The Columbian Cyclopedia, Volume 30Garretson, Cox, 1897 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... usually called black tin , ' pro- Fig . 1 . duces on an average about 67 per cent . of metallic or ' white ' tin . Tin pyrites , or sulphide of tin , is found in some of the Cornish mines , but it is of little importance commercially ...
... usually called black tin , ' pro- Fig . 1 . duces on an average about 67 per cent . of metallic or ' white ' tin . Tin pyrites , or sulphide of tin , is found in some of the Cornish mines , but it is of little importance commercially ...
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... usually partially burnt linen , used for obtaining fire by striking a spark among it by 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 ...
... usually partially burnt linen , used for obtaining fire by striking a spark among it by 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 ...
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... usually spelled DING - DONG ( q.v. ) . TING : for THING , which see . TINGE , v . tinj [ L. tingo , I moisten , I dye : F. teindre , to dye or color ] : to color or stain ; to impregnate slightly with something foreign ; to dye ; to ...
... usually spelled DING - DONG ( q.v. ) . TING : for THING , which see . TINGE , v . tinj [ L. tingo , I moisten , I dye : F. teindre , to dye or color ] : to color or stain ; to impregnate slightly with something foreign ; to dye ; to ...
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... usually more or less tubular . This group includes the muscles , nerves , and vessels , and Virchow also places the blood in it . This whole arrangement is alto- gether at variance with those adopted not many years ago . This ...
... usually more or less tubular . This group includes the muscles , nerves , and vessels , and Virchow also places the blood in it . This whole arrangement is alto- gether at variance with those adopted not many years ago . This ...
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... usually by a somewhat complicated process from rutile . TITANOSAURUS , ti - tan - o - saw'rus , or ATLANTOSAU- RUS , at - lăn - to - saw'rus : genus of mammoth lizards , belong- ing to the order Dinosauria . The remains of T. are found ...
... usually by a somewhat complicated process from rutile . TITANOSAURUS , ti - tan - o - saw'rus , or ATLANTOSAU- RUS , at - lăn - to - saw'rus : genus of mammoth lizards , belong- ing to the order Dinosauria . The remains of T. are found ...
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