Encyclopaedia Perthensis; Or Universal Dictionary of the Arts, Sciences, Literature, &c. Intended to Supersede the Use of Other Books of Reference, Volume 1John Brown, 1816 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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Page 33
... leaves , the ear , and even the grain . ABORTIVE FLUX , fluxus abortivus , is fome- times ufed among the ancients , as fynonymous with abortion or effluxion ; viz . where the em- bryo lofes its hold , and flips away . In this fenfe the ...
... leaves , the ear , and even the grain . ABORTIVE FLUX , fluxus abortivus , is fome- times ufed among the ancients , as fynonymous with abortion or effluxion ; viz . where the em- bryo lofes its hold , and flips away . In this fenfe the ...
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... leaves fomething to gratify our imagination , on which it may enlarge at pleafure ; but above all , the elegance of his expreflion , and the harmony of his numbers . Dryd . Ded . to the Æneid . * ABOVE - BOARD . † 1. In open fight ...
... leaves fomething to gratify our imagination , on which it may enlarge at pleafure ; but above all , the elegance of his expreflion , and the harmony of his numbers . Dryd . Ded . to the Æneid . * ABOVE - BOARD . † 1. In open fight ...
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... leaves , and where they moft abound , Mach fruit of fenfe beneath is rarely found . Pope's Effay on Criticism . ABOUT.adv . 1. Circularly , in a round ; circum . The weyward fifters , hand in hand , Pollers of the fea and land , Thus do ...
... leaves , and where they moft abound , Mach fruit of fenfe beneath is rarely found . Pope's Effay on Criticism . ABOUT.adv . 1. Circularly , in a round ; circum . The weyward fifters , hand in hand , Pollers of the fea and land , Thus do ...
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... leaves of the plant in a quan- ABSIS , or APSIS . See APSIS . * To ABSIST . v . n . [ abfifto , Lat . ] To ftand off , to leave off . Dia . ABSOLU , [ Fr. ] Abfolved . Chaucer . ABSOLVATORY , [ abfolutoire , Fr. of abfolu torius , Lat ...
... leaves of the plant in a quan- ABSIS , or APSIS . See APSIS . * To ABSIST . v . n . [ abfifto , Lat . ] To ftand off , to leave off . Dia . ABSOLU , [ Fr. ] Abfolved . Chaucer . ABSOLVATORY , [ abfolutoire , Fr. of abfolu torius , Lat ...
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... leaf , is of the fun- nel - fashioned kind , and ufually contains a great number of ftamina ; and the flowers are com ... leaves , till they become dryish and of a yel- Jowish colour ; then to half a pound of the flowers they add three ...
... leaf , is of the fun- nel - fashioned kind , and ufually contains a great number of ftamina ; and the flowers are com ... leaves , till they become dryish and of a yel- Jowish colour ; then to half a pound of the flowers they add three ...
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