K
K ...
- 1 K
- 2 K
- 3 K.C.B
- 4 K.G
- 5 K.K
- 6 K.O.B. (i.e. the King’s Own Borderers)
- 7 Ka Me, Ka Thee
- 8 Kaaba (Arabic, kabah, a square house)
- 9 Kabibonokka (North - American Indian)
- 10 Kadris
- 11 Kaffir (Arabic, Kâfir, an infidel)
- 12 Kai-Omurs (the mighty Omurs)
- 13 Kai-anians
- 14 Kailyal
- 15 Kain Hens
- 16 Kaiser
- 17 Kajak
- 18 Kaled
- 19 Kaleda (Sclavonic mythology)
Kali ...
- 1 Kali
- 2 Kaliyuga
- 3 Kalmar
- 4 Kalmucks
- 5 Kalpa
- 6 Kalpa-Tarou
- 7 Kalyb
- 8 Kam
- 9 Kâma
- 10 Kami
- 11 Kamsin
- 12 Kansas
- 13 Kansas
- 14 Karaites [Scripturists]
- 15 Karma
- 16 Karmathians
- 17 Karoon or Korah
- 18 Karrows
- 19 Kaswa (Al)
- 20 Katerfelto
Katharine or Katharina ...
- 1 Katharine or Katharina
- 2 Kathay
- 3 Katmir
- 4 Kay or Sir Key
- 5 Kayward
- 6 Keber
- 7 Kebla
- 8 Kebla-Noma
- 9 Kedar’s Tents
- 10 Kederli
- 11 Kedjeree
- 12 Keel-hauling or -haling
- 13 Keelman (A)
- 14 Keelson or Kelson
- 15 Keening
- 16 Keep Down (To)
- 17 Keep House (To)
- 18 Keep Touch
- 19 Keep Up (To)
- 20 Keep at Arm’s Length (To)
Keep Body and Soul Together (To) ...
- 1 Keep Body and Soul Together (To)
- 2 Keep Company with (To)
- 3 Keep Good Hours (To)
- 4 Keep it Dark
- 5 Keep One’s Countenance (To)
- 6 Keep One’s Own Counsel (To)
- 7 Keep your Breath to Cool your Porridge
- 8 Keep your Powder Dry
- 9 Keepers
- 10 Kehama
- 11 Kelpie or Kelpy
- 12 Kelso Convoy (A)
- 13 Kema
- 14 Kempfer-Hausen
- 15 Kempis
- 16 Ken or Kiun
- 17 Kendal Green
- 18 Kenelm (St.)
- 19 Kenna
- 20 Kenna Quhair [I know not where]
Kenne ...
- 1 Kenne
- 2 Kennedy
- 3 Kennel
- 4 Kenno
- 5 Kensington
- 6 Kent (Latin, Cantium)
- 7 Kent’s Hole
- 8 Kent Street Ejectment
- 9 Kentish Fire
- 10 Kentish Moll
- 11 Kentishmen’s Tails
- 12 Kentucky (U.S. America)
- 13 Kepler’s Fairy
- 14 Kepler’s Laws (Johann Kepler, 1571–1630):
- 15 Kerchief of Plesaunce
- 16 Kerna
- 17 Kernel
- 18 Kersey
- 19 Kerseymere
- 20 Kerzereh or Kerzrah
Kesora ...
- 1 Kesora
- 2 Kestrel
- 3 Ketch
- 4 Ketch
- 5 Ketchup
- 6 Ketmir or Katmir
- 7 Kettle (A)
- 8 Kettle of Fish
- 9 Kettledrum
- 10 Kettledrummle (Gabriel.)
- 11 Kevin (St.)
- 12 Kex
- 13 Key
- 14 Key-cold
- 15 Key-stone
- 16 Key and the Bible (A)
- 17 Key of a Cipher
- 18 Key of the Mediterranean
- 19 Key of Russia
- 20 Key of Spain
Keys ...
- 1 Keys
- 2 Keys
- 3 Keys (The House of)
- 4 Keyne (St.)
