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  • 11Woolsack — The large red cushion, stuffed with wool, on which the lord *chan cellor sits as speaker of the House of Lords. It signified just how vital the wool trade was to the national economy. At first it was simply a sack filled with wool for the judges… …

    Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases

  • 12Woolsack —    A tenement in Bread Street called le Wolsacke, 4 Ed. VI. (L. and M. Ft of Fmes, II. 75).    No later mention.    It was a wool merchant s sign …

    Dictionary of London

  • 13WOOLSACK —    the seat of the Lord Chancellor in the House of Lords, as Speaker of the House, being a large square cushion of wool covered with red cloth, without either back or arms …

    The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • 14woolsack — n. package of wool; padded judge´s chair …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 15woolsack — wool•sack [[t]ˈwʊlˌsæk[/t]] n. brit. Brit. (in the House of Lords) one of a number of cloth covered seats or divans stuffed with wool, for the use of judges …

    From formal English to slang

  • 16woolsack — n. 1 (in the UK) the Lord Chancellor s wool stuffed seat in the House of Lords. 2 the position of Lord Chancellor …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 17Château Woolsack — is a château in Landes, Aquitane, France. It dates to 1911 and was built in a Tudor style. Categories: Châteaux in Landes1911 architectureFrench castle stubs …

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  • 18Woolsack Alley —    See Cutler Street …

    Dictionary of London

  • 19Château Woolsack — Façade du château Woolsack, à Mimizan Période ou style Style Tudor Début construction 1911 Propriétaire initial Duc de Westminster …

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  • 20Chateau de Woolsack — Château Woolsack Château Woolsack Façade du château Woolsack, à Mimizan Présentation Période ou style Style Tudor Début construction …

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