bristol : Idioms & Phrases

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Bristol board

  • a kind of fine pasteboard, made with a smooth but usually unglazed surface.
Webster 1913

Bristol brick

  • a brick of siliceous matter used for polishing cultery; originally manufactured at Bristol.
Webster 1913

bristol channel

  • noun an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean between southern Wales and southwestern England
WordNet

Bristol stone

  • rock crystal, or brilliant crystals of quartz, found in the mountain limestone near Bristol, and used in making ornaments, vases, etc. When polished, it is called Bristol diamond.
Webster 1913