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Golden
·adj Made of gold; consisting of gold.
II. Golden ·adj Having the color of gold; as, the golden gra...
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State
·noun Estate, possession.
II. State ·noun A person of high rank.
III. State ·adj <<Stately>>.
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state
To lie in state; to be in bed with three harlots.
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Golden-eye
·noun A duck (Glaucionetta clangula), found in Northern Europe, Asia, and America. The American vari...
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Golden-rod
·noun A tall herb (Solidago Virga-aurea), bearing yellow flowers in a graceful elongated cluster. Th...
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Golden calf
(Ex. 32:4, 8; Deut. 9:16; Neh. 9:18). This was a molten image of a calf which the idolatrous Israeli...
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The Golden Cross
The sign of the Golden Cross in Temys Street, 1538 (L. and P. H. VIII. XIV. (1), p. 220).
No later ...
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Golden Lane
North out of Holborn Hill, in parish of St. Andrew Holborn, west of the Fleet (S. 374).
First menti...
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Golden Lion
The signe of the Golding Lyon, which is some twelve houses short of Ave Mary lane (S. 314). In Pater...
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golden-chain
n.
another name for the Laburnum (q.v.).
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golden-eye
n.
the bird Certhialunulatu, Shaw; now called Melithreptus lunulatus,Shaw, and classed as White-nap...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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golden-perch
n.
a fresh-water fish ofAustralia, Ctenolates ambiguus, Richards., family Percidae, and C. christyi...
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golden-rosemary
n. See rosemary.
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golden-wattle
n.
See wattle.
1896. `The Argus,' July 20, p. 5, col. 8:
«Many persons who had been lured into ga...
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rosemary, golden
n.
name given in Tasmaniato the plant Oxylobium ellipticum, R. Br., N.O. Leguminosae.
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Badger State
·add. ·- Wisconsin;
— a nickname.
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Bay State
·add. ·- Massachusetts, which had been called the Colony of Massachusetts Bay;
— a nickname.
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Bayou State
·add. ·- Mississippi;
— a nickname, from its numerous bayous.
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Bear State
·add. ·- Arkansas;
— a nickname, from the many bears once inhabiting its forests.
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Beaver State
·add. ·- Oregon;
— a nickname.
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Blackwater State
·add. ·- Nebraska;
— a nickname alluding to the dark color of the water of its rivers, due to the p...
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Centennial State
·add. ·- Colorado;
— a nickname alluding to the fact that it was admitted to the Union in the cente...
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Chinook State
·add. ·- Washington — a nickname. ·see <<Chinook>>, ·noun.
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Cotton State
·add. ·- Alabama;
— a nickname.
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Coyote State
·add. ·- South Dakota;
— a nickname.
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Cracker State
·add. ·- Georgia;
— a nickname. ·see <<Cracker>>, ·noun 5.
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Creole State
·add. ·- Louisiana;
— a nickname. ·see <<Creole>>, ·noun & a.
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Diamond State
·add. ·- Delaware;
— a nickname alluding to its small size.
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Empire State
·add. ·- New York;
— a nickname alluding to its size and wealth.
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Evergreen State
·add. ·- Washington;
— a nickname alluding to the abundance of evergreen trees.
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Flower State
·add. ·- Florida;
— a nickname, alluding to sense of ·Lat. floridus, from florida flowery. ·see <<F...
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Gopher State
·add. ·- Minnesota;
— a nickname alluding to the abundance of gophers.
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Granite State
·- New Hampshire;
— a nickname alluding to its mountains, which are chiefly of granite.
II. Granit...
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Hawkeye State
·add. ·- Iowa;
— a nickname of obscure origin.
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Hoosier State
·add. ·- Indiana;
— a nickname of obscure origin.
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Keystone State
·add. ·- Pennsylvania;
— a nickname alluding to its having been the central one of the 13 original ...
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Lumber State
·add. ·- Maine;
— a nickname.
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Mountain State
·add. ·- Montana;
— a nickname.
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Palmetto State
·add. ·- South California;
— a nickname alluding to the State Arms, which contain a representation ...
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Panhandle State
·add. ·- West Virginia;
— a nickname.
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Pelican State
·add. ·- Louisiana;
— a nickname alluding to the device on its seal.
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Peninsula State
·add. ·- Florida;
— a nickname.
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Prairie State
·add. ·- Illinois;
— a nickname.
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Sagebrush State
·add. ·- Nevada;
— a nickname.
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Silver State
·add. ·- Nevada;
— a nickname alluding to its silver mines.
