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Raglan
Raglan, New Zealand, UK New Zealand (North Island): founded as a mission station in 1835 and named after Field Marshal Lord Raglan (1788–1855), 1st Baron Raglan and first British commander‐in‐chief during the Crimean War (1853–6). He took his title from the town in Wales.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Raglan." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Raglan." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Raglan.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Raglan." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Raglan.html |
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rag·lan / ˈraglən/ • adj. (of a sleeve) continuing in one piece up to the neck of a garment, without a shoulder seam. ∎ (of a garment) having sleeves of this type. • n. an overcoat with sleeves of this type. |
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"raglan." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "raglan." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-raglan.html "raglan." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-raglan.html |
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raglan overcoat without shoulder seams. XIX. f. name of Fitzroy James Henry Somerset. 1st Baron Raglan (d. 1855), British commander in the Crimean war.
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T. F. HOAD. "raglan." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "raglan." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-raglan.html T. F. HOAD. "raglan." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-raglan.html |
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Raglan
Raglan (Rhaglan) Mon. Raghelan 1254. ‘(Place) before the bank’. Welsh rhag + glan. The name refers to the former castle here.
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A. D. MILLS. "Raglan." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. A. D. MILLS. "Raglan." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Raglan.html A. D. MILLS. "Raglan." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Raglan.html |
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raglan
raglan •Alan, gallon, talon
•raglan
•biathlon, heptathlon, pentathlon, tetrathlon, triathlon
•Guatemalan, Marlon
•Ellen, felon, Magellan, Mellon, melon
•Veblen • Declan • watermelon
•Venezuelan • Elan
•Anguillan, Dillon, Dylan, kiln, Macmillan, Milne, villain
•limekiln • abutilon
•pylon, upsilon
•Hohenzollern, pollan, pollen, Stollen
•Lachlan
•befallen, fallen
•chapfallen • crestfallen
•Angolan, colon, Nolan, semicolon, stolen, swollen
•kulan
•woollen (US woolen)
•sullen • myrobalan • gonfalon
•castellan
•ortolan, portolan
•Köln, merlon
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"raglan." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "raglan." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-raglan.html "raglan." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-raglan.html |
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