Old Lady of Threadneedle Street

Old Lady of Threadneedle Street
/thred"need'l/
the Bank of England (used as a nickname).

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  • Old Lady of Threadneedle Street — /əυld ˌleɪdi əv θred ni:d(ə)l stri:t/ noun the Bank of England (informal) …   Dictionary of banking and finance

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  • Threadneedle Street — is a road in the City of London, leading from an intersection with Poultry, Cornhill, King William Street and Lombard Street, to Bishopsgate.It derived its name from the Merchant Taylors Company, whose Hall still stands at Number 30, and is… …   Wikipedia

  • Threadneedle Street — →↑Old Lady of Threadneedle Street …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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