Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Bristol"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Bristol \Bris"tol\, n.
A seaport city in the west of England.

{Bristol board}, a kind of fine pasteboard, made with a
smooth but usually unglazed surface.

{Bristol brick}, a brick of siliceous matter used for
polishing cultery; -- originally manufactured at Bristol.


{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}.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

Bristol
n : an industrial city and port in southwestern England near the
mouth of the River Avon [syn: {Bristol}]


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