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noun • any piece of cord that conveys liquid by capillary action • a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame | ||||||||
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noun • A merchant guild, particularly the Fellowship of London Merchants (the "Old Hanse") given a monopoly on London's foreign trade by the Normans or its successor, the Company of Merchant Adventurers (the "New Hanse"), incorporated in 1497 and chartered under Henry VII and Elizabeth I. • The rights and privileges of such guilds, particularly their trade monopolies. • A commercial association of Scottish free burghs in the Middle Ages. • The Hanseatic League: a commercial association of German towns in the Middle Ages. • The guildhall of a Hanse. • A fee payable to the Hanse, particularly its entrance fee and the impost levied on non-members trading in its area. • That part of an elliptical or many-centred arch which has the shorter radius and immediately adjoins the impost. | ||||||||
Northern Towns Lighter Part Crossword Clue
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