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The name "slop" was originally naval slang for the cheap ready-made clothing that a naval rating would purchase in lieu of an official uniform (which ratings in the British Royal Navy, at least, did not have until 1857) sometimes from a "slop chest" maintained on board ship by the purser.
An old British packet of Lambert & Butler cigarettes, with an English language text warning at the bottom of the pack. Lambert & Butler cigarettes are sold in silver full strength, silver superkings, gold (formerly lights) and menthol. "Glide Tec" Packs are also now for sale and fast becoming the standard pack for this brand.
Red coat, also referred to as redcoat or scarlet tunic, is a military garment formerly much used by most regiments of the British Army, so customarily that the term became a common synecdoche for the soldiers themselves.
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British New Guinea: A blue British ensign with a white disc in the fly featuring the Tudor Crown over the initials "N.G.". 1888–1906: British New Guinea: A blue British ensign with a white disc in the fly featuring the Tudor Crown over the initials "B.N.G.". 1919–1949: Territory of New Guinea
Other typical British blue cheeses are Oxford Blue and Shropshire Blue. Stichelton is an English blue cheese virtually identical to Blue Stilton, but because it does not use pasteurised milk it cannot legally be called Stilton, [23] due its PDO status. Many countries have blue cheeses. Italy, for example, has greenish blue Gorgonzola made from ...
From a variety of home grown uniforms, bicycles, swords and pistols the British police force evolved in look and equipment through the long coats and top hat, to the recognisable modern uniform of a white shirt, black tie, reflective jackets, body armour, and the battenburg-marked vehicles, to the present-day Airwave Solutions radios, electric ...