·noun A siliceous sponge, of the genus Hyalonema, and allied genera;
— so called from their glassy fibers or spicules;
— called also vitreous sponge. ·see Glass-rope, and Euplectella.
·noun Any spongelike substance. II. Sponge ·vi To suck in, or imbile, as a sponge. III. Sponge ·vt...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Occurs only in the narrative of the crucifixion (Matt. 27:48; Mark 15:36; John 19:29). It is ranked ...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
a soft, porous marine substance. Sponges were for a long time supposed to be plants, but are now con...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
·vt To case in glass. II. Glass ·vt Anything made of glass. III. Glass ·vt A looking-glass; a mirr...
Was known to the Egyptians at a very early period of their national history, at least B.C. 1500. Var...
The usual appellation for a telescope (see the old sea song of Lord Howard's capture of Barton the p...
The Sailor's Word-Book
The Hebrew word occurs only in (Job 28:17) where in the Authorized Version it is rendered "crystal."...
·noun A small sandglass, running about three minutes, for marking time in boiling eggs; also, a smal...
·- A soft, heavy, brilliant glass, consisting essentially of a silicate of lead and potassium. It is...
·noun ·Alt. of <<Glassmaker>>. ...
·noun The larval state (Phyllosoma) of the genus Palinurus and allied genera. It is remarkable for i...
·adj Mirror-faced; reflecting the sentiments of another. ...
·adj Given to viewing one's self in a glass or mirror; finical. ...
·noun A remarkable vitreous sponge, of the genus Hyalonema, first brought from Japan. It has a long ...
·noun A small, transparent, land snail, of the genus Vitrina. ...
·noun A long, footless lizard (Ophiosaurus ventralis), of the Southern United States; — so called f...
·noun A mirror made of glass on which has been placed a backing of some reflecting substance, as qui...
·- Slender rods or tubes of colored glass fused together and embedded in clear glass; — used for pa...
·- Mica; muscovite. ·see <<Mica>>. ...
·add. ·- Glass with one side smooth and the other side formed into sharp-edged ridges so as to refle...
·add. ·- A water gauge for a steam boiler. II. Water glass ·add. ·- A <<Clepsydra>>. III. Water gl...
In the centre of Glass House Yard, Goodman's Yard. Partly in Portsoken Ward (O. and M. 1677 to Elmes...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
Incorporated with looking-glass makers 1664. ...
A nick name for one wearing spectacles. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
A chamber pot, jordan, or member mug. ...
The monument erected on Fish-street Hill, London, in memory of the great fire in 1666. ...
a mirror, or looking-glass. N ...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
When the mercury of the barometer is sinking in the tube. ...
A telescope, frequently so termed. Also, the binocular or opera-glass, used for field-work, night-wo...
Is the sand out of the upper part? asked previously to turning it, on throwing the log. ...
The sand-glass: a measure of the hour. ...
A plane speculum, or mirror of quick-silvered glass, which moves with the index, and is designed to ...
A hand spy-glass or telescope. ...
The sand-glass used at heaving the log to obtain the rate of sailing. It is a 28 seconds glass for s...
See short-time ...
A familiar term for the barometer. ...
·- A slightly convex mirror, commonly of black glass, used as a toy for viewing the reflected landsc...
·- ·see Venus's looking-glass, under <<Venus>>. ...
A figurative expression used in Rev. 4:6 and 15:2. According to the interpretation of some, "this ca...
See flogging the glass. ...
Where there is no ship time-piece the watches and half-hour bells are governed by a half-hour sand-g...
See glass. ...
The order in throwing the log when the stray line is payed out. ...
Between Church Entry, Playhouse Yard and Water Lane, south of Apothecaries' Hall, in Farringdon Ward...
In Pickax Street (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799). In parish of St. Botolph without Aldersgate, 36 Cha...
West out of Princes Street and north to Goodman's Yard. Partly in Portsoken Ward (P.C. 1732-Elmes, 1...