The Columbian Cyclopedia, Volume 18Garretson, Cox, 1897 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... called chain - lightning . Occasionally , when darting between the clouds and the earth , it breaks up near the latter into one or two forks , and is then called birfurcate or trifurcate . The terminations of these branches are some ...
... called chain - lightning . Occasionally , when darting between the clouds and the earth , it breaks up near the latter into one or two forks , and is then called birfurcate or trifurcate . The terminations of these branches are some ...
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... called by his name : see LIGUORIANS . In 1762 , having some years before refused the archbishopric of Palermo , he was appointed bp . of the small diocese Sant ' Agata dei Goti , in the kingdom of Naples , and his life as a bishop is ...
... called by his name : see LIGUORIANS . In 1762 , having some years before refused the archbishopric of Palermo , he was appointed bp . of the small diocese Sant ' Agata dei Goti , in the kingdom of Naples , and his life as a bishop is ...
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... called Unter den Linden , from the rows of L. - trees which line it . The L. is a very doubtful native of Britain , although indigenous on the continent from Scandinavia to the Mediterranean . In Britain , the L.- tree is generally ...
... called Unter den Linden , from the rows of L. - trees which line it . The L. is a very doubtful native of Britain , although indigenous on the continent from Scandinavia to the Mediterranean . In Britain , the L.- tree is generally ...
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... called a LIMER , n . li ́mér . LIMERICK , tim ́ér - ik : maritime county of the province of Munster , Ireland , separated by the Shannon on the n . from Clare , and bounded e . by Tipperary , s . by Cork , and w . by Kerry . Its extreme ...
... called a LIMER , n . li ́mér . LIMERICK , tim ́ér - ik : maritime county of the province of Munster , Ireland , separated by the Shannon on the n . from Clare , and bounded e . by Tipperary , s . by Cork , and w . by Kerry . Its extreme ...
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... called King's Island , on a bifurcation of the river , and is divided into the English Town , the oldest part of the city ( connected with the extensive suburb cailed Thomond Gate , on the Clare side of the Shan- non ) , and the Irish ...
... called King's Island , on a bifurcation of the river , and is divided into the English Town , the oldest part of the city ( connected with the extensive suburb cailed Thomond Gate , on the Clare side of the Shan- non ) , and the Irish ...
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