Jamestown Weed :: "Jamestown weed () The poisonous thorn apple or stramonium (Datura stramonium), a rank weed early noticed at Jamestown, Virginia. See Datura..

Town :: Town (adv. & prep.) Formerly: (a) An inclosure which surrounded the mere homestead or dwelling of the lord of the manor. [Obs.] (b) The whole of the land which constituted the domain. [Obs.] (c) A collection of houses inclosed by fences or walls.

Town :: Town (adv. & prep.) Any number or collection of houses to which belongs a regular market, and which is not a city or the see of a bishop..

Town :: Town (adv. & prep.) Any collection of houses larger than a village, and not incorporated as a city; also, loosely, any large, closely populated place, whether incorporated or not, in distinction from the country, or from rural communities..

Town :: Town (adv. & prep.) The body of inhabitants resident in a town; as, the town voted to send two representatives to the legislature; the town voted to lay a tax for repairing the highways..

Town :: Town (adv. & prep.) A township; the whole territory within certain limits, less than those of a country..

Town :: Town (adv. & prep.) The court end of London;-- commonly with the.

Town :: Town (adv. & prep.) The metropolis or its inhabitants; as, in winter the gentleman lives in town; in summer, in the country..

Town :: Town (adv. & prep.) A farm or farmstead; also, a court or farmyard..

Town-crier :: Town-crier (n.) A town officer who makes proclamations to the people; the public crier of a town.

Towned :: Towned (a.) Having towns; containing many towns.

Townhall :: Townhall (n.) A public hall or building, belonging to a town, where the public offices are established, the town council meets, the people assemble in town meeting, etc..

Townhouse :: Townhouse (n.) A building devoted to the public used of a town; a townhall.

Townish :: Townish (a.) Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of a town; like the town.

Townless :: Townless (a.) Having no town.

Townlet :: Townlet (n.) A small town.

Townpeople :: Townpeople (n.) The inhabitants of a town or city, especially in distinction from country people; townsfolk..

Townsfolk :: Townsfolk (n.) The people of a town; especially, the inhabitants of a city, in distinction from country people; townspeople..

Township :: Township (n.) The district or territory of a town.

Township :: Township (n.) In surveys of the public land of the United States, a division of territory six miles square, containing 36 sections..

Township :: Township (n.) In Canada, one of the subdivisions of a county..

Townsman :: Townsman (n.) An inhabitant of a town; one of the same town with another.

Townsman :: Townsman (n.) A selectman, in New England. See Selectman..

Townsmen :: Townsmen (pl. ) of Townsma.

Townward :: Townward (adv.) Alt. of Townward.

Townwards :: Townwards (adv.) Toward a town.

Uptown :: Uptown (adv.) To or in the upper part of a town; as, to go uptown..

Uptown :: Uptown (a.) Situated in, or belonging to, the upper part of a town or city; as, a uptown street, shop, etc.; uptown society..

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