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Sioux State
·add. ·- North Dakota;
— a nickname.
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Sooner State
·add. ·- Oklahoma;
— a nickname.
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State socialism
·add. ·- A form of socialism, ·esp. advocated in Germany, which, while retaining the right of privat...
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Sucker State
·add. ·- Illinois;
— a nickname.
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Sunflower State
·add. ·- Kansas; a nickname.
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Turpentine State
·add. ·- North Carolina;
— a nickname alluding to its extensive production of turpentine.
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Volunteer State
·add. ·- Tennessee;
— a nickname.
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Wolverene State
·add. ·- Michigan;
— a nickname.
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bay state
The State of Massachusetts. The original name of the Colony was Massachusetts Bay. Hence, among the ...
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bear state
A name by which the State of Arkansas is known at the West. I once asked a Western man if Arkansas a...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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bullion state
The State of Missouri; so called in consequence of the exertions made by its Senator, Mr. Benton, in...
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empire state
The State of New York; so called from the enterprise of its people, its wealth, population, extent o...
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granite state
The State of New Hampshire, so called from the abundance of this material found in it.
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keystone state
The State of Pennsylvania. So called from its being the central State of the Union at the time of th...
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palmetto state
The State or capital of South Carolina; so called from the arms of the State, which contain a palmet...
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state-room
A small room in a ship or steam-vessel for one or two passengers.--Worcester.
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state-room
A sleeping cabin, or small berth, detached from the main cabin of merchantmen or saloon of passenger...
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Golden Cross Court
1) Out of Cateaton Street (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
Named after the s...
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Golden Dragon Yard
Out of Long Lane, West Smithfield, in Farringdon Ward Without (Strype, ed. 1720, I. iii. 284).
Not ...
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Golden Fleece Court
East out of the Minories, the first turning from Aldgate High Street (P.O. Directory).
First mentio...
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Golden Fleece Hotel
At the southern end of Crown Court, Cheapside (O.S. 1880). In Cheap Ward.
Now called Kennan's Hotel...
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Golden Griffin Yard
North out of Long Lane, Aldersgate Street, at No. 19 (Lockie, 1816).
Not named in the maps.
Name d...
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Golden Heart Wharf
South out of Upper Thames Street at No. 83 (P.O. Directory). In Vintry Ward.
First mention: Lockie,...
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Golden Key Court
South out of Fore Street, in Cripplegate Ward Without, near Basinghall Postern (Rocque, 1746-Boyle, ...
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Golden Lane, Cripplegate
North out of Barbican, at No. 33 to No. 58 Old Street. Partly in Cripplegate Ward Without, partly in...
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Golden Leg Court
South out of Cheapside at No. 66, between Bow Lane and Queen Street, in Cheap Ward (Elmes, 1831).
F...
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Golden Lion Court
East out of Aldersgate Street, north of Falcon Street, in Aldersgate Ward Within (O.S. 1880).
First...
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Golden Lyon Inn
West out of Red Cross Street, in Cripplegate Ward Without (O. and M. 1677).
"Wheatsheaf Brewhouse,"...
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Golden Mine Court
See Golden Lion Court.
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bell-frog, golden
n.
See golden bell-frog.
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golden bell-frog
n.
name applied to a largegold and green frog, Hyla aurea, Less., which, unlikethe great majority o...
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Big Bend State
·add. ·- Tennessee;
— a nickname.
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Blue Hen State
·add. ·- The State of Delaware;
— a popular sobriquet. It is said, though the story lacks proof, to...
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Blue-grass State
·add. ·- The Sate of Kentucky;
— a nickname alluding to the blue-grass region, where fine horses ar...
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Lone-Star State
·add. ·- Texas;
— a nickname alluding to the single star on its coat of arms, being the device used...
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North Star State
·add. ·- Minnesota;
— a nickname.
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Old Line State
·add. ·- Maryland; a nickname, alluding to the fact that its northern boundary in Mason and Dixon's ...
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Pine-tree State
·add. ·- Maine;
— a nickname alluding to the pine tree in its coat of arms.
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green mountain state
The State of Vermont.
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Angel Alley, Golden Lane
See Angel Court.
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Angel Court, Golden Lane
East out of Golden Lane near the northern boundary of The City (Lockie, 1810 ; Elmes, 1831). In Crip...
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Bell Alley, Golden Lane
West out of Golden Lane, on the northern boundary of the City and of Cripplegate Ward Without, runni...
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Empire State of the South
·add. ·- Georgia;
— a nickname.
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Empire State of the West
·add. ·- Missouri;
— a nickname.
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