Hall definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary HALL, n. [L. aula; Heb. a tent, a palace.] 1. In ... edifice in which courts of justice are held; as Westminster Hall, which was originally a royal palace,the kings of England ... room for a corporation or public assembly; as a town-hall; Fanueil Hall in Boston, etc. 6. A collegiate body in the universities ... rooms open; "the elevators were at the end of the hall" [syn: hallway, hall] 2: a large entrance or reception ...
music hall definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a theater in which vaudeville is staged [syn: music hall, vaudeville theater, vaudeville theatre] 2: a variety show with songs and comic acts etc. [syn: vaudeville, music hall] Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1842 a vaudeville theater; also ... 1913 Dictionary Music box. See Musical box, under Musical. Music hall, a place for public musical entertainments. Music loft, a gallery ... without flinching. [Colloq. or Slang] Webster's 1913 Dictionary Music hall Music hall A place for public musical entartainments; specif. (Eng.), esp. ...
Judgment hall definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Judgment Judg"ment, n. [OE ... secured to the creditor by a judge's order. Judgment hall, a hall where courts are held. Judgment seat, the seat or bench ... John 18:28, 33; 19:9; Matt. 27:27), "common hall." In all these passages the Revised Version renders "palace." In ... ment hol (to praitorion, "Then led they Jesus .... unto the hall of judgment .... and they themselves went not into the judgment hall" (Joh 18:28 the King James Version); "Then Pilate ...
city hall definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a building ... b. city officialdom or bureaucracy < you can't fight city hall > Collin's Cobuild Dictionary also City Hall(city halls) The city hall is the building which a city council uses as its main offices. They massed in front of the city hall. ...at Sheffield City Hall. N-COUNT; N-PROPER Collin's Cobuild Dictionary see ...
Moot-hall definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary MOOT-HALL MOOT'-HOUSE, n. A town hall; hall of judgment. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Moot-hall Moot"-hall`, Moot-house Moot"-house`, n. [AS. m[=o]th? ...
town hall definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a government ... government offices and meetings Collin's Cobuild Dictionary also Town Hall(town halls) 1. In Britain, a town hall in a town is a large building owned and used ... often as its main office. You can also use town hall to refer to the town council that uses this building ... In the United States, especially in New England, a town hall is a building or hall used for local government business. N-COUNT Collin's ...
Hall of Fame definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1 ... as a sport) who have been selected as particularly illustrious • Hall of Famer Collin's Cobuild Dictionary (halls of fame) 1 ... you say that someone is a member of a particular hall of fame, you mean that they are one of the ... activity. Vivienne Westwood has scaled the heights of fashion's hall of fame. N-SING: with supp 2. In the United States, a hall of fame is a type of museum where people can ...
mess hall definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a (large ... room where service personnel eat or relax [syn: mess, mess hall] Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1843 a hall or building (as on an army post) in which mess ... is served Collin's Cobuild Dictionary (mess halls) A mess hall is a large room where a particular group of people ... coffeeroom, commons, cookhouse, cookshack, cookshop, diner, dinette, dining car, dining hall, dining room, dining saloon, dog wagon, drive-in, drive-in ...
Marguerite Radclyffe Hall definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: English writer ... was banned in Britain for many years (1883-1943) [syn: Hall, Radclyffe Hall, Marguerite Radclyffe Hall]
Hall-mark definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Hall-mark Hall"-mark`, n. The official stamp of the Goldsmiths' Company and ... Also used figuratively; -- as, a word or phrase lacks the hall-mark of the best writers.
entrance hall definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a large ... entrance or reception room or area [syn: anteroom, antechamber, entrance hall, hall, foyer, lobby, vestibule] Collin's Cobuild Dictionary (entrance halls) The entrance hall of a large house, hotel, or other large building, is ...
G. Stanley Hall definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: United States ... of child psychology strongly influenced educational psychology (1844-1924) [syn: Hall, G. Stanley Hall, Granville Stanley Hall]
Radclyffe Hall definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: English writer ... was banned in Britain for many years (1883-1943) [syn: Hall, Radclyffe Hall, Marguerite Radclyffe Hall]