The Columbian Cyclopedia, Volume 30Garretson, Cox, 1897 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... leaf ] : tin in thin leaves . TIN MAN , one who makes or sells articles made of tinned sheet - iron . TIN- MINE , a mine producing tin ore . TIN - PLATE , thin sheets of iron coated with tin ( see below ) . TIN PYRITES , a sul- phuret ...
... leaf ] : tin in thin leaves . TIN MAN , one who makes or sells articles made of tinned sheet - iron . TIN- MINE , a mine producing tin ore . TIN - PLATE , thin sheets of iron coated with tin ( see below ) . TIN PYRITES , a sul- phuret ...
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... leaves or flowers , used medicinally , especially in France ; diet - drink : see PTISAN . TISCHENDORF , tish'én ... leaves ( of the 3454 leaves ) of one of the greatest biblical treasures extant - the Sinaitic Codex ( q.v. ) . These ...
... leaves or flowers , used medicinally , especially in France ; diet - drink : see PTISAN . TISCHENDORF , tish'én ... leaves ( of the 3454 leaves ) of one of the greatest biblical treasures extant - the Sinaitic Codex ( q.v. ) . These ...
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... leaves which thickly cover the stem , and terminal spikes of yellow flowers . It grows in hedges , the borders of corn - fields , etc. It has purgative and diuretic properties , and a decoction of it is used as a fly- poison ; but it is ...
... leaves which thickly cover the stem , and terminal spikes of yellow flowers . It grows in hedges , the borders of corn - fields , etc. It has purgative and diuretic properties , and a decoction of it is used as a fly- poison ; but it is ...
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... leaves of the plant , much used in smoking and chewing , and in the manufacture of snuff . TOBAC CONIST , n . -nist , one who manufactures the leaves of the tobacco - plant , or who sells the various manufactured forms of it : in OE ...
... leaves of the plant , much used in smoking and chewing , and in the manufacture of snuff . TOBAC CONIST , n . -nist , one who manufactures the leaves of the tobacco - plant , or who sells the various manufactured forms of it : in OE ...
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... leaf . It has been prevalent from un- known antiquity among the American Indians as far n . as Canada . With them it even has a religious character , and is connected with their worship and with all their impor- tant transactions . Thus ...
... leaf . It has been prevalent from un- known antiquity among the American Indians as far n . as Canada . With them it even has a religious character , and is connected with their worship and with all their impor- tant transactions . Thus ...
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Page 12 - Faith is this, that we worship one God in Trinity, and Trinity in Unity ; Neither confounding the Persons nor dividing the Substance.
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