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Iced; frozen; artificially cooled; as, wine frappé. -- n.

A lashing binding a thing tightly or binding things together.

A copperplate produced by the method of galvanography; also, a picture printed from such a plate.

Of or pertaining to galvanography.

The art or process of depositing metals by electricity; electrotypy.

The operation of sewing up wounds of the abdomen. Quincy.

One versed in geography.

Of or pertaining to geography. Geographical distribution. See under Distribution. -- Geographic latitude (of a place), the angle included between a line perpendicular or normal to the level surface of water at rest at the place, and the plane of the equator; differing slightly from the geocentric latitude by reason of…

In a geographical manner or method; according to geography.

A treatise on this science. Astronomical, or Mathematical, geography treats of the earth as a planet, of its shape, its size, its lines of latitude and longitude, its zones, and the phenomena due to to the earth's diurnal and annual motions. -- Physical geography treats of the conformation of the earth's surface, of t…

A writer of a glossary; a commentator; a scholiast. Hayward.

Of or pertaining to glossography.

The writing of glossaries, glosses, or comments for illustrating an author.

A plate made by glyphography, or an impression taken from such a plate.

Of or pertaining to glyphography.

A process similar to etching, in which, by means of voltaic electricity, a raised copy of a drawing is made, so that it can be used to print from.

Relating to glyptography, or the art of engraving on precious stones. [R.]

The art or process of engraving on precious stones. [R.]

A well-known edible berry growing in pendent clusters or bunches on the grapevine. The berries are smooth-skinned, have a juicy pulp, and are cultivated in great quantities for table use and for making wine and raisins.

The shaddock.