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 6Mitchell, Ames and White, 1819 - Natural history |
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... heraldry , one of the abate- ments , which , according to Guillim , de- notes a coward . It is a figure consisting of two arch lines drawn one from the si- nister chief , and the other from the sinis- ter base , both meeting in an acute ...
... heraldry , one of the abate- ments , which , according to Guillim , de- notes a coward . It is a figure consisting of two arch lines drawn one from the si- nister chief , and the other from the sinis- ter base , both meeting in an acute ...
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... heraldry , an imaginary animal , feigned by the ancients to be half eagle and half lion ; by this form they intended to give an idea of strength and swiftness joined together , with an extra- ordinary vigilance in guarding the things ...
... heraldry , an imaginary animal , feigned by the ancients to be half eagle and half lion ; by this form they intended to give an idea of strength and swiftness joined together , with an extra- ordinary vigilance in guarding the things ...
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... heraldry , signifies the co- lour red , which is expressed in engraving by perpendicular lines falling from the top of the escutcheon to the bottom . GUM , a thick transparent tasteless fluid , which exudes occasionally from certain ...
... heraldry , signifies the co- lour red , which is expressed in engraving by perpendicular lines falling from the top of the escutcheon to the bottom . GUM , a thick transparent tasteless fluid , which exudes occasionally from certain ...
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... heraldry , is formed by a line drawn from the dexter or sinister chief points , and falling down perpen- dicularly to the extreme base . GUST , in sea - language , a sudden and violent squall of wind , bursting from the hills upon the ...
... heraldry , is formed by a line drawn from the dexter or sinister chief points , and falling down perpen- dicularly to the extreme base . GUST , in sea - language , a sudden and violent squall of wind , bursting from the hills upon the ...
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... heraldry , a term used when any thing is charged or sprinkled with drops . In blazoning , the colour of the drops is to be named , as gutty of sable , of gules , & c . GUY , in a ship , is any rope used for keeping off things from ...
... heraldry , a term used when any thing is charged or sprinkled with drops . In blazoning , the colour of the drops is to be named , as gutty of sable , of gules , & c . GUY , in a ship , is any rope used for keeping off things from ...
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