The Imperial Dictionary of the English Language: A Complete Encyclopedic Lexicon, Literary, Scientific, and Technological, Volumen3Blackie & son; New-York, The Century Company, 1883 |
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... person whose employment is to ascertain by measurement and computation the super- ficial contents of portions of land , as fields , farms , & c . Land - measuring ( land'mezh - ür - ing ) , n . The art of determining by measurement and ...
... person whose employment is to ascertain by measurement and computation the super- ficial contents of portions of land , as fields , farms , & c . Land - measuring ( land'mezh - ür - ing ) , n . The art of determining by measurement and ...
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... person would venture to defend this usage . See under LIE . ] Lay ( la ) , n . 1. That which lies or is laid ; a row ; a stratum ; a layer ; one rank in a series reckoned upward ; as , a lay of wood . A viol should have a lay of wire ...
... person would venture to defend this usage . See under LIE . ] Lay ( la ) , n . 1. That which lies or is laid ; a row ; a stratum ; a layer ; one rank in a series reckoned upward ; as , a lay of wood . A viol should have a lay of wire ...
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... person set apart for the purpose of read- ing parts of the Bible and other writings of a religious character to the people . Lectorne , n . A lectern ( which see ) . Chau- Lectual ( lek'tü - al ) , a . [ L. lectus , a bed . ] In cer ...
... person set apart for the purpose of read- ing parts of the Bible and other writings of a religious character to the people . Lectorne , n . A lectern ( which see ) . Chau- Lectual ( lek'tü - al ) , a . [ L. lectus , a bed . ] In cer ...
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... person of weak capacity , necessary to entitle him to reduce or set aside the deed by which he has suffered . - 3 . In pathol . derangement ; disorder ; any morbid change , either in the exercise of functions or in the texture of organs ...
... person of weak capacity , necessary to entitle him to reduce or set aside the deed by which he has suffered . - 3 . In pathol . derangement ; disorder ; any morbid change , either in the exercise of functions or in the texture of organs ...
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... person or object on which anything is bestowed ; as , to be liberal of praise or censure ; he was liberal with his money ; liberal to the poor . ] Liberal is often used in compounds which are self- explanatory ; as , liberal - hearted ...
... person or object on which anything is bestowed ; as , to be liberal of praise or censure ; he was liberal with his money ; liberal to the poor . ] Liberal is often used in compounds which are self- explanatory ; as , liberal - hearted ...
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