The ripply appearance left at low water on the flat part of a sandy beach.
·vt Hence, to scratch or tear. II. Ripple ·vt To remove the seeds from (the stalks of flax, ·etc.),...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
to ripple flax, to wipe off the seed vessels. N. ...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
The small waves raised on the surface of the water by the passage of a slight breeze, or current, ca...
The Sailor's Word-Book
·adj Having ripple marks. ...
East from St. Mary Axe at No. 52 to Duke Street (P.O. Directory). In Aldgate Ward. First mention: S...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
An alley in St. Clements Lane called "St. Marckes Aley," 1482 (Anc. Deeds, C. 1058). Not further id...
A ship must not be loaded above her birth-marks, for, says a maritime proverb, a master must know th...
Those objects which, kept in line or in transit, guide the pilot while working into port, as trees, ...
See square ...
Marks are the measured notifications on the hand lead-line, with white, blue, and red bunting, leath...
South out of Bevis Marks. In Aldgate Ward (Strype, 1720 and 1755). "Plow Yard" (O. and M. 1677). N...
See Plough Yard ...
On the north side of Bevis Marks, near its junction with Camomile Street. In AIdgate Ward (O. and M....
Two objects on the land, which, brought into line with each other, mark the safe course between shoa...