- 5 Khedive dEgypte
- 6 Khorassan [Region of the Sun]
- 7 Ki
- 8 Kiak-Kiak (god of gods)
- 9 Kick (A)
- 10 Kick Over the Traces (To)
- 11 Kick the Beam (To)
- 12 Kick the Bucket (To)
- 13 Kick Up a Row (To)
- 14 Kickshaws
- 15 Kicksy-wicksy
- 16 Kid (A)
- 17 Kid (A)
- 18 Kidderminster Poetry
- 19 Kidnapper (A)
- 20 Kidney
Kilda (St.) ...
- 1 Kilda (St.)
- 2 Kildare
- 3 Kildare’s Holy Fane
- 4 Kilkenny
- 5 Kilkenny Cats
- 6 Kill (A)
- 7 Kill Two Birds with One Stone (To)
- 8 Killed by Inches
- 9 Killed by Kindness
- 10 Killing
- 11 Killing-stone
- 12 Killing no Murder
- 13 Kilmansegg (Miss)
- 14 Kilmarnock Cowls
- 15 Kilmarth Rocks (Scotland)
- 16 Kilwinning
- 17 Kin, Kind
- 18 Kindhart
- 19 King
- 20 King
King Ban ...
- 1 King Ban
- 2 King Cash
- 3 King Cole
- 4 King Cotton
- 5 King Estmere
- 6 King Franconi
- 7 King Horn
- 8 King Log
- 9 King-maker
- 10 King Mob
- 11 King Pétaud
- 12 King Ryence
- 13 King Stork
- 14 King-of-Arms
- 15 King of Bark
- 16 King of Bath
- 17 King of Beasts
- 18 King of Dalkey
- 19 King of Khorassan
- 20 King of Metals
King of Misrule ...
- 1 King of Misrule
- 2 King of Painters
- 3 King of Preachers
- 4 King of Rome
- 5 King of Shreds and Patches
- 6 King of Spain’s Trampeter (The)
- 7 King of Terrors
- 8 King of Waters
- 9 King of Yvetot (pron. Ev-to)
- 10 King of the Bean (roi de la fève)
- 11 King of the Beggars
- 12 King of the Forest
- 13 King of the Herrings (The)
- 14 King of the Jungle (The)
- 15 King of the Peak (The)
- 16 King of the Sea (The)
- 17 King of the Teign
- 18 King of the World (Shah-Jehan)
- 19 King of the World
- 20 King Chosen by the Neighing of a Horse (A)
King Over the Water (The) ...
- 1 King Over the Water (The)
- 2 King’s [or Queen’s] Bench
- 3 King’s Cave
- 4 King’s Chair
- 5 King’s Crag
- 6 King’s Cross
- 7 King’s Evil
- 8 King’s Keys
- 9 King’s Men
- 10 King’s Mess (The)
- 11 King’s Oak (The)
- 12 King’s Picture
- 13 King’s Quhair
- 14 King’s Cheese goes half in Paring
- 15 King’s Hanoverian White Horse (The)
- 16 King’s Own Scottish Borderers (The)
- 17 Kings
- 18 Kings, etc., of England
- 19 Kings have Long Hands
- 20 Kings may override Grammar
Kingly Titles ...
- 1 Kingly Titles
- 2 Kingdom Come
- 3 Kingsale
- 4 Kingsley’s Stand
- 5 Kingston Bridge
- 6 Kingston - on - Thames
- 7 Kingstown (Ireland)
- 8 Kingswood Lions
- 9 Kinless Loons
- 10 Kiosk
- 11 Kirk of Skulls
- 12 Kirke-grim
- 13 Kirke’s Lambs
- 14 Kirkrapine
- 15 Kismet
- 16 Kiss
- 17 Kiss Hands (To)
- 18 Kiss the Book
- 19 Kiss the Dust
- 20 Kiss the Hare’s Foot (To)
Kiss the Mistress (To) ...
- 1 Kiss the Mistress (To)
- 2 Kiss the Rod (To)
- 3 Kiss behind the Garden Gate (A)
- 4 Kiss given to a Poet
- 5 Kiss the Gunner’s Daughter (To)
- 6 Kiss the Place to make it Well
- 7 Kissing-comfit
- 8 Kissing-crust
- 9 Kissing the Hand
- 10 Kissing the Pope’s Toe
- 11 Kissing under the Mistletoe
- 12 Kist-vaen (The)
- 13 Kist of Whistles (A)
- 14 Kistnerappan
- 15 Kit. (Anglo-Saxon, kette, a cist or box [of tools].)
