 | Perry Fairfax Nursey - Industrial arts - 1825 - 476 pages
...Thirza-place, Kent-road. ON THE EMPLOYMENT AND WORKING Of ANIMAL HORN IN GENERAL. BY M. VAI.LET. [ Trtnslutei! from the French. ] Horn, particularly of oxen, cows,...this property that distinguishes it from bone. Turtle ortortoise shell seems lo be of anature similar to horn, but, instead uf an uniform colour, it is variegated... | |
 | Industrial arts - 1825 - 546 pages
...sheep, is a substance, soft, tough, semitrausparent, and susceptible of being cut aud pressed i:no a variety of forms ; it is this property that distinguishes it from bone. Turtle or tortoise shell seems lo be of a nature similar to horn, but, instead of an uniform colour, it is variegated with • spots.... | |
 | Industrial arts - 1825 - 484 pages
...] Horn, particularly of oxen, cows, goats, and sheep, is a substance soft, tough, semitran ^parent, and susceptible of being cut and pressed into a variety of forms ; it is tliis property that distinguishes it from bouc. Turtle or tortoise shell seems lobe of a nature similar... | |
 | Industrial arts - 1826 - 490 pages
...insect that gave it a being. ON THE EMPLOYMENT AND WORKING OF ANIMAL HORN IN GENERAL.— By M. VALLET. [Translated from the French.] • HORN, particularly...fit for the turner, comb, and snuff-box maker. The means of softening the horn need not be described, as it is well known to be by warmth, but of the... | |
 | Thomas Antisell - Industrial arts - 1852 - 728 pages
...of oxen, cows, goats, and sheep, is a substance soft, semi-transparent, and susceptible of being cat and pressed into a variety of forms ; it is this property that distinguishes it from bone. These valuable properties being known render horn susceptible of beinjr employed in a variety of works... | |
 | Andrew Ure - Industrial arts - 1860 - 786 pages
...barley meal. See BEER. HORN (Eng. and Germ ; Bois, Corne, Fr.), particularly of oxen, cows, goat?, and sheep, is a substance soft, tough, semi-transparent,...to be of a nature similar to horn, but instead of being of a uniform colour, it is variegated with spots. See TORTOISE SHELL. Mr. Aikin (Trajis. Soc.... | |
 | William Waterston - Commerce - 1863 - 1028 pages
...taste. HORN (F r. Corne. Ger. Horn) is distinguished from bone by being soft, tongh, ? emi-lransparent, and susceptible of being cut and pressed into a variety of forms ; properties which fit it for being employed in turnery, for knife-handles, and in tho manufacture... | |
 | Andrew Ure - 1867 - 918 pages
...BARLEY, which see. HORN (Eng. and Germ.; Bois, Corne, Fr.), particularly of oxen cows, goats, and cheep, is a substance soft, tough, semi-transparent, and...to be of a nature similar to horn, but instead of being of a uniform colour, it is variegated with spots. See TOBTOISE SHKJ.L. Mr. Aikin (Trans. Six.... | |
 | 1826 - 504 pages
...and the paras promised him. OX THE EMPLOYMENT AND WORKING OF ANIMAL HORN IN GENERAL. ny M. VAI.T.KT. HORN, particularly of oxen, cows, goats, and sheep,...fit for the turner, comb and snuff-box maker. The means of softening the horn need not be described, as it is well known to be by warmth ; but an account... | |
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VALLET. [Translated from the French.] • HORN, particularly of oxen, cows, goats, and sheep, is a substance soft, tough, semi-transparent, and susceptible of being cut and pressed into a variety of forms ; it is this property that distinguishes it from... 