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• Sun

  ·noun ·see <<Sunn>>. II. Sun ·noun The direct light or warmth of the sun; sunshine. III. Sun ·noun...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• Sun

  (Heb. shemesh), first mentioned along with the moon as the two great luminaries of heaven (Gen. 1:14...

  Easton's Bible Dictionary

• sun

  To have been in the sun; said of one that is drunk. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• Sun

  In the history of "greater light," of the creation the sun is described as "greater light," in contr...

  William Smith's Bible Dictionary

• Midnight sun

  ·add. ·- The sun shining at midnight in the arctic or antarctic summer. ...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• Sun star

  ·- ·see Sun star, under <<Sun>>. ...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• Sun-burner

  ·noun A circle or cluster of gas-burners for lighting and ventilating public buildings. ...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• Sun-dried

  ·adj Dried by the heat of the sun. ...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• Sun-struck

  ·adj Overcome by, or affected with, sunstroke; as, sun-struck soldiers. ...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• Sun Alley

  1) East out of Golden Lane, in Cripplegate Ward Without, near the northern boundary of the Ward, lea...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• Sun Court

  1) North out of Little Swan Alley. In Coleman Street Ward (Horwood, I79~O.S. 1848-51). Rebuilt abou...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• Sun Passage

  In Milk Street. Or Mitre Court Passage (P.C. 1732). Not named in the maps. ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• Sun Square

  North out of Sun Street, in Bishopsgate Ward Without (Lockie, 1810-Elmes, 1831). Not named in the m...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• Sun Street

  West out of Bishopsgate, in Bishopsgate Ward Without (P.C. 1732-O.S. 1880). The site seems to have ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• Sun Tavern

  1) The Sonn Taverne, in Billingsgate Ward, 1491-2 (Records of St. Mary at Hill, p.174). In the pari...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• Sun Yard

  1) West out of Bishopsgate Street. In Bishopsgate Ward Within and Broad Street Ward (Hatton, 1708-Bo...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• sun-bird

  n. a common name of various birds.Applied in Australia to Cinnyris frenata, Mull. 1869. J. Gould, ...

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

• sun-cate

  a dainty. Suff. ...

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

• mean sun

  See time, mean. ...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• sun-fish

  The Orthagoriscus mola, a whimsical-looking creature, like the head of a large fish severed from its...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• sun-star

  The Solaster papposus, one of the largest and handsomest of our radiated star-fishes. ...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• Sun Alley, Court

  North-west out of Chick Lane, in Farringdon Ward Without (O. and M. 1677-L. Guide, 1758). Site now ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• Sun Court, Cornhill

  North out of Cornhill at No.67, in Cornhill Ward (P.O. Directory). First mention: W. Stow, 1722. F...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• Sun Fire Office

  See Bank Buildings1, Cornhill. ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• Sun Street Passage

  South out of Pindar Street to Broad Street Buildings, in Bishops-gate Ward Without (P.O. Directory)....

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• Three Sun Court

  See Sumner Court. ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• against the sun

  Coiling a rope in the direction from the right hand towards the left the contrary of with the sun. T...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• with the sun

  Ropes coiled from the left hand towards the right; but where the sun passes the meridian north of th...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• Sun Alley, King Street

  See Prudent Passage. ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• Sun Court, Birchin Lane

  See Bengal Court. ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• shoot the sun, to

  To take its meridional altitude; literally aiming at the reflected sun through the telescope of the ...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• spots on the sun

  See maculæ. ...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• Eclipse Of The Sun

  No historical notice of an eclipse occurs in the Bible, but there are passages in the prophets which...

  William Smith's Bible Dictionary

• Sun Court, Aldgate High Street

  North out of Aldgate High Street at No. 20. In Portsoken Ward (P.C. 1732-Collingridge, 1908). Forme...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• Sun Court, Upper East Smithfield

  North out of Upper East Smithfield at No.20 (Lockie, 1810-Bacon's map, 1912). Other names: "Sun Yar...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• sun and moon in distance

  When the angle between those bodies admits of measurement for lunars (about 130°). ...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• Sun and Trumpet Alley, Aldgate High Street

  See Sun Court. ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.