- 16 Kit
- 17 Kit-cat Club
- 18 Kit Cats
- 19 Kit’s Coty House
- 20 Kitchen
Kitchenmaid (Mrs.) ...
- 1 Kitchenmaid (Mrs.)
- 2 Kite (A)
- 3 Kite-flying
- 4 Kitely
- 5 Kittle of Fish
- 6 Klaus (Peter)
- 7 Klephts (The)
- 8 Knack
- 9 Knave
- 10 Knave of Hearts (A)
- 11 Knave of Sologne (A)
- 12 Knee
- 13 Knee Tribute
- 14 Kneph
- 15 Knickerbocker (Diedrich)
- 16 Knickerbockers
- 17 Knife
- 18 Knife
- 19 Knife and Fork
- 20 Knifeboard
Knight ...
- 1 Knight
- 2 Knight Rider Street (London)
- 3 Knight of La Mancha
- 4 Knight of the Bleeding Heart
- 5 Knight of the Cloak (The)
- 6 Knight of the Couching Leopard (The)
- 7 Knight of the Order of John-William (A)
- 8 Knight of the Post
- 9 Knight of the Rueful Countenance
- 10 Knight’s Fee
- 11 Knight’s Ward (The)
- 12 Knights
- 13 Knights Bachelors
- 14 Knights Bannerets
- 15 Knights Baronets
- 16 Knights Errant
- 17 Knights of Carpetry
- 18 Knights of Industry
- 19 Knights of Labour
- 20 Knights of Malta
Knights of St. Crispin ...
- 1 Knights of St. Crispin
- 2 Knights of St. Patrick
- 3 Knights of the Bag
- 4 Knights of the Bath
- 5 Knights of the Blade
- 6 Knights of the Chamber
- 7 Knights of the Cleaver
- 8 Knights of the Garter
- 9 Knights of the Green Cloth
- 10 Knights of the Handcuffs
- 11 Knights of the Hare
- 12 Knights of the Holy Sepulchre
- 13 Knights of the Order of the Golden Fleece
- 14 Knights of the Pencil
- 15 Knights of the Pestle or Knights of the Pestle and Mortar
- 16 Knights o the Post
- 17 Knights of the Rainbow
- 18 Knights of the Road
- 19 Knights of the Round Table
- 20 Knights of the Shears
Knights of the Shell ...
- 1 Knights of the Shell
- 2 Knights of the Shire
- 3 Knights of the Spigot
- 4 Knights of the Swan
- 5 Knights of the Stick
- 6 Knights of the Thistle
- 7 Knights of the Whip
- 8 Knighten Guild
- 9 Knipperdollings
- 10 Knock Under (To)
- 11 Knocked into a Cocked Hat
- 12 Knockers
- 13 Knot
- 14 Knot and Bridle (A)
- 15 Knots of May
- 16 Knotted Stick is Planed (The)
- 17 Knotgrass
- 18 Knout
- 19 Know Thyself
- 20 Know the Fitting Moment
Know Your Own Mind ...
- 1 Know Your Own Mind
- 2 Know-Nothings
- 3 Knows which Side his Bread is Buttered (He)
- 4 Knowledge-box (Your)
- 5 Knox’s Croft
- 6 Knuckle-duster
- 7 Knuckle Under (To)
- 8 Kobold
- 9 Kochlani
- 10 Koh-i-Nûr [Mountain of light]
- 11 Kohol or Kohl
- 12 Koli or the Kolis
- 13 Konx Ompax
- 14 Koppa
- 15 Korân
- 16 Korrigans
- 17 Koumiss or Kumiss
- 18 Kraal
- 19 Kraken
- 20 Kratim
Kremlin (The) ...
- 1 Kremlin (The)
- 2 Krems White
- 3 Kreuzer (pron. kroit-zer)
- 4 Kriemhild
- 5 Krishna (the black one)
- 6 Kriss Kringle
- 7 Krita
- 8 Krupp Gun
- 9 Krupp Steel
- 10 Ku-Klux-Klan (The)
- 11 Kudos
- 12 Kufic
- 13 Kufic Coins
- 14 Kumara [youthful]
- 15 Kurd
- 16 Kursaal
- 17 Kuru
- 18 Kyanise
- 19 Kyle
- 20 Kyrie Eleison [Ki-ri-e E-li-sn]
Kyrle Society (The) ...
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