Lancastern.1
/ˈlaŋkəstə/, /ˈlaŋkastə/, /ˈlaŋkɑːstə/, U.S. /ˈlæŋˌkæstər/, /ˈlæŋkəstər/ In full Lancaster gun, Lancaster rifle, the name of a cannon and rifle (respectively) having a slightly oval bore.
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society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > piece of artillery > [noun] > other pieces of ordnance
bombardc1430
ribaudequin1443
stock-gun1465
seven sistersa1529
chamber1540
bastard1545
chamber piece1547
volger1548
dogc1550
battardc1565
long shot1595
quarter piece1625
pelican1639
monkey1650
spirol1653
stock-fowler1669
saltamartino1684
smeriglio1688
botcarda1700
carriage gun1723
Lancaster1857
Armstrong1860
wire gun1860
Columbiad1861
Parrott1861
wedge-gun1876
truck-gun1883
motor cannon1889
Black Maria1914
Jack Johnson1914
supergun1915
flak1938
society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > small-arm > [noun] > rifle > types of
three-o(h)-three1683
air rifle1801
yager1817
big bore1838
seventy-five1840
telescopic rifle1850
Minié rifle1851
needle rifle1856
pea rifle1856
Lancaster1857
six-shooting1858
Whitworth1858
Henry1861
polygroove1863
telescopic-sighted rifle1863
spencer1866
magazine rifle1867
Snider rifle1868
chassepot1869
Martini–Henry rifle1869
Winchester1871
Mauser rifle1872
Martini1876
saloon rifle1881
express1884
express rifle1884
Mannlicher1884
Mauser1887
Lee-Enfield1888
Flobert1890
pump gun1890
take-down1895
two-two1895
Ross rifle1901
hammer-rifle1907
sporter1907
French 751914
twenty-two1925
machine-gun rifle1941
assault rifle1950
assault weapon1968
kalashnikov1970
assault rifle1975
1857 G. A. Lawrence Guy Livingstone iv. 49 Guy's great Lancaster rang out with the roar of a small field-piece.
1858 W. Greener Gunnery in 1858 121 Wrought iron shells have already been thoroughly tried in the Lancaster oval gun.
1860 All Year Round 15 Sept. 545 As for the Lancaster guns, how they burst!
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
Lancastern.2
/ˈlaŋkəstə/, /ˈlaŋkastə/, /ˈlaŋkɑːstə/, U.S. /ˈlæŋˌkæstər/, /ˈlæŋkəstər/ Lancaster cloth n. see quot. 1950. Cf. American cloth n. at American n. and adj. Compounds 3a.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric manufactured in specific way > treated or processed in specific way > [noun] > made waterproof > with oil > specific
oilcloth1753
oil floor-clotha1756
American cloth1851
American leather1858
American oilcloth1869
Lancaster cloth1939
1939 Archit. Rev. 86 258/1 Lancaster cloth. This is a muslin base impregnated with a linseed oil compound.
1950 ‘Mercury’ Dict. Textile Terms 312/2 Lancaster cloth, a light, washable oilcloth used on shelves, tables, round wash basins, etc. Made with a cotton back and with a face dressing of linseed oil, etc. compound.
1951 Good Housek. Home Encycl. 166/2 A less expensive covering is provided..by Lancaster (or American) cloth.
1960 Design Sept. 71/2 The indicator boards..are faced with Lancaster cloth in red, grey-green and yellow.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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