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Boll
·vi To form a boll or seed vessel; to go to seed.
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boll of salt
two bushels. Northum.
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to girdle a tree
In America, to make a circular incision, like a belt, through the bark and alburnum of a tree to kil...
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Tree
·noun Wood; timber.
II. Tree ·noun A cross or gallows; as Tyburn tree.
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to tree
To take refuge in a tree, said of a wild animal; to force to take refuge in a tree, drive to a tree,...
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Tree of life
Stood also in the midst of the garden of Eden (Gen. 2:9; 3:22). Some writers have advanced the opini...
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A
A, a, indecl. n. (sometimes joined with littera), the first letter of the Latin alphabet, correspond...
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a
a, prep.=ab, v. ab.
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A
A. a. as an abbreviation, 1 for the praenomen Aulus.
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A
·- Of.
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A 1
·- A registry mark given by underwriters (as at Lloyd's) to ships in first-class condition. Inferior...
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·- A, as a prefix to English words, is derived from various sources. (1) It frequently signifies on ...
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A
Alpha, the first letter of the Greek alphabet, as Omega is the last. These letters occur in the text...
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a
As for example the word alarm, alarum, a bell, from the German lärm; but the military alarm on a dru...
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balsam of copaiba tree
n.
The name is appliedto the Australian tree, Geijera salicifolia, Schott, N.O. Rutaceae, because t...
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cream of tartar tree
n. i.q. baobab (q.v.).
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A. F. of L.
·add. ·- American Federation of Labor.
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birds of a feather
Rogues of the same gang.
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son of a gun
This phrase is heard in low language with us as in England.
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newst of a newstness
i. e. much of a muchness. Glouc.
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abandonment of a vessel
Deserting and abandoning her by reason of unseaworthiness or danger of remaining in her, also when g...
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antecedent of a ratio
The first of the two terms.
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back, of a ship
The keel and kelson are figuratively thus termed.
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bar of a harbour
See bar of a port
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bar of a port
or bar of a harbour
An accumulated shoal or bank of sand, shingle, gravel, or other uliginous subs...
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barrel of a capstan
The cylinder between the whelps and the paul rim, constituting the main-piece.
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barrel of a pump
The wooden tube which forms the body of the engine.
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bed of a mortar
The solid frame on which a mortar is mounted for firing. For sea-service it is generally made of woo...
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body, of a place
In fortification, the space inclosed by the enceinte, or line of bastions and curtains.
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breaking of a gale
Indications of a return of fine weather; short gusts at intervals; moaning or whistling of the wind ...
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breech of a cannon
The after-end, next the vent or touch-hole. It is the most massive part of a gun; strictly speaking,...
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broth of a boy
An excellent, though roystering fellow.
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bulk of a ship
Implies the whole cargo when stowed in the hold.
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bunt of a sail
The middle part of it, formed designedly into a bag or cavity, that the sail may gather more wind. I...
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capital of a work
In fortification, an imaginary line bisecting its most prominent salient angle.
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carcass of a ship
The ribs, with keel, stem, and stern-post, after the planks are stripped off.
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carriage of a gun
The frame on which it is mounted for firing, constructed either exclusively for this purpose, or als...
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caulking of a ship
Forcing a quantity of oakum, or old ropes untwisted and drawn asunder, into the seams of the planks,...
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chamber of a mine
The seat or receptacle prepared for the powder-charge, usually at the end of the gallery, and out of...
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chase of a gun
That part of the conical external surface extending from the moulding in front of the trunnions to t...
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clue of a hammock
The combination of small lines by which it is suspended, being formed of knittles, grommets, and lan...
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cogs of a wheel
; applies to all wheel machinery now used at sea or on shore: thus windlass-cogs, capstan-cogs, &c.
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coom of a wave
The comb or crest. The white summit when it breaks.
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crater of a mine
Synonymous with funnel (which see).
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depth of a sail
The extent of the square sails from the head-rope to the foot-rope, or the length of the after-leech...
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detention of a vessel
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ears of a boat
The knee-pieces at the fore-part on the outside at the height of the gunwale.
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ears of a pump
The support of the bolt for the handle or break.
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end of a trench
The place where the trenches are opened.
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eye of a stay
That part of a stay which is formed into a sort of collar to go round the mast-head; the eye and mou...
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eyes of a messenger
Eyes spliced in its ends to lash together.
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eyes of a ship
(See eyes of her.)
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face of a gun
The surface of the metal at the extremity of the muzzle.
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faces of a work
In fortification, are the two lines forming its most prominent salient angle.
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fetch of a gulf
The whole stretch from head to head, or point to point.
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fetch of a bay or gulf
The whole stretch from head to head, or point to point.
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flight of a shot
The trajectory formed between the muzzle of the gun and the first graze.
