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Silk
·noun Hence, thread spun, or cloth woven, from the above-named material.
II. Silk ·noun That which ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Silk
Heb. demeshek, "damask," silk cloth manufactured at Damascus, Amos 3:12. A.V., "in the corner of a b...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Silk
The only undoubted notice of silk in the Bible occurs in (Revelation 18:12) where it is mentioned am...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Crow
·vi The cry of the cock. ·see Crow, ·vi, 1.
II. Crow ·vi To utter a sound expressive of joy or plea...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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to crow
To brag, boast, or triumph. To crow over any one; to keep him in subjection: an image drawn from a c...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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crow
n.
common English bird-name. TheAustralian species is – – White-eyed, Corvus coronoidesV. and H. In...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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crow
a crib for a calf. Lane. Called a KID-CROW in Cheshire.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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crow
, or crow-bar.
An iron lever furnished with a sharp point at one end, and two claws on a slight be...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Floxed silk
·- ·see Floss silk, under <<Floss>>.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Silk-stocking
·add. ·adj Wearing silk stockings (which among men were formerly worn chiefly by the luxurious or ar...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Tussah silk
·- The silk fiber itself.
II. Tussah silk ·- A silk cloth made from the cocoons of a caterpillar ot...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Silk Street
East out of White Cross Street at No.48, in Cripplegate Ward Without to Milton Street (P.O. Director...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Silk Throwers
Incorporated 1630.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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silk snatchers
Thieves who snatch hoods or bonnets from persons walking in the streets.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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Crow-quill
·noun A quill of the crow, or a very fine pen made from such a quill.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Crow-trodden
·adj Marked with crow's-feet, or wrinkles, about the eyes.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Jim Crow
·add. ·- A negro;
— said to be so called from a popular negro song and dance, the refrain of which ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Jim-crow
·noun A machine for bending or straightening rails.
II. Jim-crow ·noun A planing machine with a rev...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Midden crow
·- The common European crow.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Royston crow
·- ·see Hooded crow, under <<Hooded>>.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Sea crow
·- The <<Skua>>.
II. Sea crow ·- The <<Coot>>.
III. Sea crow ·- The <<Chough>>.
IV. Sea crow ·- T...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Water crow
·- The European coot.
II. Water crow ·- The <<Dipper>>.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Crow Court
Opposite Christ Church, in Farringdon Ward Within. Out of Butcher Hall Lane (Strype, ed. 1720, I. ii...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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crow fair
A visitation of the clergy.
See REVIEW OF THE BLACK CUIRASSIERS.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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split crow
The sign of the spread eagle, which being represented with two heads on one neck, gives it somewhat ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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crow-shrike
n.
Australian amalgamation of twocommon English bird-names. The Crow-shrikes are ofthree genera, St...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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piping-crow
n.
name applied sometimesto the Magpie (q.v.).
1845. `Voyage to Port Phillip,' etc., p. 53:
«The ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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crow-bar
A bar of iron sharpened at one end, used as a lever. In England it is called a crow; though crow-bar...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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crow-foot
A number of small lines spreading out from an uvrou or long block, used to suspend the awnings by, o...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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crow-purse
The egg-capsule of a skate.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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crow-shell
A fresh-water mussel.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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sea-crow
A name on our southern coast for the cormorant.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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shackle-crow
A bar of iron slightly bent at one end like the common crow, but with a shackle instead of a claw at...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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water-crow
The lesser cormorant, or shag.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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Buckingham, James Silk
(1786-1855)
Journalist and traveller, wrote many books of travel, both on the Old and New World. He...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Little Crow Alley
In Whitecross Street, Cripplegate (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799).
"Little Cow Alley" in Boyle.
Not...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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jil-crow-a-berry
n.
the Anglicised pronunciation and spelling of the aboriginal name for theindigenous Rat-tail Gras...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris