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s in Europe, containing the lofty mountains of Switzerland, etc. Nor breath of vernal air from snowy alp. Milton. Hills peep o'er hills, and alps on alps arise. Pope.

ssed into shadow, supposed to be due to a curving downward (refraction) of the light rays from the west resulting from the cooling of the air.

The profit which accrues to the priest, by reason of the altar, from the small tithes. Shipley.

The act of altering or making different. Alteration, though it be from worse to better, hath in it incoveniences. Hooker.

by turns; alternate. Milton. Altern base (Trig.), a second side made base, in distinction from a side previously regarded as base.

A proportion derived from another proportion by interchanging the means.

ted between such point and the horizon. It is either true or apparent; true when measured from the rational or real horizon, apparent when from the sensible or apparent horizon.

A compound formed from the hydrate of aluminium by the substitution of a metal for the hydrogen.

Art or process of producing, and printing from, aluminium plates, after the manner of ordinary lithography. -- A*lu`mi*no*graph"ic (#), a.

Of, from, in, or pertaining to, the belly or the intestines; as, alvine discharges; alvine concretions.

A spongy, combustible substance, prepared from fungus (Boletus and Polyporus) which grows on old trees; German tinder; punk. It has been employed as a styptic by surgeons, but its common use is as tinder, for which purpose it is prepared by soaking it in a strong solution of niter. Ure.

with another metal; -- applied particularly to the process of separating gold and silver from their ores by mixing them with mercury. Ure.

e who, or that which, amalgamates. Specifically: A machine for separating precious metals from earthy particles by bringing them in contact with a body of mercury with which they form an amalgam.

A kind of cold cream prepared from almonds, for chapped hands, etc.

A characteristic crystalline substance, obtained from oil of bitter almonds.

Of, pertaining to, or resembling, an order of plants differing from the lily family chiefly in having the ovary below the

uit, study, or science as to music or painting; esp. one who cultivates any study or art, from taste or attachment, without pursuing it professionally.

A loss or decay of sight, from loss of power in the optic nerve, without any perceptible external change in the eye; -- called also gutta serena, the "drop serene" of Milton.

Bewilderment, arising from fear, surprise, or wonder; amazement. [Chiefly poetic] The wild, bewildered Of one to stone converted by amaze. Byron.

The condition of being amazed; bewilderment [Obs.]; overwhelming wonder, as from surprise, sudden fear, horror, or admiration. His words impression left Of much amazement. Milton.