nunnery
11nunnery — obsolete a brothel The religious orders provided many allusive words for sexual subjects before and for some decades after the dissolution of the monasteries in the 1530s, partly out of envy at the wealth of the Church and partly because …
12Nunnery Colliery — was a coal mine close to the city centre of Sheffield, South Yorkshire. The mining company, known as The Waverley Coal Company, also worked High Hazels Colliery about 3 miles (5 km) further east. Contents 1 History 2 The Nunnery Paddy Mail… …
13Nunnery Wood High School — Address Spetchley Road West Midlands Worcester, Worcestershire, WR5 2LT, England United Kingdom Information School type …
14Nunnery engine shed — was a small locomotive depot close to the city centre of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. After gaining running powers over the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway to reach Sheffield, the London and North Western Railway (LNWR) set …
15Nunnery Hill Incline — The Nunnery Hill Incline was a funicular designed by Samuel Diescher in 1877. It was operational until 1899, and connected Federal Street to the Fineview neighborhood in Pittsburgh. It was one of a few inclines with a curve in the track. [1] See… …
16nunnery — noun (plural neries) Date: 14th century a convent of nuns …
17nunnery — /nun euh ree/, n., pl. nunneries. a building or group of buildings for nuns; convent. [1225 75; ME nonnerie. See NUN1, ERY] * * * …
18nunnery — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. convent, cloister, cenacle, sisterhood, order. See temple. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. convent, priory, abbey; see cloister 1 , retreat 2 . See Synonym Study at cloister . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n …
19nunnery — nun|ne|ry [ˈnʌnəri] n plural nunneries old use a ↑convent …
20nunnery — nun|ner|y [ nʌnəri ] noun count MAINLY LITERARY a CONVENT …
