back-passage

  • 41Back Court —    North out of Cloth Fair at No.21 and east, parallel to and between Long Lane and Cloth Fair (P.O. Directory). In Farringdon Ward Without.    First mention: Lockie, 1810.    Former names : Back Alley (Strype, 1720 Boyle, 1799). Back Streate (O …

    Dictionary of London

  • 42passage — [13] Passage goes back to the Latin ancestor of modern French. Here, the noun *passāticum was derived from passāre (source of English pass). This found its way into English via Old French passage. At first it simply meant ‘passing’ or ‘way along… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 43passage — [13] Passage goes back to the Latin ancestor of modern French. Here, the noun *passāticum was derived from passāre (source of English pass). This found its way into English via Old French passage. At first it simply meant ‘passing’ or ‘way along… …

    Word origins

  • 44Back step — Step Step, n. [AS. st[ae]pe. See {Step}, v. i.] 1. An advance or movement made by one removal of the foot; a pace. [1913 Webster] 2. A rest, or one of a set of rests, for the foot in ascending or descending, as a stair, or a round of a ladder.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 45Back Alley, Yard, Little Moorfields —    West out of Back Street, Little Moorfields, with passage south to Moor Lane (Strype, ed. 1720), and leading to Ropemakers Alley. Cripplegate Ward Without …

    Dictionary of London

  • 46back matter — Synonyms and related words: PS, Parthian shot, acknowledgments, addendum, afterthought, appendix, article, back, bastard title, bibliography, book, catch line, catchword, chapter, chorus, clause, coda, codicil, colophon, conclusion, consequence,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 47Passage, nasal — The walls of the nasal passages are coated with respiratory mucous membranes which contain innumerable tiny hair like cells that act to move waves of mucus toward the throat. Dust, bacteria, and other particles inhaled from the air are trapped by …

    Medical dictionary

  • 48Back Alley, Three Crane Lane —    A passage to the Thames out of Three Crane Lane (Rocque, 1746 Boyle, 1799). In Vintry Ward.    The alley seems to have been removed and the site rebuilt about the beginning of the 19th century …

    Dictionary of London

  • 49Behind one's back — Back Back (b[a^]k), n. [AS. b[ae]c, bac; akin to Icel., Sw., & LG. bak, Dan. bag; cf. OHG. bahho ham, Skr. bhaj to turn, OSlav. b[=e]g[u^] flight. Cf. {Bacon}.] 1. In human beings, the hinder part of the body, extending from the neck to the end… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 50Full back — Back Back (b[a^]k), n. [AS. b[ae]c, bac; akin to Icel., Sw., & LG. bak, Dan. bag; cf. OHG. bahho ham, Skr. bhaj to turn, OSlav. b[=e]g[u^] flight. Cf. {Bacon}.] 1. In human beings, the hinder part of the body, extending from the neck to the end… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English