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Look up: fancy

  1. Fancy
    Fancy is slang for to have too high an opinion of oneself or another.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  2. Fancy
    Originally a term synonymous with imagination through the use of metaphors or conceits. It was later downgraded by Romantic critics to mean invention of a more superficial nature.
    Found on http://www.poetsgraves.co.uk/glossary_of

  3. fancy
    [adj] - not plain 2. [n] - fancy was held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than imagination 3. [v] - have a fancy or particular liking or desire for
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  4. fancy
    a character from a font with a special shape,used for aesthetic applications Category: Automation (includes telecommunications and computers) • consisting essentially of decorative objects with figurines coming in or going out,according to whether the weather is likely to be good or bad Category: Physics
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  5. Fancy
    Fan'cy noun ; plural Fancies . [ Contr. from fantasy , Old French fantasie , fantaisie , French fantaisie , Latin phantasia , from Greek ........................ appearance, imagination, the power of pe...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/F/7

  6. Fancy
    Fan'cy intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Fancied , present participle & verbal noun Fancying ] 1. To figure to one's self; to believe or imagine something without proo...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/F/7

  7. Fancy
    Fan'cy transitive verb 1. To form a conception of; to portray in the mind; to imagine. « He whom I fancy , but can ne'er express.» Dryden. 2. To have a fancy for; to like; to be pleased with, particularly on ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/F/7

  8. Fancy
    Fan'cy adjective 1. Adapted to please the fancy or taste; ornamental; as, fancy goods. 2. Extravagant; above real value. « This anxiety never degenerated into a monomania, like that which led his [ Frederick the Great's] fa...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/F/7

  9. fancy
    1. Adapted to please the fancy or taste; ornamental; as, fancy goods. ... 2. Extravagant; above real value. 'This anxiety never degenerated into a monomania, like that which led his [Frederick the Great's] father to pay fancy prices for giants.' (Macaulay) Fancy ball, a ball in which porsons appear ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  10. fancy
    adjective not plain; decorative or ornamented; `fancy handwriting`; `fancy clothes`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  11. fancy
    go for verb have a fancy or particular liking or desire for; `She fancied a necklace that she had seen in the jeweler`s window`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  12. fancy
    partiality noun a predisposition to like something; `he had a fondness for whiskey`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  13. Fancy
    • (n.) An image or representation of anything formed in the mind; conception; thought; idea; conceit. • (v. t.) To have a fancy for; to like; to be pleased with, particularly on account of external appearance or manners. • (n.) A sort of love song or light impromptu ballad. • (v....
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  14. fancy
    the power of conception and representation in artistic expression (such as through the use of figures of speech by a poet). The term is sometimes ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/f/7

  15. Fancy
    Fancy is a English girl name. The meaning of the name is `Decorated ` Where is it used? The name Fancy is mainly used In English.How do they say it elsewhere? Fanny ( In English) See also In English: Frances The name Fancy doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Fancy seems to be unique!
    Found on http://i-am-pregnant.com/names/girls/Fan

  16. Fancy
    HMS Fancy was a British Algerine Class minesweeper of 950 tons displacement launched in 1943. HMS Fancy was powered by two 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 16.5 knots. She carried a peacetime complement of 85 and between 104 and 138 in war. For defence she was armed with one 4-inch dual-...
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  17. Fancy
    Fancy is slang for to have too high an opinion of oneself or another.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  18. fancy
    • something many people believe that is false
    • a predisposition to like something

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  19. Fancy
    (Bobbie Gentry song) "`Fancy`" is a song written and originally performed by Bobbie Gentry in 1969. The song depicts its heroine`s overcoming poverty to become a successful courtesan. Other than Gentry`s, the best known version of the song was recorded in 1990 by country music artis...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fancy

  20. Fancy
    (singer) Koch International, G.I.B. Music & Distribution GmbH, What`s Up ?!, 69 Records (Germany), BMG, Koch Music, Happy Vibes Records. --> `Fancy` (born `Manfred Alois Perilano`, July 7, 1946) is a German Eurodance and Euro Disco (a.k.a. italo disco) artist who was popular in the mid to...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fancy

  21. Fancy
    (band) `Fancy` were an early-mid 1970s pop group. The band was made up of session musicians produced by Mike Hurst. They had a surprise U.S. hit single in 1974 with a version of the classic "Wild Thing" and a second U.S. hit with "Touch Me" (March 1974). They were initiall...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fancy

  22. Fancy
    (DVD) `Fancy` is a DVD of live concert footage compiled from the Les Claypool`s Fancy Band 2006 tour. Filmed by Jim "Jimbo" Charna, Jeremy "staunchy" Sewell and Crew, it was released by Prawn Song Records on May 29, 2007. The soundtrack combines soundboard and "...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fancy

  23. Fancy
    (Idiot Flesh album) Name = Fancy | Type = studio | Artist = Idiot Flesh | Cover = | Released = 1997 | Recorded = | Genre = Performance art<br/>Art rock<br/>Experimental music<br/>Theatre | Length = 61:35 | Label = Vaccination Records| Reviews = | Last album = Teen Devil/Twitch...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fancy

  24. Fancy
    (Drake song) "`Fancy`" is the fourth single by Canadian recording artist, Drake, from his debut album Thank Me Later. The song features T.I. and its co-producer Swizz Beatz. It was also produced by Noah "40" Shebib (who produced the second half) and released to US r...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fancy

  25. Fancy
    (programming language) `Fancy` is a pure object-oriented programming language that is heavily influenced by Smalltalk and Ruby. The language is currently under development as an open source project by Christopher Bertels.<ref name="FancyLangAbout">”About Fancy.” https...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fancy



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9 February 2012

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At 7.01pm on 9 February 1996, the IRA ended its 17-month ceasefire with a blast that rocked east London, injured more than 100 people, one critically, and thrust Northern Ireland back into political ferment. After one hour of shock and hectic checking with the security forces who, like the Government, were taken 'completely by surprise', Prime Minister John Major attacked the bombing as 'an appalling outrage'. He called upon Sinn Fein and the IRA to condemn unequivocally those who planted the bomb near South Quay railway station on the Isle of Dogs. read more

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