An American Dictionary of the English Language: Exhibiting the Origin, Orthography, Pronunciation, and Definitions of WordsHarper & Brothers, 1848 - 1265 pages |
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... mineral is a light , chalky deposit of carbonate of lime , formed in caverns and fissures of lime- stone . It is used as an astringent and styptic . A - GAST , a . [ qu . a contraction of agazed . ] Struck with A - GHÄST , S terror or ...
... mineral is a light , chalky deposit of carbonate of lime , formed in caverns and fissures of lime- stone . It is used as an astringent and styptic . A - GAST , a . [ qu . a contraction of agazed . ] Struck with A - GHÄST , S terror or ...
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... mineral salt , of great use in medicine and the arts . It is a triple sulphate of alumina and potassa . AL'UMED , pp . or a . alum . - Barret . Impregnated with alum ; mixed with AL'UM - EARTH , n . A massive but rather soft mineral ...
... mineral salt , of great use in medicine and the arts . It is a triple sulphate of alumina and potassa . AL'UMED , pp . or a . alum . - Barret . Impregnated with alum ; mixed with AL'UM - EARTH , n . A massive but rather soft mineral ...
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... mineral substance , somewhat resembling flax , belonging either to the species pyroxene or horn- blende . AM - I - ANTHI - FORM , a . Having the form or likeness of amianthus . AM - I - AN THIN - ITE , n . A species of amorphous mineral ...
... mineral substance , somewhat resembling flax , belonging either to the species pyroxene or horn- blende . AM - I - ANTHI - FORM , a . Having the form or likeness of amianthus . AM - I - AN THIN - ITE , n . A species of amorphous mineral ...
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... mineral first found in Andalusia , in Spain , usually occurring in thick , lamellar forms of a grayish or pale - reddish tint , and sometimes in rhombic prisms . It consists of silica and alumina . AN - DAN'TE . [ It ] In music , a word ...
... mineral first found in Andalusia , in Spain , usually occurring in thick , lamellar forms of a grayish or pale - reddish tint , and sometimes in rhombic prisms . It consists of silica and alumina . AN - DAN'TE . [ It ] In music , a word ...
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... mineral coal , of high lustre , differing from bitumin- ous coal in containing but little or no bitumen , in conse- quence of which it burns without flame . The purer spec- imens consist wholly of carbon . AN - THRA CITIE , a ...
... mineral coal , of high lustre , differing from bitumin- ous coal in containing but little or no bitumen , in conse- quence of which it burns without flame . The purer spec- imens consist wholly of carbon . AN - THRA CITIE , a ...
Autres éditions - Tout afficher
An American Dictionary of the English Language: Exhibiting the Origin ... Noah Webster Affichage du livre entier - 1832 |
An American Dictionary of the English Language: Exhibiting the Origin ... Noah Webster Affichage du livre entier - 1839 |
An American Dictionary of the English Language: Exhibiting the Origin ... Noah Webster Affichage du livre entier - 1844 |
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