The British encyclopedia, or, Dictionary of arts and sciences, Volume 4 |
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... means of a dam or weir , laid across the stream , ( if its breadth admit , and that it be not navigable ) , so that , in the first place , the level may be raised as circumstances may admit . In this , it will be necessary to guard ...
... means of a dam or weir , laid across the stream , ( if its breadth admit , and that it be not navigable ) , so that , in the first place , the level may be raised as circumstances may admit . In this , it will be necessary to guard ...
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... means adviseable to let any thing heavier than a sheep feed upon them : the latter do little injury to the ridges , and by their close bite , as well as by their excellent manure , cause the grass to tiller forth , so as to form a close ...
... means adviseable to let any thing heavier than a sheep feed upon them : the latter do little injury to the ridges , and by their close bite , as well as by their excellent manure , cause the grass to tiller forth , so as to form a close ...
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... means , the tail - water may also be forced up to such a level as may canse it to return into the stream . Where the stream runs through the lands that are watered , and that its declivity is moderate , it will sometimes be found diffi ...
... means , the tail - water may also be forced up to such a level as may canse it to return into the stream . Where the stream runs through the lands that are watered , and that its declivity is moderate , it will sometimes be found diffi ...
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... means correct to suppose that all the Roman soldiers mounted on horses were knights . Sigonius , and others , made a distinction in the cavalry between those who served equo publico , and those who served equo privato ; the former ...
... means correct to suppose that all the Roman soldiers mounted on horses were knights . Sigonius , and others , made a distinction in the cavalry between those who served equo publico , and those who served equo privato ; the former ...
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... means of the lips . See LETTER . LABIATED flowers , monopetalous flow- ers , consisting of a narrow tube , with a wide mouth , divided into two or more lips . See BOTANY . LABORATORY . A laboratory pro- perly fitted up with apparatus ...
... means of the lips . See LETTER . LABIATED flowers , monopetalous flow- ers , consisting of a narrow tube , with a wide mouth , divided into two or more lips . See BOTANY . LABORATORY . A laboratory pro- perly fitted up with apparatus ...
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