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otted woodpecker (Dryobstes major); -- called also wood pie. -- French polish. (a) A preparation for the surface of woodwork, consisting of gums dissolved in alcohol, either shellac alone, or shellac with other gums added. (b) The glossy surface produced by the application of the above. -- French purple, a dyestuff o…

mencement of action, being, state, occurrence, etc., or procedure, emanation, absence, separation, etc., are to be expressed. It is construed with, and indicates, the point of space or time at which the action, state, etc., are regarded as setting out or beginning; also, less frequently, the source, the cause, the occa…

A declaration by a magistrate.

g diseases. Dunglison. Galenic pharmacy, that branch of pharmacy which relates to the preparation of medicines by infusion, decoction, etc., as distinguished from those which are chemically prepared.

pment in an organism, in which the reproductive elements are generated and matured in preparation for propagating the species.

he mouth or throat, particular the latter, agitating the liquid (water or a medicinal preparation) by an expulsion of air from the lungs.

. Landor. The glittering and sounding generalities of natural right which make up the Declaration of Independence. R. Choate.

-- Glue plant (Bot.), a fucoid seaweed (Gloiopeltis tenax). -- Liquid glue, a fluid preparation of glue and acetic acid oralcohol. -- Marine glue, a solution of caoutchouc in naphtha, with shellac, used in shipbuilding.

A medicinal preparation made by mixing or dissolving a substance in glycerin.

Separation of the sexes in different individuals; -- opposed to hermaphroditism.

od of painting with opaque colors, which have been ground in water and mingled with a preparation of gum; also, a picture thus painted.

To salute with declaration of joy; to congratulate. [R.] Shak.

) Sulphate of iron; a light green crystalline substance, very extensively used in the preparation of inks, dyes, mordants, etc. (b) (Min.) Same as copperas, melanterite and sulphate of iron. -- Green ware, articles of pottery molded and shaped, but not yet baked. -- Green woodpecker (Zoöl.), a common European woodpec…

etching (see Ground, n., 5); or as paper or other materials with a uniform tint as a preparation for ornament.

A preparation from the seeds of Paullinia sorbilis, a woody climber of Brazil, used in making an astringent drink, and also in the cure of headache.

A genus of plants which includes the witch-hazel (Hamamelis Virginica), a preparation of which is used medicinally.

A new mixture of old matter; a second preparation or exhibition. I can not bear elections, and still less the hash of them over again in a first session. Walpole.

A row of shrubs, or trees, planted for inclosure or separation of fields. By hedgerow elms and hillocks green. Milton.

A composition for infernal purposes; a magical preparation. Shak.

The leaves of the henna plant, or a preparation or dyestuff made from them.