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Mountain
·noun A mountainlike mass; something of great bulk.
II. Mountain ·adj Like a mountain; mountainous;...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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mountain
– (as epithet):
♣ Mountain-Apple-tree – – Angophora lanceolata, Cav., N.O. Myrtaceae.
♣ M. – Ash –...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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Mount
·v A bank; a fund.
II. Mount ·v A <<Horse>>.
III. Mount ·vt To raise aloft; to lift on high.
IV. ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Mount
Palestine is a hilly country (Deut. 3:25; 11:11; Ezek. 34:13). West of Jordan the mountains stretch ...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Le Mount
In parish of St. Giles, Cripplegate, 1535 (L. and P. H. VIII. VIII. p.443)
Not further identified.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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mount
, or mountain.
An Anglo-Saxon term still in use, usually held to mean eminences above 1000 feet in...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Mount
(Isaiah 29:3; Jeremiah 6:6) etc. [SIEGE]
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William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Mountain specter
·add. ·- An optical phenomenon sometimes seen on the summit of mountains (as on the Brocken) when th...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Mountain State
·add. ·- Montana;
— a nickname.
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Poly-mountain
·noun ·same·as <<Poly>>, ·noun.
II. Poly-mountain ·noun The Bartsia alpina, a low purple-flowered h...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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mountain-devil
n.
name given to thestrange-looking Australian lizard, Moloch horridus,Gray. See Moloch. Also calle...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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mountain thrush
n.
an Australian thrush, Oreocincla lunulata, Gould. See thrush.
1848. J. Gould, `Birds of Austral...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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mountain-trout
n. species of Galaxias,small cylindrical fishes inhabiting the colder rivers ofAustralasia, Southern...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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Ephraim, Mount
The central mountainous district of Palestine occupied by the tribe of Ephraim (Josh. 17:15; 19:50; ...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Naphtali, Mount
The mountainous district of Naphtali (Josh. 20:7).
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Paran, Mount
Probably the hilly region or upland wilderness on the north of the desert of Paran forming the south...
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Perazim, Mount
Mount of breaches, only in Isa. 28:21. It is the same as BAAL-PERAZIM (q.v.), where David gained a v...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Mount Court
South out of Harrow Alley, Middlesex Street. In Portsoken Ward (Rocque, 1746-O.S. Ed. 1880).
Site c...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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mount, to
When said of a ship-of-war, implies the number of guns she carries.
♦ To mount, in a military sens...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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mount areevo!
[Sp. montar arriba]. Mount aloft; jump up quickly.
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Ebal, Mount
a mount in the promised land, on which the Israelites were to "put" the curse which should fall upon...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Ephraim, Mount
is a district which seems to extend as far south as Ramah and Bethel, (1 Samuel 1:1; 7:17; 2 Chronic...
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Ephron, Mount
The "cities of Mount Ephron" formed one of the landmarks on the northern boundary of the tribe of Ju...
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Naphtali, Mount
the mountainous district which formed the main part of the inheritance of Naphtali, (Joshua 20:7) an...
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Sina, Mount
the Greek form of the well-known name Sinai. (Acts 7:30,38)
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Zalmon, Mount
a wooded eminence in the immediate neighborhood of Shechem. (Judges 9:48) The name of Dalmanutha has...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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green mountain state
The State of Vermont.
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Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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Rapid-fire mount
·add. ·- A mount permitting easy and quick elevation or depression and training of the gun, and fitt...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Mount of beatitudes
See Sermon on the mount.
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Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Mount of corruption
(2 Kings 23:13; Vulg., "mount of offence"), the name given to a part of the Mount of Olives, so call...
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Olves, Mount of
So called from the olive trees with which its sides are clothed, is a mountain ridge on the east of ...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Mount Godard Street
" On the backside of the shambles be divers slaughterhouses and such like, pertaining to the Shamble...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Amalekites, Mount Of
a mountain in Ephraim, (Judges 12:15) probably so named because the Amalekites once held possession ...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Olives, Mount Of
"The Mount of Olives" occurs in the Old Testament in (Zechariah 14:4) only. In (2 Samuel 15:30) it i...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Mountain Of The Amorites
specifically mentioned (1:19,20) comp. Deuteronomy 1:44 It seems to be the range which rises abruptl...
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Congregation, mount of the
(Isa. 14:13), has been supposed to refer to the place where God promised to meet with his people (Ex...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Mount of the Amalekites
A place near Pirathon (q.v.), in the tribe of Ephraim (Judg. 12:15).
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Mount of the Amorites
The range of hills which rises abruptly in the wilderness of et-Tih ("the wandering"), mentioned Deu...
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Mount of the congregation
Only in Isa. 14:13, a mythic mountain of the Babylonians, regarded by them as the seat of the gods. ...
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Mount of the valley
(Josh. 13:19), a district in the east of Jordan, in the territory of Reuben. The "valley" here was p...
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Sermon on the mount
After spending a night in solemn meditation and prayer in the lonely mountain-range to the west of t...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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mount a gun, to
To place it on its carriage.
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