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Hat
·adj <<Hot>>.
II. Hat ·- ·sg ·pres. of Hote to be called. ·cf.
III. Hat ·noun A covering for the h...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Hat
Chald. karb'ela, (Dan. 3:21), properly mantle or pallium. The Revised Version renders it "tunic."
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Easton's Bible Dictionary
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hat
a woman's privities: because frequently felt.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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hat
Our American women have almost discarded the word bonnet, except in "sun-bonnet," and use the term h...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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Service
·noun The act of serving the ball.
II. Service ·- ·Alt. of Service.
III. Service ·noun Hence, a mu...
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service
The profession; as a general term, expresses every kind of duty which a naval or military man can be...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Billycock hat
·add. ·- A round, low-crowned felt hat; a wideawake.
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Gainsborough hat
·add. ·- A woman's broad-brimmed hat of a form thought to resemble those shown in portraits by Thoma...
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Panama hat
·- A fine plaited hat, made in Central America of the young leaves of a plant (Carludovica palmata)....
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Cardinal's Hat
1) Tavern called "Cardinalishat" by Billyngesgate, 12 Rich. II. 1390 (Cal. P.R. Rich. II. 1388-92, p...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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old hat
a woman's privities: because frequently felt.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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hat, black
n.
slang for a new immigrant.
1887. R. M. Praed, `Longleat of Kooralbyn,' c. xxviii. p. 277:
«Lor...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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hat, old
See old-hat.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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hat-tree
n.
name given to a species of Sterculia, the Bottle-trees (q.v.).
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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old-hat
a Victorian political catch-word.
1895. `The Argus,' May 11, p. 8, col. 3:
«Mr. Frank Stephen was ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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old hat
a Victorian political catch-word.
1895. `The Argus,' May 11, p. 8, col. 3:
«Mr. Frank Stephen was ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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bolivar hat
A Leghorn bonnet, with a broad brim, worn a few years since.
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Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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hat-bruarts
hat-brims. Chesh.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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hat-money
A word sometimes used for primage, or the trifling payment received by the master of a ship for care...
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Bond service
·- The condition of a bond servant; service without wages; slavery.
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Bord service
·- Service due from a bordar; bordage.
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Knight service
·add. ·- ·Alt. of Knight's service.
II. Knight service ·- A tenure of lands held by knights on cond...
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Knight's service
·add. ·- Service such as a knight can or should render; hence, good or valuable service.
II. Knight...
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Secret service
·add. ·- The detective service of a government. In the United States, in time of peace the bureau of...
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Service cap
·add. ·- ·Alt. of Service hat.
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Service uniform
·add. ·- The uniform prescribed in regulations for active or routine service, in distinction from dr...
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recruiting service
Robbing on the highway.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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service-berry
A wild fruit common to the British provinces in America, described by Sir Geo. Simpson as "a sort of...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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active service
Duty against an enemy; operations in his presence. Or in the present day it denotes serving on full-...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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divine service
Ordered by the articles of war, whenever the weather on a Sunday will allow of it.
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foreign service
Vessels or forces stationed in any part of the world out of the United Kingdom. The opposite of home...
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grab service
Country vessels first employed by the Bombay government against the pirates; afterwards erected into...
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home-service
The Channel service; any force, either naval or military, stationed in and about the United Kingdom....
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long-service
A cable properly served to prevent chafing under particular use.
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merchant service
The mercantile marine.
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preventive service
The establishment of coast-guards at numerous stations along the shores of the United Kingdom for th...
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short-service
Chafing geer put on a hemp cable for a short range.
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three-cocked hat
A silly article of sea-wear now happily passing away, retained only by coachmen, lord-mayor's men, a...
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Civil Service Commission
·add. ·- In the United States, a commission appointed by the President, consisting of three members,...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Civil Service Reform
·add. ·- The substitution of business principles and methods for political methods in the conduct of...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Public-service corporation
·add. ·- ·Alt. of Quasi-public corporation.
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continuous service men
Those seamen who, having entered for a period, on being paid off, are permitted to have leave, and r...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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mend the service
Put on more service to the cable, or any part of the rigging chafed.
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points of service
The principal details of duty, which ought to be executed with zeal and alacrity.
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knocked into a cocked hat
Knocked out of shape; spoiled; ruined. The allusion or metaphor seems to be that of the hat of some ...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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training-ship for the merchant service
A vessel properly equipped with instructors and means to rear able-bodied lads for the merchant serv...
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