pope's head

Pope's head — A long handled brush for dusting ceilings, etc., also for washing windows. [Cant] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

pope's head — noun : a long handled brush usually used for dusting ceilings or washing windows …   Useful english dictionary

Pope's Head Alley —    In Broad Street (Strype, ed. 1755 Boyle, 1799). Not named in the maps …   Dictionary of London

Pope's Head Alley, Cornhill —    North out of Lombard Street, at No.72, to Cornhill at No. 18 (P.O. Directory). In Cornhill and Langbourne Wards.    First mention: 1624 (L. and P. Ed. VI., etc., Dom. S. Vol. XI. p.163).    Former name: Popes Hedes Entre, 19 H. VII. 1503 (Lond …   Dictionary of London

Pope's Head Court —    In Bell Yard (Strype, ed. 1755 Boyle, 1799). Not named in the maps …   Dictionary of London

Pope Formosus —     Pope Formosus     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Formosus     (891 896)     The pontificate of this pope belongs to that era of strife for political supremacy in Italy, which succeeded the disruption of the Carlovingian empire. Formosus was… …   Catholic encyclopedia

Pope Sixtus IV — Sixtus IV Papacy began August 9, 1471 Papacy ended August 12, 1484 (13 years, 3 days) Predecessor …   Wikipedia

Pope — 1. n. 1 (as title usu. Pope) the head of the Roman Catholic Church (also called the Bishop of Rome). 2 the head of the Coptic Church. 3 = RUFF(2). Phrases and idioms: pope s eye 1 a lymphatic gland surrounded with fat in the middle of a sheep s… …   Useful english dictionary

pope —     The Pope     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Pope     (Ecclesiastical Latin papa from Greek papas, a variant of pappas father, in classical Latin pappas Juvenal, Satires 6:633).     The title pope, once used with far greater latitude (see below …   Catholic encyclopedia

Pope Boniface VIII —     Pope Boniface VIII     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Boniface VIII     (BENEDETTO GAETANO)     Born at Anagni about 1235; died at Rome, 11 October, 1303. He was the son of Loffred, a descendant of a noble family originally Spanish, but long… …   Catholic encyclopedia

Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria — Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of all Africa redirects here. For Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, see Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa. Bishop of Alexandria Bishopric …   Wikipedia