon
An indefinite period. ...

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full moon
When her whole illuminated surface is turned towards us; she is then in opposition, or diametrically...

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half-moon
An old form of outwork somewhat similar to the ravelin, originally placed before the salients of bas...

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harvest-moon
The full moon nearest the autumnal equinox, when for several successive evenings she rises at the sa...

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moon-blink
A temporary evening blindness occasioned by sleeping in the moonshine in tropical climates; it is te...

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moon-culminators
Certain stars near the same parallel of declination as the moon, and not differing greatly from her ...

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moon-rakers
Sails above the skysails. They are usually designated moon-sails. ...

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moon-sheered
A ship the upper works of which rise very high, fore and aft. ...

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moon-struck
An influence imputed to the moon in the tropics, by which fish, particularly of the Scomber class, t...

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new moon
The moon is said to be new when she is in conjunction with the sun, or between that luminary and the...

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Moon, New
[NEW MOON] NEW MOON - 3185 ...

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New Moon
The first day of the lunar month was observed as a holy day. In addition to the daily sacrifice ther...

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Half Moon Alley
1) Out of Jewin Street, in Cripplegate Ward Without (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799). Not named in th...

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Half Moon Court
1) West out of Aldersgate Street, with a passage north into Half Moon Alley (q.v.), in Aldersgate Wa...

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Half Moon Passage
1) West out of Aldersgate Street, at No. 157, to Bartholomew close, eastern end in Aldersgate Ward, ...

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Half Moon Street
West out of Bishopsgate Street Without. In Bishopsgate Ward Without (Lockie, 1810-O.S. 1880). Forme...

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Half Moon, Aldersgate
A tenement so called in parish of St. Bartholomew Smithfield, adjoining shops in parish of St. Botol...

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Half Moon, Cheapside
Messuage so called in Westchepe in parish of Blessed Mary Colechurch, 23 Eliz. (Lond. I. p.m. III. 4...

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moon-eyed hen
A squinting wench. ...

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moon in distance
When the angle between her and the sun, or a star, admits of measurement for lunar observation. ...

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New Moon, Feast of
Special services were appointed for the commencement of a month (Num. 28:11-15; 10:10). (See Festiva...

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Half Moon Alley, Bethlem
South out of Bethlem to Petty France. In Bishopsgate Ward Without (Strype, 1720 and 1755). It is sh...

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Half Moon Alley, Bishopsgate
See Half Moon Street. ...

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Half Moon Tavern, Cheapside
See Half Moon Alley. ...

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Half Moon, Bishopsgate Without
Described in a Release of 1543 as "le Signe de le hulfe Mone" belonging to St. Michael's Church, Cor...

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Half Moon, East Smithfield
Messuage called the Half Moon, in East Smithfield, in parish of St. Botolph Without Aldgate (Strype,...

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horns of the moon
The extremities of the lunar crescent, in which form she is said to be horned. ...

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libration of the moon
See evection. ...

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mansions of the moon
See lunar mansions. ...

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southing of the moon
The time at which the moon passes the meridian of any particular place. Popularly the term is used t...

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variation of the moon
An inequality in the movement of our satellite, amounting at certain times to 37′ in longitude: it w...

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Baker's Court, Half Moon Alley
North out of Half Moon Alley, Little Moorfields (Dodsley, 1761-Lockie, 1816). In Cripplegate Ward Wi...

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Baker's Court, Half Moon Street
South out of Half Moon Street. In Bishopsgate Ward Without (Strype, 1720-O.S. 1848-51). Site now oc...

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Half Moon Alley, Court, Bishopsgate
See Flying Horse Yard. ...

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first quarter of the moon
See quarter, first. ...

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sun and moon in distance
When the angle between those bodies admits of measurement for lunars (about 130°). ...

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Ball Alley, Half Moon Alley, Bishopsgate
Out of Half Moon Alley, Bishopsgate, in Bishopsgate Ward Without (Boyle, 1799-Elmes, 1831). Not nam...

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Flying Horse Yard, Half Moon Alley
West out of Bishopsgate Street, in Bishopsgate Ward Without, south of Half Moon Alley (P.C. 1732-Elm...

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Half Moon Court, Aldgate High Street
South out of Aldgate High Street, near the eastern boundary of the ward. In Portsoken Ward (O. and M...

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White Horse and Half Moon Stables
South out of London Wall. In Broad Street Ward (Rocque, 1746). "Three Pigeon Alley" (O. and M. 1677...

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