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bay-ice
Ice newly formed on the surface of the sea, and having the colour of the water; it is then in the fi...
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Bay
·noun A tract covered with bay trees.
II. Bay ·vi Deep-toned, prolonged barking.
III. Bay ·noun A ...
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Bay
Denotes the estuary of the Dead Sea at the mouth of the Jordan (Josh. 15:5; 18:19), also the souther...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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bay
I.
The fore-part of a ship between decks, before the bitts (see sick-bay). Foremost messing-places...
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Ice
·noun Concreted sugar.
II. Ice ·noun Any substance having the appearance of ice; as, camphor ice.
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Ice
Frequently mentioned (Job 6:16; 38:29; Ps. 147:17, etc.). (See Crystal.)
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Bay leaf
·- ·see under 3d Bay.
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Bay rum
·- A fragrant liquid, used for cosmetic and medicinal purposes.
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Bay salt
·- Salt which has been obtained from sea water, by evaporation in shallow pits or basins, by the hea...
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Bay State
·add. ·- Massachusetts, which had been called the Colony of Massachusetts Bay;
— a nickname.
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Bay tree
·- A species of laurel. (Laurus nobilis).
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Bay window
·- A window forming a bay or recess in a room, and projecting outward from the wall, either in a rec...
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Bay yarn
·- Woolen yarn.
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Bay-antler
·noun The second tine of a stag's horn. ·see under <<Antler>>.
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Botany Bay
·- A harbor on the east coast of Australia, and an English convict settlement there;
— so called fr...
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Case-bay
·noun The space between two principals or girders.
II. Case-bay ·noun One of the joists framed betw...
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Tail-bay
·noun The part of a canal lock below the lower gates.
II. Tail-bay ·noun One of the joists which re...
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Bay tree
Named only in Ps. 37:35, Authorized Version. The Hebrew word so rendered is ereh, which simply means...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Bay Hall
At the end of Bassingshall streete (S. 286, in margin).
Used as a market house (Strype, ed. 1720, I...
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bay fever
A term of ridicule applied to convicts, who sham illness, to avoid being sent to Botany Bay.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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Botany Bay
n.
lying to the south of theentrance to Port Jackson, New South Wales, the destination ofthe first ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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moreton-bay
n.
the name formerly given to thedistrict of New South Wales which is now the colony ofQueensland. ...
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bay state
The State of Massachusetts. The original name of the Colony was Massachusetts Bay. Hence, among the ...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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bay-gulf
A branch of the sea, of which the entrance is the widest part, as contradistinguished from the strai...
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fore-bay
A rising at a lock-gate flooring. Also, the galley or the sick-bay.
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sick-bay
A portion of the fore-part of the main-deck, reserved for the accommodation of the sick and wounded;...
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Bay Tree
A species of laurel. Laurus nobilis . An evergreen, with leaves like our mountain laurel. (Psalms 37...
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Ice plant
·- A plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum), sprinkled with pellucid, watery vesicles, which glisten ...
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Ice-built
·adj Loaded with ice.
II. Ice-built ·adj Composed of ice.
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Neapolitan ice
·add. ·- ·Alt. of Neapolitan ice cream.
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Water ice
·- Water flavored, sweetened, and frozen, to be eaten as a confection.
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ice-plant
n.
Tasmanian name for Tetragoniaimplexicoma, Hook., N.O. Ficoideae, B. Fl. Variousspecies of Tetrag...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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ice-candles
icicles. Kent.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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ice-bone
a rump of beef. Norf.
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anchor-ice
The ice which is formed on and incrustates the beds of lakes and rivers: the ground-gru of the easte...
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cake-ice
Ice formed in the early part of the season.
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drift-ice
The debris of the main pack. (See open ice.)
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field-ice
A sheet of smooth frozen water of a general thickness, and of an extent too large for its boundaries...
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ground-ice
See anchor-ice.
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ice-anchor
A bar of round iron tapered to a point, and bent as a pot-hook; a hole is cut in the ice, the point ...
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ice-beams
Strengtheners for whalers. (See fortifying.)
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ice-birds
Small sea-fowl in the polar regions.
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ice-blink
A streak or stratum of lucid whiteness which appears over the ice in that part of the atmosphere adj...
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ice-boat
A peculiar track-schuyt for the Dutch canals in winter.
