Difference between revisions of "Derby"
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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_109491" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_109491" /> == | ||
<p> '''(1):''' ''' (''' n.) | <p> '''(1):''' ''' (''' n.) A stiff felt hat with a dome-shaped crown. </p> <p> '''(2):''' ''' (''' n.) A race for three-old horses, run annually at [[Epsom]] (near London), for the [[Derby]] stakes. It was instituted by the 12th [[Earl]] of Derby, in 1780. </p> | ||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_72023" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_72023" /> == | ||
Latest revision as of 17:14, 15 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(1): ( n.) A stiff felt hat with a dome-shaped crown.
(2): ( n.) A race for three-old horses, run annually at Epsom (near London), for the Derby stakes. It was instituted by the 12th Earl of Derby, in 1780.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]
County town of Derbyshire, on the Derwent, with manufactures of silk, cotton hosiery, lace, porcelain, &c.; it is the centre of a great railway system.
