The Columbian Cyclopedia, Volume 18Garretson, Cox, 1897 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... applied its machin- ery to life - saving . This organization for general benev- olent purposes turned its attention to lessening the dan- gers of the coast of Mass . , and the succor of ship- wrecked persons , by erecting huts for their ...
... applied its machin- ery to life - saving . This organization for general benev- olent purposes turned its attention to lessening the dan- gers of the coast of Mass . , and the succor of ship- wrecked persons , by erecting huts for their ...
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... applied to a pickpocket . LIGHT- FOOTED , nimble with the feet . LIGHT - HEADED , giddy ; thoughtless ; wandering , as in a fever . LIGHT - HEARTED , free from anxiety ; gay . LIGHT INFANTRY , troops lightly armed . LIGHT - MINDED ...
... applied to a pickpocket . LIGHT- FOOTED , nimble with the feet . LIGHT - HEADED , giddy ; thoughtless ; wandering , as in a fever . LIGHT - HEARTED , free from anxiety ; gay . LIGHT INFANTRY , troops lightly armed . LIGHT - MINDED ...
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... applied by Fresnel for fixed lights ; but instead of being curvilinear in the horizontal plane only , they are cur- vilinear in the vertical plane also , and thus produce , in LIGHT - HOUSE . union with an annular lens ,
... applied by Fresnel for fixed lights ; but instead of being curvilinear in the horizontal plane only , they are cur- vilinear in the vertical plane also , and thus produce , in LIGHT - HOUSE . union with an annular lens ,
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... applied . Eight half - fixed light apparatus of glass with spherical mirrors behind , were placed in the lantern round the mast , so as to show in every azimuth rays from three of them at once . Differential Lens . - This is an annular ...
... applied . Eight half - fixed light apparatus of glass with spherical mirrors behind , were placed in the lantern round the mast , so as to show in every azimuth rays from three of them at once . Differential Lens . - This is an annular ...
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... applied to insects which destroy wood . LIGNITE : see under LIGNEOUS . LIGNITIFEROUS , a , lig'ni - tif'er - us [ Eng . lignite , and L. fero , I bear or yield ] : in geol . , applied to strata or formations which contain beds of ...
... applied to insects which destroy wood . LIGNITE : see under LIGNEOUS . LIGNITIFEROUS , a , lig'ni - tif'er - us [ Eng . lignite , and L. fero , I bear or yield ] : in geol . , applied to strata or formations which contain beds of ...
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