The Columbian Cyclopedia, Volume 30Garretson, Cox, 1897 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... means of a flint and steel , formerly one of the chief means of procuring fire before the introduction of Matches ( q.v. ) . Partially decayed wood , especially that of willows and other similar trees , also affords tinder : and certain ...
... means of a flint and steel , formerly one of the chief means of procuring fire before the introduction of Matches ( q.v. ) . Partially decayed wood , especially that of willows and other similar trees , also affords tinder : and certain ...
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... means the fungus has been destroyed , stimulants must be applied to the bald patches A mixture of equal parts of Collodium and of Ether cantharidalis ( Collodium vesicans ) has been recommended for stimulant in these cases . TINEIDE ...
... means the fungus has been destroyed , stimulants must be applied to the bald patches A mixture of equal parts of Collodium and of Ether cantharidalis ( Collodium vesicans ) has been recommended for stimulant in these cases . TINEIDE ...
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... means to which he often resorted : and the rapidity of his pencil ( which got him the name Il Furioso ) is astonishing . Sebastian del Piombo remarked that T. could paint as much in two days as he could do in two years . A catalogue of ...
... means to which he often resorted : and the rapidity of his pencil ( which got him the name Il Furioso ) is astonishing . Sebastian del Piombo remarked that T. could paint as much in two days as he could do in two years . A catalogue of ...
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... means of a wink . To TIP OVER , or TO TIP UP , to overturn lightly . To TIP OFF , to drink all up at one gulp . TIPPECANOE , tip - e - ka - no , RIVER : stream in Indiana , rising in T. Lake in the n . part of the state , flowing s . w ...
... means of a wink . To TIP OVER , or TO TIP UP , to overturn lightly . To TIP OFF , to drink all up at one gulp . TIPPECANOE , tip - e - ka - no , RIVER : stream in Indiana , rising in T. Lake in the n . part of the state , flowing s . w ...
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... means of which their constitution has acquired an en- tirely peculiar type . As illustrations of the first group of T. , the simple cellular T. in the modern sense ( cellular tissue here being quite distinct from areolar or connective ...
... means of which their constitution has acquired an en- tirely peculiar type . As illustrations of the first group of T. , the simple cellular T. in the modern sense ( cellular tissue here being quite distinct from areolar or connective ...
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