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fly of a flag
The breadth from the staff to the extreme end that flutters loose in the wind. If an ensign, the par...
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freight of a ship
The hire, or part thereof, usually paid for the carriage and conveyance of goods by sea; or the sum ...
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gallery of a mine
The passage of horizontal communication, as distinguished from the shaft or vertical descent, made u...
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handles of a gun
The dolphins.
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head of a comet
The brighter part of a comet, from which the tail proceeds.
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head of a mast
, or mast-head.
The upper part of any mast, or that whereon the caps or trucks are fitted.
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head of a work
In fortification, the part most advanced towards the enemy. In progressive works, such as siege-appr...
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heel of a mast
The lower end, which either fits into the step attached to the keel, or in top-masts is sustained by...
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hood of a pump
A frame covering the upper wheel of a chain-pump.
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hullock of a sail
A small part lowered in a gale.
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jaw of a block
The space in the shell where the sheave revolves.
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lay of a rope
The direction in which its strands are twisted; hawser is right-handed; cablet left-handed.
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loading of a ship
See cargo and lading.
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mate of a watch
The senior or passed midshipman is responsible to the officer of the watch. He heaves the log, inser...
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mouldings of a gun
The several rings and ornaments.
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neck of a gun
The narrow part where the chase meets the swell of the muzzle.
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nucleus of a comet
The condensed or star-like part of the head.
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profile of a fort
See orthographic projection.
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range of a gun
The horizontal distance which it will send a shot, at a stated elevation, to the point of its first ...
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refusal of a pile
Its stoppage or obstruction, when it cannot be driven further in.
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ribs of a parrel
An old species of parrel having alternate ribs and bull's-eyes; the ribs were pieces of wood, each a...
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rig of a ship
The disposition of the masts, cut of sails, &c., whether square or fore-and-aft rigs. In fact, the r...
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score of a block, or of a dead eye
The groove round which the rope passes.
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shaft of a mine
The narrow perpendicular pit by which the gallery is entered, and from which the branches of the min...
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shell of a block
The outer frame or case wherein the sheave or wheel is contained and traverses about its axis.
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shoulder of a bastion
The part of it adjacent to the junction of a face with a flank. The angle of the shoulder is that fo...
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sill of a dock
The timber at the base against which the gates shut; and the depth of water which will float a vesse...
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skeleton of a regiment
Its principal officers and staff.
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skin of a sail
The outside part when a sail is furled. To furl in a clean skin, is the habit of a good seaman.
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son of a gun
An epithet conveying contempt in a slight degree, and originally applied to boys born afloat, when w...
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tail of a gale
The latter part of a gale, when its violence is dying out.
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tongue of a bevel
The movable part of the instrument by which the angles or bevellings are taken.
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track of a ship
The line of a ship's course through the water. (See wake.)
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tread of a keel
The length of her keel.
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tread of a ship or keel
The length of her keel.
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trees of a ship
The chess-trees, the cross-trees, the rough-trees, the trestle-trees, and the waste-trees.
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captain of a ship of war
Is the commanding officer; as well the post-captain (a title now disused) as those whose proper titl...
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chamber of a piece of ordnance
The end of the bore modified to receive the charge of powder. In mortars, howitzers, and shell-guns,...
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gunner, of a ship of war
A warrant-officer appointed to take charge of the ammunition and artillery on board; to keep the lat...
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master of a ship-of-war
An officer appointed by the commissioners of the navy to attend to the navigating a ship under the d...
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muzzle of a piece of ordnance
The forward extremity of the cylinder, and the metal which surrounds it, extending back to the neck,...
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·OF
(abbreviation) Old French
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Of
·prep During; in the course of.
II. Of ·prep Denoting passage from one state to another; from.
III...
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of
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Amber tree
·- A species of Anthospermum, a shrub with evergreen leaves, which, when bruised, emit a fragrant od...
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Bay tree
·- A species of laurel. (Laurus nobilis).
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Beam tree
·- A tree (Pyrus aria) related to the apple.
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Beech tree
·- The <<Beech>>.
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Bito tree
·add. ·- A small scrubby tree (Balanites Aegyptiaca) growing in dry regions of tropical Africa and A...
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Bo tree
·- The peepul tree; ·esp., the very ancient tree standing at Anurajahpoora in Ceylon, grown from a s...
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Bully tree
·- The name of several West Indian trees of the order Sapotaceae, as Dipholis nigra and species of S...
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Candleberry tree
·- A shrub (the Myrica cerifera, or wax-bearing myrtle), common in North America, the little nuts of...
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Caper tree
·- ·see <<Capper>>, a plant, 2.
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Cow tree
·- A tree (Galactodendron utile or Brosimum Galactodendron) of South America, which yields, on incis...
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Crab tree
·- ·see under <<Crab>>.
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Fir tree
·- ·see <<Fir>>.
