“ofthe”

The following 434 entries include the term ofthe.

Entries 256–270 of 434

rule of the air

: a provision of the code of regulations governing matters of air traffic (as the meeting and overtaking of other aircraft, the use of defined air lanes of travel, or the height of flying over cities)

sergeant of the guard

: the senior noncommissioned officer of an interior guard

session of the peace

: a sitting of justices of the peace for the trial of cases or the exercise of other assigned powers —usually used in plural

Sister of the Good Shepherd

: a member of a cloistered Roman Catholic order established at Caen, France, in 1641 and devoted especially to the shelter and rehabilitation of girls and women

Sister of the Holy Cross

: a member of a Roman Catholic sisterhood founded at Le Mans, France, in 1841 and devoted to teaching and charitable works

Sister of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary

: a member of a Roman Catholic congregation founded in Canada in 1843 and devoted to teaching

Sister of the Immaculate Heart of Mary

: a member of a Roman Catholic teaching sisterhood founded at Monroe, Michigan, in 1845

Song of the Three Holy Children

noun

: prayer of azariah —abbreviation Song of Thr

specter of the Brocken

: brocken specter

square of the circle

star-of-the-earth

noun

star of the veldt

sweep of the tiller

: a circular frame on which the tiller of a ship travels

tail of the eye

: the outer corner of the eye

Tatar of the Volga

: kazan tatar


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