British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences, Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volume 5Mitchell, Ames, and White, 1819 - Natural history |
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... colour . Their brumal re- treat is unknown . It is , however , far to the south , and perhaps without the boun- daries of the United States . For the cirl bunting , see Aves , Plate VI . fig . 4. For the black - head bunting , see Aves ...
... colour . Their brumal re- treat is unknown . It is , however , far to the south , and perhaps without the boun- daries of the United States . For the cirl bunting , see Aves , Plate VI . fig . 4. For the black - head bunting , see Aves ...
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... colour . 3. Guimped embroidery : this is performed either in gold or silver : they first make a sketch upon the cloth , then put on cut vellum , and afterwards sew on the gold and silver with silk thread ; in this kind of embroidery ...
... colour . 3. Guimped embroidery : this is performed either in gold or silver : they first make a sketch upon the cloth , then put on cut vellum , and afterwards sew on the gold and silver with silk thread ; in this kind of embroidery ...
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... colour emerald green , of all intensities ; internal lustre between 3 and 4 ; vitreous ; fracture small , imperfect ... coloured wig , with- out a crooked hair in it , which probably had never been tortured with a comb from the time of ...
... colour emerald green , of all intensities ; internal lustre between 3 and 4 ; vitreous ; fracture small , imperfect ... coloured wig , with- out a crooked hair in it , which probably had never been tortured with a comb from the time of ...
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... colour . border- ing a little on red , exceedingly hard , and in consequence difficult to pulverize . The English are the only people who have the art of reducing common emery into powder , and thus send it to their neighbours . Of the ...
... colour . border- ing a little on red , exceedingly hard , and in consequence difficult to pulverize . The English are the only people who have the art of reducing common emery into powder , and thus send it to their neighbours . Of the ...
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... colour , with large , broad , oval wings , of a brown colour , and rufous legs varied with black . EMPLASTRUM , in pharmacy , a com- position for external use , generally spread upon leather , linen , or some other con- venient thing ...
... colour , with large , broad , oval wings , of a brown colour , and rufous legs varied with black . EMPLASTRUM , in pharmacy , a com- position for external use , generally spread upon leather , linen , or some other con- venient thing ...
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