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Fringe tree
·add. ·- A small oleaceous tree (Chionanthus virginica), of the southern United States, having clust...
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Galapee tree
·- The West Indian Sciadophyllum Brownei, a tree with very large digitate leaves.
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Gatten tree
·- A name given to the small trees called guelder-rose (Viburnum Opulus), cornel (Cornus sanguinea),...
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Genip tree
·add. ·- Any tree or shrub of the genus Genipa.
II. Genip tree ·add. ·- The West Indian sapindaceou...
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Gourd tree
·- A tree (the Crescentia Cujete, or calabash tree) of the West Indies and Central America.
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Grass tree
·- A similar Australian plant (Kingia australis).
II. Grass tree ·- An Australian plant of the genu...
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Hep tree
·- The wild dog-rose.
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Hip tree
·- The dog-rose.
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Ironbark tree
·- The Australian Eucalyptus Sideroxylon, used largely by carpenters and shipbuilders;
— called als...
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Locust tree
·- A large North American tree of the genus Robinia (R. Pseudacacia), producing large slender raceme...
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Mahwa tree
·- An East Indian sapotaceous tree (Bassia latifolia, and also B. butyracea), whose timber is used f...
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Neem tree
·- An Asiatic name for Melia Azadirachta, and M. Azedarach. ·see <<Margosa>>.
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Nickar tree
·- ·same·as Nicker nut, Nicker tree.
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Nicker tree
·- The plant producing nicker nuts.
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Ople tree
·- The witch-hazel.
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Peepul tree
·- A sacred tree (Ficus religiosa) of the Buddhists, a kind of fig tree which attains great size and...
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Pipal tree
·- ·same·as Peepul tree.
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Pippul tree
·- ·same·as Peepul tree.
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Plane tree
·- ·same·as 1st Plane.
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Planer tree
·- A small-leaved North American tree (Planera aquatica) related to the elm, but having a wingless, ...
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Quicken tree
·- The European rowan tree;
— called also quickbeam, and quickenbeam. ·see Rowan tree.
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Rowan tree
·- A european tree (Pyrus aucuparia) related to the apple, but with pinnate leaves and flat corymbs ...
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Shea tree
·- An African sapotaceous tree (Bassia, / Butyrospermum, Parkii), from the seeds of which a substanc...
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Shittah tree
·noun A tree that furnished the precious wood of which the ark, tables, altars, boards, ·etc., of th...
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Soapberry tree
·- Any tree of the genus Sapindus, ·esp. Sapindus saponaria, the fleshy part of whose fruit is used ...
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Til tree
·- ·see <<Teil>>.
II. Til tree ·add. ·- Var. of Teil tree.
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Tree burial
·add. ·- Disposal of the dead by placing the corpse among the branches of a tree or in a hollow trun...
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Tree calf
·add. ·- A bright brown polished calfskin binding of books, stained with a conventional treelike des...
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Water tree
·- A climbing shrub (Tetracera alnifolia, / potatoria) of Western Africa, which pours out a watery s...
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Weeping tree
·add. ·- Any tree having pendulous branches.
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Whitten tree
·- Either of two shrubs (Viburnum Lantana, and V. Opulus), so called on account of their whitish bra...
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Wicken tree
·- ·same·as Quicken tree.
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Witch-tree
·noun The witch-hazel.
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Bay tree
Named only in Ps. 37:35, Authorized Version. The Hebrew word so rendered is ereh, which simply means...
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Box-tree
(Heb. teashshur), mentioned in Isa. 60:13; 41:19, was, according to some, a species of cedar growing...
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Chestnut tree
(Heb. 'armon; i.e., "naked"), mentioned in connection with Jacob's artifice regarding the cattle (Ge...
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Oil-tree
(Isa. 41:19; R.V. marg., "oleaster"), Heb. etz shemen, rendered "olive tree" in 1 Kings 6:23, 31, 32...
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Olive-tree
Is frequently mentioned in Scripture. The dove from the ark brought an olive-branch to Noah (Gen. 8:...
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Palm tree
(Heb. tamar), the date-palm characteristic of Palestine. It is described as "flourishing" (Ps. 92:12...
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Pine tree
Heb. tidhar, mentioned along with the fir-tree in Isa. 41:19; 60:13. This is probably the cypress; o...
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Plane tree
Heb. armon (Gen. 30:37; Ezek. 31:8), rendered "chesnut" in the Authorized Version, but correctly "pl...
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Shittah-tree
(Isa. 41:19; R.V., "acacia tree"). Shittah wood was employed in making the various parts of the tabe...
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Sycamine tree
Mentioned only in Luke 17:6. It is rendered by Luther "mulberry tree" (q.v.), which is most probably...
