Plague
101plague of the first-born — tenth and final plague cast upon the Egyptians, death to the first born (Biblical) …
102plague grasshopper — noun or plague locust : a grasshopper that may rapidly build up vast destructive swarms from a small localized population; especially : either of two Australian grasshoppers (Chortoicetes terminifera or Austroicetes cruciata) …
103plague locust — noun see plague grasshopper …
104Plague — Colloquial term for the disastrous outbreak of disease, esp. in 1348, and known in the words of Henry Knighton (d. 1396) as the general mortality of the world . [< Lat. plaga = a wound; later, a pestilence] Cf. Black Death …
105Plague — See Black death …
106plague — Mawdesley Glossary to tease or torment a child or a dog …
107Plague — Two major plagues are described in Byzantine historical sources. The first occurred from 541 544, a graphic account of which is given by Prokopios of Caesarea (q.v.) in his Wars. The second was the Black Death of 1348 1349, described by John… …
108plague — pleɪg n. epidemic, widespread disease, pestilence; nuisance, annoyance, pest v. bother, harass; annoy, pester …
109plague — I. n. 1. Pestilence, pest. 2. Affliction, annoyance, vexation, trouble, nuisance, curse, torment, thorn in one s side. II. v. a. Annoy, tease, vex, worry, trouble, molest, torment, harass, harry, disturb, fret, gall, chafe, bore, incommode,… …
110Plague — L Breaks out on the St. André, 31 …