The Imperial Dictionary of the English Language: A Complete Encyclopedic Lexicon, Literary, Scientific, and Technological, Volumen3Blackie & son; New-York, The Century Company, 1883 |
Dentro del libro
Resultados 1-5 de 67
Página 11
... Hence 7. The part of the bore of a rifle between the grooves . - 8 . In Scotland , a house consisting of different stories , or more especially a building including dif- ferent tenements , is called a land . --To make the land , or to ...
... Hence 7. The part of the bore of a rifle between the grooves . - 8 . In Scotland , a house consisting of different stories , or more especially a building including dif- ferent tenements , is called a land . --To make the land , or to ...
Página 14
... hence , a thin visage . For- merly spelled also Lanthorn - jaws . Being very lucky in a pair of long lanthorn - jaws , he wrung his face into a hideous grimace . Addison . Lantern - light ( lan'tèrn - lit ) , n . A dome- light ; a ...
... hence , a thin visage . For- merly spelled also Lanthorn - jaws . Being very lucky in a pair of long lanthorn - jaws , he wrung his face into a hideous grimace . Addison . Lantern - light ( lan'tèrn - lit ) , n . A dome- light ; a ...
Página 15
... Hence Lapis causticus , caustic potash . - Lapis in- fernalis , fused nitrate of silver , or lunar caustic . - Lapis lazuli , azure ( stone , an alu- minous mineral of a rich blue colour , re- sembling the blue carbonate of copper . See ...
... Hence Lapis causticus , caustic potash . - Lapis in- fernalis , fused nitrate of silver , or lunar caustic . - Lapis lazuli , azure ( stone , an alu- minous mineral of a rich blue colour , re- sembling the blue carbonate of copper . See ...
Página 44
... hence , abundant ; profuse ; as , a liberal outflow of water . His wealth doth warrant a liberal dower . Shak . 4. Not having or not characterized by selfish , narrow , or contracted ideas or feelings ; favourable to civil , political ...
... hence , abundant ; profuse ; as , a liberal outflow of water . His wealth doth warrant a liberal dower . Shak . 4. Not having or not characterized by selfish , narrow , or contracted ideas or feelings ; favourable to civil , political ...
Página 47
... hence , to be tedious ; as , men are sometimes at a loss to know how to employ the time that lies on their hands . - To lie on the head of , to come on ; to fall to the share of . What he gets more of her than sharp words , let it lie ...
... hence , to be tedious ; as , men are sometimes at a loss to know how to employ the time that lies on their hands . - To lie on the head of , to come on ; to fall to the share of . What he gets more of her than sharp words , let it lie ...
Otras ediciones - Ver todas
Términos y frases comunes
acid Addison allied ancient animal Bacon belonging birds body called Chaucer chiefly church colour common comp consisting containing Dryden earth English fish flowers genus genus of plants Goth hand hence Hudibras Hydrozoa Icel insects kind labour land larvæ leaves libration light lime lithos living lock loose lord magnetic mammals manner marriage mastic matter means measure ment metal metron middle milk Milton mind mineral molluscs monos moon moral motion mould mouth name given native Naut ness one's person Pertaining piece Pope Rare resembling root Scotch Scotland Scots law sense Shak ship soft sometimes South species Spenser spirit stamens stone substance taining Tennyson term applied thing thou tion tree v.t. pret vessel wood word wrong