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Dried
·Impf & ·p.p. of <<Dry>>.
II. Dried ·Impf & ·p.p. of Day. Also ·adj; as, dried apples.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Sun
·noun ·see <<Sunn>>.
II. Sun ·noun The direct light or warmth of the sun; sunshine.
III. Sun ·noun...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Sun
(Heb. shemesh), first mentioned along with the moon as the two great luminaries of heaven (Gen. 1:14...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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sun
To have been in the sun; said of one that is drunk.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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sun
The central body of our planetary system, and the source of light and heat; it is 850,000 miles in d...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Sun
In the history of "greater light," of the creation the sun is described as "greater light," in contr...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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cut and dried
Ready made.
I am for John C. Calhoun for the presidency; and will not go for Mr. Van Buren, the man...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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Midnight sun
·add. ·- The sun shining at midnight in the arctic or antarctic summer.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Sun star
·- ·see Sun star, under <<Sun>>.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Sun-burner
·noun A circle or cluster of gas-burners for lighting and ventilating public buildings.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Sun-struck
·adj Overcome by, or affected with, sunstroke; as, sun-struck soldiers.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Sun Alley
1) East out of Golden Lane, in Cripplegate Ward Without, near the northern boundary of the Ward, lea...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Sun Court
1) North out of Little Swan Alley. In Coleman Street Ward (Horwood, I79~O.S. 1848-51).
Rebuilt abou...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Sun Passage
In Milk Street.
Or Mitre Court Passage (P.C. 1732).
Not named in the maps.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Sun Square
North out of Sun Street, in Bishopsgate Ward Without (Lockie, 1810-Elmes, 1831).
Not named in the m...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Sun Street
West out of Bishopsgate, in Bishopsgate Ward Without (P.C. 1732-O.S. 1880).
The site seems to have ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Sun Tavern
1) The Sonn Taverne, in Billingsgate Ward, 1491-2 (Records of St. Mary at Hill, p.174).
In the pari...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Sun Yard
1) West out of Bishopsgate Street. In Bishopsgate Ward Within and Broad Street Ward (Hatton, 1708-Bo...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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sun-bird
n.
a common name of various birds.Applied in Australia to Cinnyris frenata, Mull.
1869. J. Gould, ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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sun-cate
a dainty. Suff.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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mean sun
See time, mean.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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sun-fish
The Orthagoriscus mola, a whimsical-looking creature, like the head of a large fish severed from its...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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sun-star
The Solaster papposus, one of the largest and handsomest of our radiated star-fishes.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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Sun Alley, Court
North-west out of Chick Lane, in Farringdon Ward Without (O. and M. 1677-L. Guide, 1758).
Site now ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Sun Court, Cornhill
North out of Cornhill at No.67, in Cornhill Ward (P.O. Directory).
First mention: W. Stow, 1722.
F...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Sun Fire Office
See Bank Buildings1, Cornhill.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Sun Street Passage
South out of Pindar Street to Broad Street Buildings, in Bishops-gate Ward Without (P.O. Directory)....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Sun Court
See Sumner Court.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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against the sun
Coiling a rope in the direction from the right hand towards the left the contrary of with the sun. T...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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with the sun
Ropes coiled from the left hand towards the right; but where the sun passes the meridian north of th...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Sun Alley, King Street
See Prudent Passage.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Sun Court, Birchin Lane
See Bengal Court.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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shoot the sun, to
To take its meridional altitude; literally aiming at the reflected sun through the telescope of the ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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spots on the sun
See maculæ.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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Eclipse Of The Sun
No historical notice of an eclipse occurs in the Bible, but there are passages in the prophets which...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Sun Court, Aldgate High Street
North out of Aldgate High Street at No. 20. In Portsoken Ward (P.C. 1732-Collingridge, 1908).
Forme...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Sun Court, Upper East Smithfield
North out of Upper East Smithfield at No.20 (Lockie, 1810-Bacon's map, 1912).
Other names: "Sun Yar...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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sun and moon in distance
When the angle between those bodies admits of measurement for lunars (about 130°).
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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Sun and Trumpet Alley, Aldgate High Street
See Sun Court.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.