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Apple
·vi To grow like an apple; to bear apples.
II. Apple ·noun Anything round like an apple; as, an app...
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Apple
(Heb. tappuah, meaning "fragrance"). Probably the apricot or quince is intended by the word, as Pale...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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apple
and Apple-tree
n.
and adj. The names are applied to various indigenous trees,in some cases from a ...
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Faced
·Impf & ·p.p. of <<Face>>.
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faced
Turned up with facings on the cuffs and collars of uniforms and regimentals.
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Apple Tree, Apple
(Heb. tappuach). Mention of the apple tree occurs in the Authorized Version in (Song of Solomon 2:3;...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Adam's apple
·- ·see under <<Adam>>.
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Apple pie
·- A pie made of apples (usually sliced or stewed) with spice and sugar.
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Apple-jack
·noun Apple brandy.
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Apple-john
·noun A kind of apple which by keeping becomes much withered;
— called also Johnapple.
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Apple-squire
·noun A pimp; a kept gallant.
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Chess-apple
·noun The wild service of Europe (Purus torminalis).
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Mad-apple
·noun ·see <<Eggplant>>.
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Otaheite apple
·- A West Indian name for a myrtaceous tree (Jambosa Malaccensis) which bears crimson berries.
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Sea apple
·- The fruit of a West Indian palm (Manicaria Plukenetii), often found floating in the sea.
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Vi-apple
·noun ·see Otaheite apple.
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apple cart
Down with his apple-cart; knock or throw him down.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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apple-berry
n.
the fruit of an Australianshrub, Billardiera scandens, Smith,N.O. Pittosporeae, called by childr...
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apple-gum
n.
See gum.
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brush-apple
n.
See apple.
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emu-apple
n.
See apple.
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kangaroo-apple
n.
an Australian and Tasmanianfruit, Solanum aviculare, Forst., N.O.Solanaceae. The name is also ap...
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logan-apple
n.
a small Queensland tree,with an acid fruit, Acronychia acidia, F. v. M., N.O. Rutaceae.
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mooley-apple
n.
i.q. emu-apple (q.v.)
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mulga-apple
n.
a gall formed on theMulga-tree, Acacia aneura, F. v. M. (q.v.). See also Apple.
1889. J. H. Mai...
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oak-apple
n.
the Cone of the Casuarinaor She-Oak tree.
1862. G. T. Lloyd, `Thirty-three Years in Tasmania an...
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rose-apple
n.
another name for the SweetPlum. See under plum.
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apple brandy
A liquor distilled from cider; also called cider brandy.
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Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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apple jack
A liquor distilled from cider; also called cider brandy.
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apple butter
A sauce made of apples stewed down in cider. This is generally made in quantity, and kept for use du...
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geniton apple
An early apple, probably June eating. Provincial in Suffolk, England.--Moor's Glossary. In the old d...
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may-apple
(Genus, podophyllum.) A plant, the root of which is medicinal, answering as a substitute for jalup.-...
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Bald-faced
·adj Having a white face or a white mark on the face, as a stag.
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Bell-faced
·adj Having the striking surface convex;
— said of hammers.
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Black-faced
·adj Having a black, dark, or gloomy face or aspect.
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Bold-faced
·adj Having a conspicuous or heavy face.
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Chub-faced
·adj Having a plump, short face.
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Copper-faced
·adj Faced or covered with copper; as, copper-faced type.
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Cream-faced
·adj White or pale, as the effect of fear, or as the natural complexion.
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Dog-faced
·adj Having a face resembling that of a dog.
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Double-faced
·adj Deceitful; hypocritical; treacherous.
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Dough-faced
·adj Easily molded; pliable.
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False-faced
·adj <<Hypocritical>>.
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Fiber-faced
·adj ·Alt. of Fibre-faced.
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Fibre-faced
·adj Having a visible fiber embodied in the surface of;
— applied ·esp. to a kind of paper for chec...
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Glass-faced
·adj Mirror-faced; reflecting the sentiments of another.
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Half-faced
·adj Showing only part of the face; wretched looking; meager.
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Janus-faced
·adj Double-faced; deceitful.
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Lean-faced
·adj Having a thin face.
II. Lean-faced ·adj slender or narrow;
— said of type the letters of whic...
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Moon-faced
·adj Having a round, full face.
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Mulberry-faced
·adj Having a face of a mulberry color, or blotched as if with mulberry stains.
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Pitch-faced
·adj Having the arris defined by a line beyond which the rock is cut away, so as to give nearly true...
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Platter-faced
·adj Having a broad, flat face.
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Pug-faced
·adj Having a face like a monkey or a pug; monkey-faced.
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Putty-faced
·adj White-faced;
— used contemptuously.
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Quarry-faced
·adj Having a face left as it comes from the quarry and not smoothed with the chisel or point;
— sa...
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Sheep-faced
·adj Over-bashful; sheepish.
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Smock-faced
·adj Having a feminine countenance or complexion; smooth-faced; girlish.
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Tallow-faced
·adj Having a sickly complexion; pale.
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Weasel-faced
·adj Having a thin, sharp face, like a weasel.
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Whey-faced
·adj Having a pale or white face, as from fright.
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Wizen-faced
·adj Having a shriveled, thin, withered face.
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bacon-faced
Full-faced.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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bracket-faced
Ugly, hard-featured.
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bran-faced
Freckled. He was christened by a baker, he carries the bran in his face.
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brandy-faced
Red-faced, as if from drinking brandy.
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brazen-faced
Bold-faced, shameless, impudent.
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chitty-faced
Baby-faced; said of one who has a childish look.
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corny-faced
A very red pimpled face.
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cribbage-faced
Marked with the small pox, the pits bearing a kind of resemblance to the holes in a cribbage-board.
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platter-faced
Broad-faced.
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ruby faced
Red-faced.
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smock-faced
Fair faced.
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stub-faced
Pitted with the smallpox: the devil ran over his face with horse stabs (horse nails) in his shoes.
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weasel-faced
Thin, meagre-faced. Weasel-gutted; thin-bodied; a weasel is a thin long slender animal with a sharp ...
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mezzil-faced
red with pimples. Lane.
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liver-faced
Mean and cowardly, independent of complexion.
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Pine Apple Court
Opposite Crab Court and Woolsack Alley. In Portsoken Ward (Strype, ed. 1720, I. ii. 27-Boyle, 1799)....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Quick Apple Alley
In Bishopsgate Street Without (W. Stow, 1722-Dodsley, 1761). Not named in the maps.
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Sweet Apple Court
West out of Bishopsgate, in Bishopsgate Ward Without (Hatton, I708-O.S. 1880).
Before its rebuildin...
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apple dumplin shop
A woman's bosom.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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apple-pye bed
A bed made apple-pye fashion, like what is called a turnover apple-pye, where the sheets are so doub...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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apple-scented gum
n.
See gum.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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apple-pie order
An expression used in familiar conversation, denoting perfect order. It is used alike in England and...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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apple-pie order
A strange but not uncommon term for a ship in excellent condition and well looked to. Neat and order...
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pig-faced lady
n.
an old name in Tasmania forthe Boar-fish (q.v.).
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