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• head yard — noun : a yard on a foremast …   Useful english dictionary

• Saracen's Head Yard —    On the south side of Aldgate at No.5 (P.O. Directory). In Aldgate Ward.    Marks the site of the Saracen s Head Inn (q.v.) …   Dictionary of London

• Yard with Lunatics — Yard with Lunatics, 43.8cm x 32.7cm. c. 1794 Yard with Lunatics (Spanish: Corral de locos) is a small oil on tinplate painting completed by the Spanish artist Francisco Goya between 1793 and 1794. Goya said that the painting was informed by… …   Wikipedia

• Saracen's Head Inn, Saracen's Head Yard —    South out of Camomile Street. In Lime Street Ward (O. and M. 1677 O.S. 1848 51).    The site is now occupied by the westernmost of the two passages leading into Bishopsgate Avenue …   Dictionary of London

• Bull Head Yard —    North out of Knightrider Street, in Castle Baynard Ward (O. and M. 1677).    Site now occupied by offices and business houses …   Dictionary of London

• Duke's Head Yard —    West out of Rose Court, Tower Street (Lockie, 1816).    It seems to be shown in O.S. but not named.    Named after the sign …   Dictionary of London

• Yard (sailing) — The fore royal yard on the Prince William. Prince William s royal yards are the highest and smallest yards on the ship, are made of wood, and are lifting yards that can be raised along a section of the mast. Here it is in the lowered position. A… …   Wikipedia

• Yard (land) — A yard is an enclosed area of land, usually tied to a building. The word comes from the same linguistic root as the word garden and has many of the same meanings. Indeed both terms can loosely be used interchangeably, and may thus be maintained… …   Wikipedia

• yard — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English geard enclosure, yard; akin to Old High German gart enclosure, Latin hortus garden Date: before 12th century 1. a. a small usually walled and often paved area open to the sky and adjacent to a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• yard — yard1 /yahrd/, n. 1. a common unit of linear measure in English speaking countries, equal to 3 feet or 36 inches, and equivalent to 0.9144 meter. 2. Naut. a long spar, supported more or less at its center, to which the head of a square sail,… …   Universalium

• head — head1 W1S1 [hed] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(top of body)¦ 2¦(mind)¦ 3¦(calm/sensible)¦ 4¦(person in charge)¦ 5¦(front/leading position)¦ 6¦(crazy)¦ 7 a head/per head 8¦(river/valley)¦ 9 come to a head 9 bring something to a head …   Dictionary of contemporary English