The Imperial dictionary, on the basis of Webster's English dictionary, Volumen31883 |
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... animal seizes and secures its food . These tentacula , when expanded , give the animals somewhat the appearance of flowers . They may be very numerous , in some cases exceeding 200 in number , and are as a rule capable of being ...
... animal seizes and secures its food . These tentacula , when expanded , give the animals somewhat the appearance of flowers . They may be very numerous , in some cases exceeding 200 in number , and are as a rule capable of being ...
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... animal of the genus Aplysia ( which see ) . Sea - heath ( se'heth ) , n . The common name of two species of British plants , of the ge- nus Frankenia , the F. laevis and F. pulveru- lenta . See FRANKENIA . Sea - hedgehog ( se hej - hog ) ...
... animal of the genus Aplysia ( which see ) . Sea - heath ( se'heth ) , n . The common name of two species of British plants , of the ge- nus Frankenia , the F. laevis and F. pulveru- lenta . See FRANKENIA . Sea - hedgehog ( se hej - hog ) ...
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... animal of serpentine form , said to have been repeatedly seen at sea . Its length has been sometimes represented to be as much as 700 or 800 feet , and it has been de- scribed as lying in the water in many folds , and appearing like a ...
... animal of serpentine form , said to have been repeatedly seen at sea . Its length has been sometimes represented to be as much as 700 or 800 feet , and it has been de- scribed as lying in the water in many folds , and appearing like a ...
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... animal physiol . the act or process by which substances are sepa- rated from the blood , differing from the blood itself or from any of its constituents , as bile , saliva , mucus , urine , & c . The organs of secretion are of very ...
... animal physiol . the act or process by which substances are sepa- rated from the blood , differing from the blood itself or from any of its constituents , as bile , saliva , mucus , urine , & c . The organs of secretion are of very ...
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... animal and its prepared skin . ] 1. A species of antelope , the Antilope rupicapra ; the chamois . - 2 . A kind of leather originally prepared from the skin of this animal , but much of the article sold under this name is now made of ...
... animal and its prepared skin . ] 1. A species of antelope , the Antilope rupicapra ; the chamois . - 2 . A kind of leather originally prepared from the skin of this animal , but much of the article sold under this name is now made of ...
Términos y frases comunes
acid Addison allied animal applied Bacon body called cause Chaucer Colloq colour common comp consisting cover Dickens divine Dryden English eyes fish flowers genus Goth ground hence horse Hudibras Icel iron John kind L'Estrange light LL.D Lord manner means ment metal Milton molluscs motion name given Naut ness one's person Pertaining piece plant poet Pope Prov Provincial Rare resembling root Scotch Scotland Scots law Scott screw seed sense separate Shak sharp shell ship shoot shrubs side Slang sleep slip smooth socage soft solid soul sound South spal spathe species Spenser spirit spleen spring stamens stand stars steam stem stoma stone substance surface Swift Tennyson term thing Thos thou tion tree v.t. pret verb vessel wood word
Pasajes populares
Página 170 - How oft, when press'd to marriage, have I said, Curse on all laws but those which love has made! Love, free as air, at sight of human ties, Spreads his light wings, and in a moment flies...
Página 40 - tis not so deep as a well, nor so wide as a church door ; but 'tis enough, 'twill serve : ask for me to-morrow, and you shall find me a grave man. I am peppered, I warrant, for this world. A plague o...
Página 200 - As when far off at sea a fleet descried Hangs in the clouds, by equinoctial winds Close sailing from Bengala, or the isles Of Ternate and Tidore, whence merchants bring Their spicy drugs ; they, on the trading flood, Through the wide Ethiopian to the cape, Ply stemming nightly toward the pole : so seemed Far off the flying fiend.
Página 169 - If all the year were playing holidays, To sport would be as tedious as to work...
Página 152 - Avaunt ! and quit my sight. Let the earth hide thee ! Thy bones are marrowless, thy blood is cold ; Thou hast no speculation in those eyes, Which thou dost glare with.
Página 86 - Still to be neat, still to be drest, As you were going to a feast ; Still to be powdered, still perfumed: Lady, it is to be presumed, Though art's hid causes are not found, All is not sweet, all is not sound. Give me a look, give me a face; That makes simplicity a grace ; Robes loosely flowing, hair as free : Such sweet neglect more taketh me, Than all the adulteries of art ; They strike mine eyes, but not my heart.
Página 70 - And it shall come to pass, that when they make a long blast with the ram's horn, and when ye hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great shout; and the wall of the city shall fall down flat, and the people shall ascend up every man straight before him. And Joshua the son of Nun called the priests, and said unto them, Take up the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests bear seven trumpets of rams...
Página 53 - The other shape — If shape it might be called that shape had none Distinguishable in member, joint or limb, Or substance might be called that shadow seemed, For each seemed either — black it stood as Night, Fierce as ten Furies, terrible as Hell, And shook a dreadful dart ; what seemed his head The likeness of a kingly crown had on.
Página 116 - Or the nard in the fire ? Or have tasted the bag of the bee ? O so white, O so soft, O so sweet is she!
Página 40 - But Martha was cumbered about much serving ; and came to him, and said ; Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone ? bid her therefore that she help me.