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the northernmost of the two bright stars in the constellation Gemini, the other being Pollux.

ing opalescent reflections from within, like the eye of a cat. The mane is given to other gems affording like effects, esp. the chrysoberyl.

] Bartlett. -- Cattle show, an exhibition of domestic animals with prizes for the encouragement of stock breeding; -- usually accompanied with the exhibition of other agricultural and domestic products and of implements.

The arrangement of bristles on an insect.

An officer having the direction and management of the private chambers of a nobleman or monarch; hence, in Europe, one of the high officers of a court.

A person or thing commited or intrusted to the care, custody, or management of another; a trust.

ution of the molecules, which depend upon variations of the number, kind, or mode of arrangement, of the constituent atoms. These atoms are not assumed to be indivisible, but merely the finest grade of subdivision hitherto attained. Chemistry deals with the changes in the composition and constitution of molecules. See…

Encouragement; comfort. [Obs.] Rich bounty and dear cherishment. Spenser.

The arrangement of light and dark parts in a work of art, such as a drawing or painting, whether in monochrome or in color.

ed also macle. The tesselated apperance of a cross section is due to the symmetrical arrangement of impurities in the crystal.

A Mexican prickly poppy (Argemone platyceras), which has migrated into California.

Mean or unfair artifice to perplex a cause and obscure the truth; stratagem; sharp practice; sophistry. Irritated by perpetual chicanery. Hallam.

A check to enthusiasm or warmth of feeling; discouragement; as, a chill comes over an assemblly.

wn color, and consisting of aluminia and glucina. It is very hard, and is often used as a gem.

common in certain volcanic rocks; -- called also olivine and peridot. Sometimes used as a gem. The name was also early used for yellow varieties of tourmaline and topaz.

circle, a continous electrical communication between the two poles of a battery; an arrangement of voltaic elements or couples with proper conductors, by which a continuous current of electricity is established.

To gain advantage over by arts, stratagem, or deception; to decieve; to delude; to get around. I circumvented whom I could not gain. Dryden.

A circle; a circus; a circular erection or arrangement of objects. A dismal cirque Of Druid stones upon a forlorn moor. Keats.

, in any classification in natural science, and subdivided into orders, families, tribes, gemera, etc.

o clear for action (Naut.), to remove incumbrances from the decks, and prepare for an engagement. -- To clear the land (Naut.), to gain such a distance from shore as to have sea room, and be out of danger from the land. -- To clear hawse (Naut.), to disentangle the cables when twisted. -- To clear up, to explain; to…