Glossary of Terms and PhrasesHenry Percy Smith D. Appleton, 1883 - 521 pages |
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... lower than it is written ; Al seg . , al segno , to the sign , ¿ e . go back to the A t . , or A tempo , in time ( A battuta ) ; C.D. , colla destra , with the right hand ; C.S. , colla sinistra , with the left hand ; Cal . , calando ...
... lower than it is written ; Al seg . , al segno , to the sign , ¿ e . go back to the A t . , or A tempo , in time ( A battuta ) ; C.D. , colla destra , with the right hand ; C.S. , colla sinistra , with the left hand ; Cal . , calando ...
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... lower metals might be converted . Alcinous . [ Gr . ' AλKióos . ] In the Odyssey , the King of the Phæacians . Alcluyd . Old name of Dumbarton . [ ( ? ) Alt , steep place , cluyd Clyde ; cf. clith , Gaelic , strong . ] = Alemanian ...
... lower metals might be converted . Alcinous . [ Gr . ' AλKióos . ] In the Odyssey , the King of the Phæacians . Alcluyd . Old name of Dumbarton . [ ( ? ) Alt , steep place , cluyd Clyde ; cf. clith , Gaelic , strong . ] = Alemanian ...
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... lower part of the chest ; ascribed to a bony degeneration of the cardiac vessels . Angiosperms . [ Gr . dyyeîov , a vessel , σrépμa , seed . ] ( Bot . ) Such exogens as have seeds enclosed in a seed - vessel ; Gymnosperms [ yvurós ...
... lower part of the chest ; ascribed to a bony degeneration of the cardiac vessels . Angiosperms . [ Gr . dyyeîov , a vessel , σrépμa , seed . ] ( Bot . ) Such exogens as have seeds enclosed in a seed - vessel ; Gymnosperms [ yvurós ...
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... lower arm from the fingers to the elbow ] . Anthělix . [ Gr . ἀνθέλιξ . ] Antihelix , the curved ridge of the external ear within the helix ( q.v. ) . Anthelmintic . [ Gr . Eλuvs , a worm . ] ( Med . ) Destroying or removing worms ...
... lower arm from the fingers to the elbow ] . Anthělix . [ Gr . ἀνθέλιξ . ] Antihelix , the curved ridge of the external ear within the helix ( q.v. ) . Anthelmintic . [ Gr . Eλuvs , a worm . ] ( Med . ) Destroying or removing worms ...
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... lower ex- tremity of the alimentary canal . Anversois . The inhabitants of Antwerp [ Fr. Anvers ] . Aonian . 1. Boeotian , Aonla being part of Boeotia . 2. Belonging to the Muses ; Mount Helicon , and its inspiring fountain , Agănippe ...
... lower ex- tremity of the alimentary canal . Anversois . The inhabitants of Antwerp [ Fr. Anvers ] . Aonian . 1. Boeotian , Aonla being part of Boeotia . 2. Belonging to the Muses ; Mount Helicon , and its inspiring fountain , Agănippe ...
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Acanthopterygii Accipitres acid America Anat ancient applied Arch Astron axis birds bishop body called Canonical hours Celt centre century Chem circle coin colour common corr court curve denote earth Eccl Eleusinian Mysteries England English Entom escutcheon feet fish formerly French Geol Greek head heat Hence Hind Hist Horace horse Ichth inches India Indian instrument iron kind king land Latin Church light Littré Lord lower magnetic Manichæans mast Math means measure ment metal molluscs motion Music Myth name given Naut O.Fr officer Onomatop Oolite origin Ornith person piece plane plants Rhet right angles Roman rope round sail Scotland ship side sometimes spec stone substance supposed surface term tion tree vessel vide wheel wind wood word Zool