A Technological Dictionary: Explaining the Terms of the Arts, Sciences, Literature, Professions, and TradesW. Tegg, 1846 - 755 sider |
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... chiefly used with reference to the supreme magistrate ; we say of the mon- arch that he abdicated the throne , and of a minister that he resigned his office . ABDOMEN , in anatomy , the lower belly , or that part of the body between the ...
... chiefly used with reference to the supreme magistrate ; we say of the mon- arch that he abdicated the throne , and of a minister that he resigned his office . ABDOMEN , in anatomy , the lower belly , or that part of the body between the ...
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... ( chiefly used in describing the bounds or situation denote the solid mound or pier erected of land ) . The extremity ; chiefly used to on the bank of a river , to support the end of a bridge . Synonymes , land - stool , land- pier . The ...
... ( chiefly used in describing the bounds or situation denote the solid mound or pier erected of land ) . The extremity ; chiefly used to on the bank of a river , to support the end of a bridge . Synonymes , land - stool , land- pier . The ...
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... chiefly from Egypt in roundish masses , wrapped up in thin bladders . - 3 . In archæology , a roll or bag on the medals of the Greek and Roman emperors , supposed by some to represent simply a handkerchief rolled up , with which signals ...
... chiefly from Egypt in roundish masses , wrapped up in thin bladders . - 3 . In archæology , a roll or bag on the medals of the Greek and Roman emperors , supposed by some to represent simply a handkerchief rolled up , with which signals ...
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... chiefly in primi- tive rocks , as micaceous schist , gneiss , & c . It is known also as pistacite and epidote . ACAPATLI , the iva frutescens , a corym- biferous plant which produces the Mexi- can quinquina . 1. Honey taken from the ...
... chiefly in primi- tive rocks , as micaceous schist , gneiss , & c . It is known also as pistacite and epidote . ACAPATLI , the iva frutescens , a corym- biferous plant which produces the Mexi- can quinquina . 1. Honey taken from the ...
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... chiefly to fevers having paroxysms or exacerbations . such sharps , flats , and naturals , as do not occur in the clef , and which imply some change of key or modulation different from that in which the piece began . ACCIPENSER . See ...
... chiefly to fevers having paroxysms or exacerbations . such sharps , flats , and naturals , as do not occur in the clef , and which imply some change of key or modulation different from that in which the piece began . ACCIPENSER . See ...
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Technological Dictionary: Explaining the Terms of the Arts, Sciences ... W. M. Buchanan Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1846 |
A Technological Dictionary: explaining the terms of the arts, sciences ... W. M. BUCHANAN Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1846 |
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acid alumina ammonia anatomy ancient angle animal annual plant antimony applied arch architecture astronomy birds bivalve body botany called carbon chiefly chlorine church circle colour composed compound conchology consists containing copper court Cuvier denote disease divided earth ecliptic epithet equal feet figure fish flowers fluid French fruit genus genus of plants Greek head hence heraldry horse Indian Indies insects instrument iron kind land larvæ Latin lime Linnæus Magnesia measure medicine ment metal mineral motion muscles name common name given native natural nitric acid officer oxide oxygen passerine peculiar perennial perennial plants person piece plane potash quantity resembling Roman root salt Scotland sect seeds shell ship side signify silica sometimes species stamens star stone substance sulphur surface tained term timber tion tree tribe usually vessel wood word
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Side 250 - The court-leet, or view of frankpledge,(x) which is a court of record, held once in the year, and not oftener,(^) within a particular hundred, lordship, or manor, before the steward of the leet: being the king's court, granted by charter to the lords of those hundreds or manors.
Side 309 - Are they Hebrews ? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they the seed of Abraham ? So am I.
Side 136 - The person who writes or draws the bill is called the drawer. The person to whom it is addressed is called the drawee.
Side 156 - Bow, is the rounding part of a ship's side forward, beginning where the planks arch inwards, and terminating where they close at the stem or prow. On the bow, an arch of the horizon, not exceeding 45 degrees.
Side 153 - Alfred : who, to prevent the rapines and disorders which formerly prevailed in the realm, instituted tithings ; so called from the Saxon, because ten freeholders with their families composed one. These all dwelt together, and were sureties or free pledges to the king for the good behaviour of each other ; and if any offence was committed in their district, they were bound to have the offender forthcoming b.
Side 227 - A circle is a plane figure contained by one line, which is called the circumference, and is such, that all straight lines drawn from a certain point within the figure to the circumference are equal to one another.
Side 390 - The power or faculty of the mind, by which it conceives and forms ideas of things communicated to it by the organs of sense.
Side 36 - affray" is denned to be "the fighting of two or more persons in a public place to the terror of the people.
Side 4 - For I perceived that, if light was propagated in time, the apparent place of a fixed object would not be the same when the eye is at rest, as when it is moving in any other direction than that of the line passing through the eye and...
Side 243 - ... when there are four proportionals, and it is inferred, that the excess of the first above the second, is to the second, as the excess of the third above the fourth, is to the fourth.