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Teil tree
(an old name for the lime-tree, the tilia), Isa. 6:13, the terebinth, or turpentine-tree, the Pistac...
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Oak Tree
A messuage so called in Watling Street, given to the parish of All Hallows, Bread Street (Strype, Ed...
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gregorian tree
The gallows: so named from Gregory Brandon, a famous finisher of the law; to whom Sir William Segar,...
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bean-tree
n.
called also Moreton BayChestnut, Castanospermum australe, Cunn. and Fraser, N.O. Leguminosae; a ...
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benjamin-tree
n.
also called Weeping Fig in Queensland, Ficus benjaminea, Linn., N.O. Urticaceae.
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blood-tree
See blood-wood
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bottle-tree
n. an Australian tree, variousspecies of Sterculia, i.q. Kurrajong (q.v.). Sonamed from its appearan...
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breadfruit-tree
name given by the explorer Leichhardtto the Queensland tree, Gardenia edulis, F. v. M., N.O. Rubiace...
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cabbage-tree
n
1) Name given to various palmtrees of which the heart of the young leaves is eaten like thehead o...
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caper-tree
n.
The Australian tree of this nameis Capparis nobilis, F. v. M., N.O. Capparideae.The Karum of the...
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christmas-tree
n.
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cider-tree
or Cider-Gum, n.
name givenin Tasmania to Eucalyptus gunnii, Hook., N.O. Myrtaceae. See Gum.
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clover-tree
n.
a Tasmanian tree, called also Native Laburnun. See under Laburnum.
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cordage-tree
n.
name given in Tasmania to a Kurrajong (q.v.). The name Sida pulchella hasbeen superseded by Plag...
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cork-tree
n.
See bats-wing-coral.
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cotton-tree
n.
an Australian tree, Hibiscusteliaceus, Linn., N.O. Malvaceae.
1889. J. H. Maiden, `Useful Nativ...
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cow-tree
n.
a native tree of New Zealand.Maori name, Karaka (q.v.).
1860. G. Bennett, `Gatherings of a Natu...
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crab-tree
n. i.q. bitter-bark (q.v.).
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daisy-tree
n.
two Tasmanian trees, Asturstellulatus, Lab., and A. glandulosus, Lab., N.O. Compositae. The latt...
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fern-tree
n.
Name applied to variousspecies of ferns which grow to a large size, the stem in thefully grown p...
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ivy-tree
n.
New Zealand tree, genus Panax, N.O. Araliacae; Maori name, Horoeka. It is also called Lancewood ...
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leopard-tree
n.
an Australian tree, Flindersia maculosa (or Strezleckiana), F. v. M., N.O. Meliaceae; called als...
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locust-tree
of New Zealand. See kowhai.
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medicine-tree
i.q. horse-radish tree (q.v.).
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milk-tree
n.
a New Zealand tree, Epicarpurus microphyllus, Raoul.
1873. `Catalogue of Vienna Exhibition':
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mint-tree
n.
In Australia, the tree is Prostanthera lasiantha, Labill., N.O. Labiateae.
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spotted-tree
Same as leopard-tree (q.v.).
1889. J. H. Maiden, `Useful Native Plants,' p. 216:
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stinging-tree
n.
a Queensland namefor the Giant Nettle, or Nettle-tree (q.v.)
1890. A. J. Vogan, `The Black Poli...
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sycamore tree
See laurel. In New SouthWales, the name is given to Brachyciton luridus,C. Moore, N.O. Sterculiaceae...
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tamarind-tree
name given to Diploglottiscunninghamii, Hook., N.O. Sapindaceae; called also Native Tamarind. «A tal...
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tea-tree
n.
(Very frequently, buterroneously, spelt Ti-tree, and occasionally,more ridiculously still, Ti-tr...
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ti-tree
n.
erroneous spelling of Tea-tree (q.v.). See also Manuka.
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tree-creeper
n.
popular name applied tomembers of an old Linnaean genus of birds. The Australianspecies are enum...
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tree-fern
n. See fern-tree.
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tree-kangaroo
called Boongary (q.v.)by the aboriginals. See Dendrolagus and Kangaroo.
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tree-runner
n.
another name for the Sittella (q.v.). The species are – – Black-capped Tree-Runner – – Sittella ...
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tree-tit
n.
The word tit is terminallyapplied to many little English birds. In Australia,this new compound h...
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tulip-tree
n.
The name is given,in Australia, to Stenocarpus cunninghamii, R. Br., N.O. Proteaceae, on account...
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turpentine-tree
n.
The name is applied to manytrees in Australia yielding a resin, but especially to the treecalled...
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umbrella-tree
n.
name given to Brassaiaactinophylla, Endl., N.O. Araliaceae, from the largeleaves being set, like...
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bladder-tree
(genus straphylea). A handsome shrub, from six to ten feet high, remarkable for its large inflated c...
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