BOARD OF GREEN CLOTH

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Literature	Board of Green Cloth So called because the lord steward and his board sat at a table covered with green cloth. It existed certainly in the reign of Henry I., and probably earlier, and was abolished in 1849. "Board of Green Cloth, June 12th, 1681. Order was this day given that the Maides of Honour should have cherry-tarts instead of gooseberrytarts, it being observed that cherrys are three-pence a pound." Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
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Synonyms within Context: BOARD OF GREEN CLOTH

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Tribunal	Assize, eyre; wardmote, burghmote; barmote; superior courts of Westminster; court of record, court oyer and terminer, court assize, court of appeal, court of error; High court of Judicature, High court of Appeal; Judicial Committee of the Privy Council; Star Chamber; Court of Chancery, Court of King's or Queen's Bench, Court of Exchequer, Court of Common Pleas, Court of Probate, Court of Arches, Court of Admiralty; Lords Justices' court, Rolls court, Vice Chancellor's court, Stannary court, Divorce court, Family court, Palatine court, county court, district court, police court; sessions; quarter sessions, petty sessions; court-leet, court-baron, court of pie poudre, court of common council; board of green cloth.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Alternative Orthography: BOARD OF GREEN CLOTH

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Specialty Definition: BOARD OF GREEN CLOTH