- monteith
- noun Etymology: Monteith, 17th century Scottish eccentric who wore a cloak with a scalloped hem Date: 1683 a large silver punch bowl with scalloped rim
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Monteith — or Menteith may refer to: Places Menteith or Monteith, a district of south Perthshire, Scotland Monteith, County Down, a village in Northern Ireland McMurrich/Monteith, Ontario, Canada municipality Things Sept of Scottish clans Graham and Stuart… … Wikipedia
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Monteith — Mon*teith , n. A kind of cotton handkerchief having a uniform colored ground with a regular pattern of white spots produced by discharging the color; so called from the Glasgow manufactures. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
monteith — [män tēth′] n. [said to be named after a 17th c. Scot whose coat had a notched hem] a large punch bowl, usually of silver, with a notched brim from which glasses and ladles are hung … English World dictionary
Monteith — Now spelt Monteath and Monteith, this is a famous and ancient Scottish surname. It is locational from an estate known as The lands of Monteith in Perthshire. The placename appears to have some French input, perhaps from Montillot in Haut Saone,… … Surnames reference
Monteith — Monteth Mon*teth , Monteith Mon*teith , n. A vessel in which glasses are washed; so called from the name of the inventor. [1913 Webster] New things produce new words, and thus Monteth Has by one vessel saved his name from death. King. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Monteith Hall — can refer to: Monteith Hall (Elyria, Ohio), on the National Register of Historic Places Monteith Hall, Virginia Tech campus This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an inter … Wikipedia
