“bishop's”

The following 13 entries include the term bishop's.

bishop's apron

noun

: a shortened cassock formerly worn by Anglican clergy out of doors but now used by bishops, deans, and archdeacons only

bishop's-cap

noun

bishop's-leaves

noun plural but singular or plural in construction

bishop's length

noun

: an artist's canvas measuring 58 by 94 inches

bishop's-miter

noun

: a miter shell compare mitra

bishop's purple

noun

: a violet glaze occurring in Chinese porcelain

bishop's ring

noun

: a ring worn by bishops on the third finger of the right hand signifying that the bishop is wedded to the church

Bishop's ring

noun

: a faint reddish brown corona due to the sun's shining through fine dust in the atmosphere

bishop's staff

noun

bishop's stone

noun

bishop's violet

noun

: a moderate reddish purple that is bluer, stronger, and slightly lighter than heliotrope (see heliotrope sense 4b) and bluer and duller than eupatorium purple

bishop's-weed

noun

: a plant of the genus Ammi

mock bishop's-weed

noun

: a plant of the genus Ptilimnium


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