The Columbian Cyclopedia, Volume 18Garretson, Cox, 1897 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... means of an offshoot ; and , sooner or later , like its pred- ecessor , ceases to live , and is resolved into more highly oxidated compounds of its elements .'- Encyc . Brit . 9th ed . See BIOLOGY . LIFE , MEAN DURATION OF : average ...
... means of an offshoot ; and , sooner or later , like its pred- ecessor , ceases to live , and is resolved into more highly oxidated compounds of its elements .'- Encyc . Brit . 9th ed . See BIOLOGY . LIFE , MEAN DURATION OF : average ...
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... means are required to preserve the rigidity of the whole structure amid the buffetings of a tempest . To achieve this , and also to serve the purposes of light ballast , Mr. Peake fills the space between the boat's bottom and the water ...
... means are required to preserve the rigidity of the whole structure amid the buffetings of a tempest . To achieve this , and also to serve the purposes of light ballast , Mr. Peake fills the space between the boat's bottom and the water ...
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... means of the line , and a hawser by means of the rope . When all is stretched taut , by fastening to the masts , etc. , articles can be slung on the hawser and drawn to and fro . The petticoat - breech- es invented by Lieut . Kisbee ...
... means of the line , and a hawser by means of the rope . When all is stretched taut , by fastening to the masts , etc. , articles can be slung on the hawser and drawn to and fro . The petticoat - breech- es invented by Lieut . Kisbee ...
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... means for assisting shipwrecked mariners . This initiated the establishment of the present life - saving service of the United States . It was followed by an appropriation by congress of $ 10,000 in 1855 , the same amount in 1857 , and ...
... means for assisting shipwrecked mariners . This initiated the establishment of the present life - saving service of the United States . It was followed by an appropriation by congress of $ 10,000 in 1855 , the same amount in 1857 , and ...
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... means of knowing ; explanation ; aspect ; point to which the view is directed ; situation ; existence ; time of pros- perity ; gladness ; in painting , the illuminated part of a picture , as opposed to shade : ADJ . not dark or obscure ...
... means of knowing ; explanation ; aspect ; point to which the view is directed ; situation ; existence ; time of pros- perity ; gladness ; in painting , the illuminated part of a picture , as opposed to shade : ADJ . not dark or obscure ...
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