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ice-bound
A vessel so surrounded by ice as to be prevented from proceeding on her voyage.
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ice-chisel
A large socket-chisel into which a pole is inserted, used to cut holes in the ice.
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ice-claws
A flat claw with two prongs spread like a can-hook; the same as a single span or claw-dog.
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ice-fenders
Fenders of any kind, used to protect a vessel from injury by ice; usually broken spars hanging verti...
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ice vein
A narrow temporary channel of water in the packs or other large collections of ice.
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ice lane or vein
A narrow temporary channel of water in the packs or other large collections of ice.
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ice-master
A pilot, or man of experience, for the Arctic Sea.
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ice-plank
See spike-plank.
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ice-quake
The rending crash which accompanies the breaking of floes of ice.
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ice-saw
A huge saw for cutting through ice; it is made of 2/8 to 3/8 inch plates of iron, and varies in leng...
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ice-sludge
Small comminuted ice, or bay-ice broken up by the wind.
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ice-tongue
See tongue.
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land-ice
Flat ice connected with the shore, within which there is no channel.
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light ice
That which has but little depth in the water; it is not considered dangerous to shipping, as not bei...
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loose ice
A number of pieces near each other, but through which the ship can make her way.
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main-ice
A body of impenetrable ice apparently detached from the land, but immovable; between which and the l...
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old ice
In polar parlance, that of previous seasons.
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open ice
Fragments of ice sufficiently separate to admit of a ship forcing or boring through them under sail....
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pack-ice
A large collection of broken floe huddled together, but constantly varying its position; said to be ...
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penknife ice
A name given by Parry to ice, the surface of which is composed of numberless irregular vertical crys...
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piling ice
In Arctic parlance, where from pressure the ice is raised, slab over slab, into a high mass, which c...
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sailing ice
A number of loose pieces floating at a sufficient distance from each other, for a ship to be able to...
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sea-ice
Ice within which there is a separation from the land.
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slush-ice
The first layer which forms when the surface is freezing.
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stream-ice
A collection of pieces of drift or bay ice, joining each other in a ridge following in the line of c...
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young ice
Nearly the same as bay-ice, except that it is only applied to ice very recently formed, or of the pr...
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botany-bay greens
n.
a vegetable common to allthe colonies, Atriplex cinereum, Poir, N.O.Salsolaceae.
1810. G. Barri...
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botany-bay wood
See botany-bay oak
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botany-bay oak
or Botany-Bay Wood
,n.
a trade name in England for the timber of Casuarina. See Beef-wood.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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cloudy-bay cod
n.
a New Zealand name for the Ling (q.v.). See also cod.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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moreton-bay ash
n.
See ash.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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moreton-bay chestnut
n.
See bean-tree.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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moreton-bay fig
n.
See fig-tree.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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moreton-bay laurel
n.
See laurel.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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moreton-bay pine
n.
See pine.
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oyster-bay pine
n.
See pine.
1857. `Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of VanDiemen's Land,' vol. i. p. 1...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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botany-bay tea
See sweet-tea
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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Neapolitan ice cream
·add. ·- An ice or ice cream containing eggs as well as cream.
II. Neapolitan ice cream ·add. ·- An...
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barrier of ice
Ice stretching from the land-ice to the sea or main ice, or across a channel, so as to render it imp...
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beset in ice
Surrounded with ice, and no opening for advance or retreat, so as to be obliged to remain immovable....
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heavy drift-ice
Dense ice, which has a great depth in the water in proportion to its size, and is not in a state of ...
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hummocks of ice
Protuberant lumps of ice thrown up by some pressure upon a field or floe, or any other frozen plane....
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island of ice
A name given to a great quantity of ice collected into one solid mass and floating upon the sea; the...
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vein of ice
A narrow channel between two fields. Any open cracks or separations of floe offering navigation.
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lane or vein of ice
A narrow channel between two fields. Any open cracks or separations of floe offering navigation.
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Hudson Bay Company's Hall
At the upper end of Culver Court (Strype, ed. 1720, I. ii. 164).
Afterwards the Hall stood on the s...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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fetch of a bay or gulf
The whole stretch from head to head, or point to point.
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blink of the ice
A bright appearance or looming (the iceberg reflected in the atmosphere above it), often assuming an...
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run of the ice
In Arctic parlance, implies that the ice is suddenly impelled by a rushing motion, arising from curr...
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