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Definition of Signboards
1. signboard [n] - See also: signboard
Lexicographical Neighbors of Signboards
Literary usage of Signboards
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Antiquarian (1871)
"SIR,— Mr. JT Emslie, by consulting " The History of signboards," by J. ...
His opinion that many signboards have been painted by art-educated men,* and I ..."
2. Chamber's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge (1892)
"These creaking and ponderous signboards proved a source of annoyance, ... So in
1762-70, under act of parliament, the London signboards were either wholly ..."
3. Sketches in and Around Shanghai, Etc by John D. Clark (1894)
"There are many primitive signboards to be seen in towns at home, ... But we will
not endeavour to recall from memory curious signboards to be seen at home, ..."
4. England and the English in the Eighteenth Century: Chapters in the Social by William Connor Sydney (1891)
"... endured by foot-passengers—signboards—A city shower—Sedan chairmen—Pall
Mall—Night side of Old ..."
5. England and the English in the Eighteenth Century: Chapters in the Social by William Connor Sydney (1891)
"... The art of walking the streets'—Taking the wall —Inconveniences endured by
foot-passengers—signboards—A city shower—Sedan chairmen—Pall Mall—Night side ..."
6. The Old Régime: Courts, Salons, and Theatres by lady Catherine Hannah Charlotte Jackson, Catherine Charlotte Jackson (1880)
"Crossing the Gutters.—What became of the Children. — The Liveliest City in
Europe.—Shopkeepers' signboards.—The Lieutenant de Police. ..."
7. The Straits of Malacca, Indo-China, and China: Or, Ten Years' Travels by John Thomson (1875)
"Canton—Its general Appearance—Its Population—Streets—Shops— .Mode of transacting
Business—signboards—Work and Wages—The Willow-pattern ..."
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