American Edition of the British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences ; Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volume 3Mitchell, Ames and White, 1819 - Natural history |
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... tooth- ed ; stamina inserted on the receptacle ; fruit one - seeded . One species , B. specta- bilis , found at the Brazils . BUILDING , a fabric erected by art , either for devotion , magnificence , or con- veniency . BUD BUI.
... tooth- ed ; stamina inserted on the receptacle ; fruit one - seeded . One species , B. specta- bilis , found at the Brazils . BUILDING , a fabric erected by art , either for devotion , magnificence , or con- veniency . BUD BUI.
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... tooth ; the next course has its indentations formed the same way , and the stones so selected , that the upright joints break upon the solid of the stones below . By these means , the facing and backing are toothed together , and ...
... tooth ; the next course has its indentations formed the same way , and the stones so selected , that the upright joints break upon the solid of the stones below . By these means , the facing and backing are toothed together , and ...
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... tooth . Gold and silver are burnished by the bloody stone , or by tripoli , a piece of rubbing them with a wolf's tooth , or by are said to burnish their heads by rub- white wood , emery , and the like . Deer horns against a tree . bing ...
... tooth . Gold and silver are burnished by the bloody stone , or by tripoli , a piece of rubbing them with a wolf's tooth , or by are said to burnish their heads by rub- white wood , emery , and the like . Deer horns against a tree . bing ...
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... tooth on each side at the tip . There are two species , viz . C. maritima , found on the sea - coast of England ; C. Ægyptiaca , a native of Italy and Egypt . CALAGUÁLA root , brought from A- merica for medicinal purposes , and has ...
... tooth on each side at the tip . There are two species , viz . C. maritima , found on the sea - coast of England ; C. Ægyptiaca , a native of Italy and Egypt . CALAGUÁLA root , brought from A- merica for medicinal purposes , and has ...
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... tooth deeply bilobate . There is but one species ; viz . the Giraf- fe , which , when fully grown , has been known to attain the extraordinary height among quadrupeds of seventeen feet . Its head is small ; its aspect gentle ; its fore ...
... tooth deeply bilobate . There is but one species ; viz . the Giraf- fe , which , when fully grown , has been known to attain the extraordinary height among quadrupeds of seventeen feet . Its head is small ; its aspect gentle ; its fore ...
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