Crossword clues for show of hands
show of hands
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Show \Show\, n. [Formerly written also shew.]
The act of showing, or bringing to view; exposure to sight; exhibition.
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That which os shown, or brought to view; that which is arranged to be seen; a spectacle; an exhibition; as, a traveling show; a cattle show.
As for triumphs, masks, feasts, and such shows.
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Proud or ostentatious display; parade; pomp.
I envy none their pageantry and show.
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Semblance; likeness; appearance.
He through the midst unmarked, In show plebeian angel militant Of lowest order, passed.
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False semblance; deceitful appearance; pretense.
Beware of the scribes, . . . which devour widows' houses, and for a shew make long prayers.
--Luke xx. 4 4
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6. (Med.) A discharge, from the vagina, of mucus streaked with blood, occuring a short time before labor.
7. (Mining) A pale blue flame, at the top of a candle flame, indicating the presence of fire damp.
--Raymond.Show bill, a broad sheet containing an advertisement in large letters.
Show box, a box xontaining some object of curiosity carried round as a show.
Show card, an advertising placard; also, a card for displaying samples.
Show case, a gla?ed case, box, or cabinet for displaying and protecting shopkeepers' wares, articles on exhibition in museums, etc.
Show glass, a glass which displays objects; a mirror.
Show of hands, a raising of hands to indicate judgment; as, the vote was taken by a show of hands.
Show stone, a piece of glass or crystal supposed to have the property of exhibiting images of persons or things not present, indicating in that way future events.
Wiktionary
n. A vote in which people raise a hand in order to state their agreement with something.
Wikipedia
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show of hands are an english folk band.
Show of Hands is a feature film written and directed by Anthony McCarten. It stars Melanie Lynskey, Craig Hall Stephen Lovatt and Matt Whelan.
Based on true events, the story concerns an endurance competition where the person who can keep their hand on a new car the longest wins the car. The world record for such a competition is over five days.
Filming took place in New Plymouth, New Zealand between November and December 2007. The film premiered at the Montreal Film Festival on 28 August 2008, and was released theatrically in New Zealand on 13 November.
Show of Hands is the debut album by English folk duo Show of Hands. The duo formed when Phil Beer took a break from folk rock band The Albion Band, requesting to Steve Knightley that they record a cassette together in Knightley's garage. Knightley, who had recently returned to the duo's native Devon after departing London, agreed, and the duo recorded the album together in January 1987 in Catsley Home, described by Knightley as an outbuilding in the remotest part of Dorset. The album contains twelve compositions, mostly songs by Knightley.
The duo self-released the album in early 1987 on cassette only. It was recorded and released to coincide with their first tour, and was only sold from the duo's concerts. The duo halted their time together as Beer returned The Albion Band, but returned in 1990 with Tall Ships, an album centered on its title track which is a twenty-two minute adaption of the much shorter song that opens Show of Hands. Both albums, along with Out for the Count (1991), were out of print by 1995, so the duo released the compilation Backlog 1987–1991 (1995) to compile highlights from the three albums. Six songs from Show of Hands feature on the compilation.