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Lace
·vt To add spirits to (a beverage).
II. Lace ·noun Spirits added to coffee or some other beverage.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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lace
to thresh a person, " I laced his jacket for him." North.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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Pot
·vt To place or inclose in pots.
II. Pot ·vt To preserve seasoned in pots.
III. Pot ·vt To <<Pocke...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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pot
1) The pot calls the kettle black a-se; one rogue exclaims against another.
2) On the pot; i.e. at ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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Pot
The term "pot" is applicable to so many sorts of vessels that it can scarcely be restricted to any o...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Alençon lace
·- ·see under <<Lace>>.
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Duchesse lace
·add. ·- A beautiful variety of Brussels pillow lace made originally in Belgium and resembling Honit...
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Honiton lace
·- A kind of pillow lace, remarkable for the beauty of its figures;
— so called because chiefly mad...
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Lace-bark
·noun A shrub in the West Indies (Lagetta Iintearia);
— so called from the lacelike layers of its i...
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Lace-winged
·adj Having thin, transparent, reticulated wings; as, the lace-winged flies.
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Macrame lace
·- A coarse lace made of twine, used especially in decorating furniture.
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Pillow lace
·add. ·- Lace made by hand with bobbins on a pillow.
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Torchon lace
·- a simple thread lace worked upon a pillow with coarse thread; also, a similar lace made by machin...
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Valenciennes lace
·- A rich kind of lace made at Valenciennes, in France. Each piece is made throughout, ground and pa...
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Ypres lace
·- Fine bobbin lace made at Ypres in Belgium, usually exactly like Valenciennes lace.
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lace-bark
Lacey-bark, or Lacewood
,n.
names for Ribbonwood (q.v.). The inner bark of thetree is like fine la...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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lace-lizard
n.
Hydrosaurus (Varanus)varius. See Goanna.
1881. F. McCoy, `Prodomus of the Natural History of Vi...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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lace, to
To apply a bonnet by lacing it to a sail. Also, to beat or punish with a rattan or rope's-end. Also,...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Consolation pot
·add. ·- ·Alt. of Consolation race.
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Hot pot
·add. ·- ·see Semi-diesel, below.
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Monkey-pot
·noun The fruit of two South American trees (Lecythis Ollaria, and L. Zabucajo), which have for thei...
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Pot lead
·add. ·- Graphite, or black lead, often used on the bottoms of racing vessels to diminish friction.
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Pot shot
·add. ·- Lit., a shot fired simply to fill the pot; hence, a shot fired at an animal or person when ...
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Pot-bellied
·adj Having a protuberant belly, like the bottom of a pot.
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Pot-belly
·noun A protuberant belly.
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Pot-sure
·adj Made confident by drink.
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Pot-valiant
·adj Having the courage given by drink.
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Pot-walloper
·noun One who cleans pots; a scullion.
II. Pot-walloper ·noun A voter in certain boroughs of Englan...
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White-pot
·noun A kind of food made of milk or cream, eggs, sugar, bread, ·etc., baked in a pot.
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Fining pot
A crucible, melting-pot (Prov. 17:3; 27:21).
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Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Seething pot
A vessel for boiling provisions in (Job 41:20; Jer. 1:13).
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Pewter Pot
A messuage called the "Puter Pott" in parish of St. Mildred, 1529 (Lond. I. p.m. III. 323).
No late...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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hot pot
Ale and brandy made hot.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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idea pot
The knowledge box, the head.
See knowledge box.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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pot converts
Proselytes to the Romish church, made by the distribution of victuals and money.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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pot hunter
One who hunts more tor the sake of the prey than the sport. Pot valiant; courageous from drink. Potw...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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pot-wabblers
Persons entitled to vote for members of parliament in certain boroughs, from having boiled their pot...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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glue-pot
n.
part of a road so bad that thecoach or buggy sticks in it.
1892. `Daily News,' London (exact da...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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quart-pot
n.
a tin vessel originally importedas a measure, and containing an exact imperial quart. It had nol...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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pot-pie
A pie made by spreading the crust over the bottom and sides of a pot, and filling up the inside with...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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flaun-pot
a custard-pot. York.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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kale-pot
pottage-pot. N.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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pot-cleps
pot-hooks. N. Because they clip or catch hold of the pot.
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pot-sitten
burnt to. N.
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java pot
A kind of sponge of the species Alcyonium.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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Pot-au-feu
·add. ·noun A dish of broth, meat, and vegetables prepared by boiling in a pot, — a dish ·esp. commo...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Lily Pot Lane
West out of Staining Lane to No. 7 Noble Street (P.O. Directory). In Aldersgate Ward.
First mention...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Pewter Pot Inn
On the south side of Leadenhall Street. In Aldgate Ward, in parish. of St. Andrew Undershaft (36 Eli...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Porridge Pot Alley
See Westmoreland Buildings.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Pottage Pot Alley
The eastern end of what is now Westmoreland Buildings (q.v.) was so called in Rocque, 1746.
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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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piss pot hall
A house at Clapton, near Hackney, built by a potter chiefly out of the profits of chamber pots, in t...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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quart-pot tea
n.
Explained in quotations.Cf. billy-tea.
1878. Mrs. H. Jones, `Long Years in Australia,' p. 87:
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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to go to pot
To be destroyed, wasted, or ruined.--Johnson. Webster. Though much used, it is considered a low phra...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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keel the pot
skim the pot. North. See Love's Labour's Lost.
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gutting a quart pot
Taking out the lining of it: i. e. drinking it off. Gutting an oyster; eating it. Gutting a house; c...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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Dog's Head in the Pot
A shop called the Dogges Hedde in the potte in parish of St. Peter in Cheap, 4 Ed. VI. 1550 (Lond. I...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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keep the pot a boiling
i. e. Don't let the game flag. A common expression among young people, when they are anxious to carr...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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Dog's Head and Pottage-Pot Court
Out of Whitecross Street, in Cripplegate Ward Without (W. Stow, 1722-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.