little master
/ˌlɪtl ˈmɑːstə/ /ˌlɪtl ˈmastə/noun
1In plural (usually with capital initials and with the). A group of 16th-century engravers, especially in Nuremberg, who followed Albrecht Dürer and who worked small-dimension plates with biblical, mythological, and genre scenes.
2In England: a self-employed artisan or manufacturer; specifically an independent worker making hardware at Birmingham and Sheffield and usually selling to a factor. Now historical.
Origin
Late Middle English (in an earlier sense). From little + master.
- for the duration
- for the fun of it
- for the hell of it
- for the life of me
- for the love of God
- for the love of Mike
- for the moment
- for the most part
- for the nonce
- for the pot
- for the present
- for the record
- for the rest
- for the ride
- for the sake of argument
- for the taking
- for the time being
- Forth, Firth of
- forthright
- forthrightly
- forthrightness
- forthwith
- Forties
- fortieth
- fortifiable