spencer
1a short, close-fitting jacket, frequently trimmed with fur, worn in the 19th century by women and children.
a man's close-fitting jacket, having a collar and lapels and reaching just below the waist, worn in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
an English wig of the 18th century.
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a large gaff sail used abaft a square-rigged foremast or abaft the mainmast of a ship or bark.
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a .52 caliber, lever-action repeating rifle and carbine patented in the U.S. in 1860 and used by the Union army and navy in the Civil War.
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Charles, 3rd Earl of Sunderland, 1674–1722, British statesman: prime minister 1718–21.
Herbert, 1820–1903, English philosopher.
Platt Rogers [plat], /plæt/, 1800–64, U.S. calligrapher and teacher of penmanship.
a town in NW Iowa.
a town in central Massachusetts.
a male given name.
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British Dictionary definitions for spencer (1 of 3)
/ (ˈspɛnsə) /
a short fitted coat or jacket
a woman's knitted vest
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1British Dictionary definitions for spencer (2 of 3)
/ (ˈspɛnsə) /
nautical a large loose-footed gaffsail on a square-rigger or barque
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2British Dictionary definitions for Spencer (3 of 3)
/ (ˈspɛnsə) /
Herbert. 1820–1903, English philosopher, who applied evolutionary theory to the study of society, favouring laissez-faire doctrines
Sir Stanley. 1891–1959, English painter, noted esp for his paintings of Christ in a contemporary English setting
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