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Love
·noun A thin silk stuff.
II. Love ·noun Due gratitude and reverence to God.
III. Love ·noun Cupid,...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Love
This word seems to require explanation only in the case of its use by our Lord in his interview with...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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love
OF ALL LOVES! a phrase of entreaty. Derb.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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O
O, o, the fourteenth letter of the Latin alphabet, corresponding to the Gr. ο and ω. The Latin langu...
A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
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o
ō (long also before an initial vowel: I o ego, Ov. M. 8, 51; Hor. A. P. 301; but also short: ŏ...
A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
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o
ō (rarely, before a vowel o, V.), interj.of feeling or surprise, O! oh!: O vir fortis es, T.:...
An Elementary Latin Dictionary
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O
·noun A cipher; zero.
II. O ·adj <<One>>.
III. O ·noun The letter O, or its sound.
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O'
·prep A shortened form of of or on.
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o
The fourth class of rating on Lloyd's books for the comparative excellence of merchant ships. But in...
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o!
or ho!
An interjection commanding attention or possibly the cessation of any action.
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Light
·noun Life; existence.
II. Light ·adv Lightly; cheaply.
III. Light ·vi To feel light; to be made h...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Light
The offspring of the divine command (Gen. 1:3). "All the more joyous emotions of the mind, all the p...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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light
1) adj. To make light of; to treat as of little consequence; to disregard.-- Webster.
2) n. To stan...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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Free-love
·noun The doctrine or practice of consorting with the opposite sex, at pleasure, without marriage.
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Lesbian love
·add. ·- ·see <<Lesbianism>>.
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Love-drury
·noun <<Affection>>.
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Love-making
·noun <<Courtship>>.
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Love-sick
·adj Originating in, or expressive of, languishing love.
II. Love-sick ·adj Languishing with love o...
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Love-sickness
·noun The state of being love-sick.
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Self-love
·noun The love of one's self; desire of personal happiness; tendency to seek one's own benefit or ad...
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Love Court
South out of George Alley, Shoe Lane, in Farringdon Ward Without (O. and M. 1677-Lockie, 1816).
"Lo...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Love Lane
1) A parcel of land and garden called "la Lovelane," in parish of St. Christopher, in the ward of Br...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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cupboard love
Pretended love to the cook, or any other person, for the sake of a meal. My guts cry cupboard; i.e. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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Love Feasts
(Agape), (2 Peter 2:13; Jude 1:12) an entertainment in which the poorer members of the church partoo...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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kind o'
In a manner, as it were. A sort of qualifying expression; as, 'She made game on it kind o'.'--Forby....
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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Anchor light
·add. ·- The lantern shown at night by a vessel at anchor. International rules of the road require v...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Arc light
·add. ·- The light of an arc lamp.
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Auld light
·add. ·- ·same·as <<Burgher>>, ·noun, 2.
II. Auld light ·add. ·- A member of the conservative party...
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Bude light
·- A light in which high illuminating power is obtained by introducing a jet of oxygen gas or of com...
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Drummond light
·- A very intense light, produced by turning two streams of gas, one oxygen and the other hydrogen, ...
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Finsen light
·add. ·- Highly actinic light, derived from sunlight or from some form of electric lamp, used in the...
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Light year
·add. ·- The distance over which light can travel in a year's time;
— used as a unit in expressing ...
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Light-armed
·adj Armed with light weapons or accouterments.
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Light-boat
·noun Light-ship.
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Light-fingered
·adj Dexterous in taking and conveying away; thievish; pilfering; addicted to petty thefts.
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Light-foot
·adj ·Alt. of Light-footed.
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Light-footed
·adj Having a light, springy step; nimble in running or dancing; active; as, light-foot Iris.
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Light-handed
·adj Not having a full complement of men; as, a vessel light-handed.
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Light-headed
·adj Disordered in the head; dizzy; delirious.
II. Light-headed ·adj Thoughtless; heedless; volatil...
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Light-hearted
·adj Free from grief or anxiety; gay; cheerful; merry.
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Light-heeled
·adj Lively in walking or running; brisk; light-footed.
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Light-horseman
·noun A soldier who serves in the light horse. ·see under 5th Light.
II. Light-horseman ·noun A Wes...
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Light-horsemen
·pl of Light-horseman.
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Light-legged
·adj Nimble; swift of foot.
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Light-minded
·adj Unsettled; unsteady; volatile; not considerate.
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Light-ship
·noun A vessel carrying at the masthead a brilliant light, and moored off a shoal or place of danger...
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Light-winged
·adj Having light and active wings; volatile; fleeting.
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Oxyhydrogen light
·add. ·- A light produced by the incandescence of some substances, ·esp. lime, in the oxyhydrogen fl...
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Pilot light
·add. ·- A small incandescent telltale lamp on a dynamo or battery circuit to show approximately by ...
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Top-light
·noun A lantern or light on the top of a vessel.
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Zircon light
·add. ·- A light, similar to the calcium light, produced by incandescent zirconia.
