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Spence
(gcide) | Spence \Spence\, n. [OF. despense, F. d['e]pense, buffet,
buttery, fr. OF. despendre to spend, distribute, L.
dispendere, dispensum. See Dispense, Spend.]
1. A place where provisions are kept; a buttery; a larder; a
pantry.
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In . . . his spence, or "pantry" were hung the
carcasses of a sheep or ewe, and two cows lately
slaughtered. --Sir W.
Scott.
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Bluff Harry broke into the spence,
And turned the cowls adrift. --Tennyson.
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2. The inner apartment of a country house; also, the place
where the family sit and eat. [Scot.] --Jamieson.
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spencer
(encz) | Spencer,Spencer n: [jmén.] příjmení, okres v USA, mužské křestní
jméno Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
spencerian
(encz) | Spencerian, |
spencer
(czen) | Spencer,Spencern: [jmén.] příjmení, okres v USA, mužské křestní
jméno Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
Dispence
(gcide) | Dispence \Dis*pence"\, v. i. & n.
See Dispense. [Obs.]
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Spencer
(gcide) | Spencer \Spen"cer\, n. [OF. despensier. See Spence, and cf.
Dispenser.]
One who has the care of the spence, or buttery. [Obs.]
--Promptorium Parvulorum.
[1913 Webster]Spencer \Spen"cer\, n. [From the third Earl Spencer, who first
wore it, or brought it into fashion.]
A short jacket worn by men and by women. --Ld. Lutton.
[1913 Webster]Spencer \Spen"cer\, n. (Naut.)
A fore-and-aft sail, abaft the foremast or the mainmast,
hoisted upon a small supplementary mast and set with a gaff
and no boom; a trysail carried at the foremast or mainmast;
-- named after its inventor, Knight Spencer, of England
[1802].
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Spencer mast, a small mast just abaft the foremast or
mainmast, for hoisting the spencer. --R. H. Dana, Jr.
[1913 Webster]Trysail \Try"sail\, n. (Naut.)
A fore-and-aft sail, bent to a gaff, and hoisted on a lower
mast or on a small mast, called the trysail mast, close abaft
a lower mast; -- used chiefly as a storm sail. Called also
spencer. --Totten.
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spencer
(gcide) | Spencer \Spen"cer\, n. [OF. despensier. See Spence, and cf.
Dispenser.]
One who has the care of the spence, or buttery. [Obs.]
--Promptorium Parvulorum.
[1913 Webster]Spencer \Spen"cer\, n. [From the third Earl Spencer, who first
wore it, or brought it into fashion.]
A short jacket worn by men and by women. --Ld. Lutton.
[1913 Webster]Spencer \Spen"cer\, n. (Naut.)
A fore-and-aft sail, abaft the foremast or the mainmast,
hoisted upon a small supplementary mast and set with a gaff
and no boom; a trysail carried at the foremast or mainmast;
-- named after its inventor, Knight Spencer, of England
[1802].
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Spencer mast, a small mast just abaft the foremast or
mainmast, for hoisting the spencer. --R. H. Dana, Jr.
[1913 Webster]Trysail \Try"sail\, n. (Naut.)
A fore-and-aft sail, bent to a gaff, and hoisted on a lower
mast or on a small mast, called the trysail mast, close abaft
a lower mast; -- used chiefly as a storm sail. Called also
spencer. --Totten.
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Spencer mast
(gcide) | Spencer \Spen"cer\, n. (Naut.)
A fore-and-aft sail, abaft the foremast or the mainmast,
hoisted upon a small supplementary mast and set with a gaff
and no boom; a trysail carried at the foremast or mainmast;
-- named after its inventor, Knight Spencer, of England
[1802].
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Spencer mast, a small mast just abaft the foremast or
mainmast, for hoisting the spencer. --R. H. Dana, Jr.
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henry spencer moore
(wn) | Henry Spencer Moore
n 1: British sculptor whose works are monumental organic forms
(1898-1986) [syn: Moore, Henry Moore, {Henry Spencer
Moore}] |
herbert spencer
(wn) | Herbert Spencer
n 1: English philosopher and sociologist who applied the theory
of natural selection to human societies (1820-1903) [syn:
Spencer, Herbert Spencer] |
lady diana frances spencer
(wn) | Lady Diana Frances Spencer
n 1: English aristocrat who was the first wife of Prince
Charles; her death in an automobile accident in Paris
produced intense national mourning (1961-1997) [syn:
Diana, Princess Diana, Princess of Wales, {Lady Diana
Frances Spencer}] |
robert traill spence lowell jr.
(wn) | Robert Traill Spence Lowell Jr.
n 1: United States poet (1917-1977) [syn: Lowell, {Robert
Lowell}, Robert Traill Spence Lowell Jr.] |
sir charles spencer chaplin
(wn) | Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin
n 1: English comedian and film maker; portrayed a downtrodden
little man in baggy pants and bowler hat (1889-1977) [syn:
Chaplin, Charlie Chaplin, {Sir Charles Spencer
Chaplin}] |
spencer
(wn) | Spencer
n 1: English philosopher and sociologist who applied the theory
of natural selection to human societies (1820-1903) [syn:
Spencer, Herbert Spencer] |
spencer tracy
(wn) | Spencer Tracy
n 1: United States film actor who appeared in many films with
Katharine Hepburn (1900-1967) [syn: Tracy, {Spencer
Tracy}] |
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