Muscovy
11Muscovy Company — Ivan IV of Russia Shows His Treasury to Jerome Horsey (Alexander Litovchenko, 1875) The Muscovy Company (also called the Russian Company or the Muscovy Trading Company, Russian: Московская компания, Moskovskaya kompaniya), was a trading company… …
12Muscovy Crown — Portrait of King Sigismund III Vasa in coronation robes (detail), wearing the Muscovy Crown The so called Muscovy Crown was a part of the Polish Crown Jewels. It was made in about 1610 for Prince Władysław Vasa s coronation as a Tsar of Russia,… …
13muscovy glass — Mica Mi ca, n. [L. mica crumb, grain, particle; cf. F. mica.] (Min.) The name of a group of minerals characterized by highly perfect cleavage, so that they readily separate into very thin leaves, more or less elastic. They differ widely in… …
14Muscovy duck — noun Etymology: Muscovy, principality of Moscow, Russia Date: 1657 a large dark crested duck (Cairina moschata) of Central and South America that is widely kept in domestication …
15Muscovy Company — ▪ English trade organization also called Russia Company, body of English merchants trading with Russia. The company was formed in 1555 by the navigator and explorer Sebastian Cabot (Cabot, Sebastian) and various London merchants and was… …
16Muscovy Court — West out of Trinity Square, Tower Hill, at No.5 (P.O. Directory). in Tower Ward (O.S.). Earliest mention: Strype, 1720. The buildings are described as new (I. ii. 54). It had an entrance into the Navy Office (ib.). Mentioned in… …
17muscovy duck — paprastoji muskusinė antis statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Cairina moschata angl. muscovy duck vok. Moschusente, f rus. мускусная утка, f pranc. canard musqué, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – muskusinės antys …
18Muscovy — geographical name 1. the principality of Moscow (founded 1295) which in 15th century came to dominate Russia 2. see Russia 1 …
19Muscovy — noun The Russian territory around and ruled from Moscow by grand princes until it became the nucleus of a united Russia, which its dynasty ruled first as czars (kings) from Moscow, later as emperors from Saint Petersburg …
20Muscovy — [ mʌskəvi] noun archaic Russia. Origin from obs. Fr. Muscovie, from mod. L Moscovia, from Russ. Moskva Moscow …