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light bob
A soldier of the light infantry company.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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light-fingered
Thievish, apt to pilfer.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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light-heeled
Swift in running. A light-heeled wench; one who is apt, by the flying up of her heels, to fall flat ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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light house
A man with a red fiery nose.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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light troops
Lice; the light troops are in full march; the lice are crawling about.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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new light
One of the new light; a methodist.
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light-horseman
n.
obsolete name for a fish;probably the fish now called a Sweep (q.v.).
1789. W. Tench, `Expediti...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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to light on
To fall on; to come to by chance; to happen to find.--Webster.
As in the tides of people once up, t...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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bengal light
See blue light.
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binnacle-light
The lamp throwing light upon the compass-card.
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blue light
A pyrotechnical preparation for signals by night. Also called Bengal light.
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floating light
A vessel moored off rocks or sand-banks, hoisting lights at night.
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flying-light
The state of a ship when she has little cargo, provisions, or water on board, and is very crank.
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light, to
To move or lift anything along; as "light over to windward," the cry for helping the man at the weat...
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light airs
Unsteady and faint flaws of wind.
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light along!
Lend assistance in hauling cables, hawsers, or large ropes along, and lifting some parts in a requir...
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light-balls
Are thrown from mortars at night to discover the enemy's working parties, &c. They are composed of s...
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light bobs
The old soubriquet for light infantry (which see).
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light breezes
When light airs have become steady.
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light-handed
Short of the complement of men.
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light-horse
A name formerly given to all mounted men who were not encumbered with armour.
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light-horseman
An old name for the light boat, since called a gig. (See wallmia.)
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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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light infantry
Troops specially trained to the extended and rapid movements necessary to cover the manœuvres of the...
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light-port
A scuttle made for showing a light through. Also, a port in timber ships kept open until brought dee...
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light-room
In a ship-of-war, a small space parted off from the magazine, having double-glass windows for more s...
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light sails
All above the topgallant-sails; also the studding-sails and flying jib. Men-of-war carry topgallant-...
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light ship
In contradistinction to laden; a ship is said to be light when she has no cargo, or merely in ballas...
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top-light
See top-lantern
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zodiacal light
A pyramidal cone of light, apparently emanating from the rising and setting sun, commonly seen in th...
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Peacock, Thomas Love
(1785-1866)
Novelist, b. at Weymouth, the only child of a London merchant, was in boyhood at variou...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Little Love Lane
East out of Wood Street at No. 37 (P.O. Directory). In Cripplegate Ward Within, with a passage south...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Love Lane, Aldermanbury
West from Aldermanbury, at No. 66, to 36 Wood Street (P.O. Directory). In Cripplegate Ward Within.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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cream-pot love
Such as young fellows pretend to dairymaids, to get cream and other good things from them.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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family of love
Lewd women; also, a religious sect.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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love begotten child
A bastard.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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I O U
·- A paper having on it these letters, with a sum named, and duly signed;
— in use in England as an...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Jack-o'-lantern
·noun ·see Jack-with-a-lantern, under 2d Jack.
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Tam-o'-shanter
·add. ·noun A kind of Scotch cap of wool, worsted, or the like, having a round, flattish top much wi...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Tom o' Bedlam
·add. ·- Formerly, a wandering mendicant discharged as incurable from Bethlehem Hospitel, ·Eng.; hen...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Vitre-o-electic
·adj Containing or exhibiting positive, or vitreous, electricity.
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o be joyful
I'll make you sing O be joyful on the other side of your mouth; a threat, implying the party threate...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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jack-o-legs
a clasp knife. N.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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back-o'-beyond
Said of an unknown distance.
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jack o' lantern
The corpo santo, or St. Elmo's light, is sometimes so called.
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Red-light district
·add. ·- A district or neighborhood in which disorderly resorts are frequent;
— so called in allusi...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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light yellow-wood
i.q. long-jack (q.v.).
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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make a light
expressive pigeon-English. An aboriginal'sphrase for to look for, to find. «You been make a lightyar...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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intensity of light
The degree of brightness of a planet or comet, expressed as a number varying with the distance of th...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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light water-draught
The depth of water which a vessel draws when she is empty, or nearly so.
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light water-line
The line showing the depression of the ship's body in the water when just launched, or quite unladen...
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saint elmo's light
See compasant.
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Cat o' nine tails
·- ·see under <<Cat>>.
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Hop-o'-my-thumb
·noun ·Alt. of Hop-thumb.
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Will-o'-the-wisp
·noun ·see Ignis fatuus.
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dub o' th' hick
A lick on the head.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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hop-o-my-thumb
A diminutive person, man or woman. She was such a-hop-o-my thumb, that a pigeon, sitting on her shou...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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all-a-taunt-o
See a'taunto
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cat o' nine tails
An instrument of punishment used on board ships in the navy; it is commonly of nine pieces of line o...
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john-o'-groat's buckie
A northern name for the Cypræa pediculus, a small shell found on our sea-coasts.
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scum-o'-the-sky
Thin atmospheric vapours.
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Great Love Lane, Wood Street
See Love Lane.
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