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Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… 'four and twenty blackbirds baked in a pie ... a dainty dish to set before a king' [Recipes (May). In the final …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… 19th-century table-tombs. Plate: includes silver paten and dish, both hallmarked 1712. Seating: Oak seating in nave …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… and GLASS found describing CREAM BOAT, CUP, BAKING DISH, BASIN, BOTTLE, CAN, COFFEE CUP, DISH, JUG, MUG, NECKLACE, PIPE, PITCHER, SUGAR BOWL, TABLE … CAN, COFFEE CUP, COFFEE SERVICE, CUP AND SAUCER, DELF, DISH, JAR, PITCHER, PLATE, PUNCH BOWL, TABLE CHINA, TEA CUP, …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… of pompous ceremony' [Warner (1791)]. It was always a dish for high society, and may have been intended primarily … that can be produced for a large Company, or a standing Dish for the Side-board' [Tradecards (18c.)]; [Tradecards … or in slices' [Bradley (1736, facs. 1980)]. Clearly this dish was intended for consumption. OED earliest date of use: …
A New History of London
… by a refinement of policy, the simple manufacturer of a dish of coffee, was constituted licencer of books, corrector …