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otice, especially a paid notice in some public print; anything that advertises; as, a newspaper containing many advertisement.

e is the pulque of the Mexicans; distilled, it yields mescal. A strong thread and a tough paper are made from the leaves, and the wood has many uses.

or saturate with albumen; to coat or treat with an albuminous solution; as, to albuminize paper.

A plant (Macrochloa tenacissima) of North Africa; also, its fiber, used in paper making.

A slip of paper attached to a bill of exchange for receiving indorsements, when the back of the bill itself is already full; a rider. [A French usage] Abbott.

se of; during the whole time; throughout. "I have all along declared this to be a neutral paper." Addison. -- To get along, to get on; to make progress, as in business. "She 'll get along in heaven better than you or I." Mrs. Stowe.

ance (but especially sodium hyposulphite) used in removing the excess of chlorine left in paper pulp or stuffs after bleaching.

A drawing paper of large size. See under Paper, n.

A marginal note on a letter or other paper; an annotation. Motley.

dimissory sent by a court appealed from to the superior court, stating the case, etc.; a paper sent up on appeals in the admiralty courts. Wharton. Burrill. Apostles' creed, a creed of unknown origin, which was formerly ascribed to the apostles. It certainly dates back to the beginning of the sixth century, and some a…

Hanging; annexed; adjunct; concomitant; as, a seal appendant to a paper. As they have transmitted the benefit to us, it is but reasonable we should suffer the appendant calamity. Jer. Taylor.

A genus of Cephalopoda. The shell is called paper nautilus or paper sailor.

Orig., a printing-out process using paper coated with silver chloride in gelatin; now, any such process using silver salts in either collodion or gelatin; also, a print so made.

Of or pertaining to, or containing, arsenic; as, arsenical vapor; arsenical wall papers. Arsenical silver, an ore of silver containing arsenic.

A literary composition, forming an independent portion of a magazine, newspaper, or cyclopedia.

A building or an apartment where a library, periodicals, and newspapers are kept for use.

A drawing paper of large size. See under Paper, n. Atlas powder, a nitroglycerin blasting compound of pasty consistency and great explosive power.

al; being what it purports to be; genuine; not of doubtful origin; real; as, an authentic paper or register. To be avenged On him who had stole Jove's authentic fire. Milton.

Pertaining to, or used in, the process of autography; as, autographic ink, paper, or press.

A process in lithography by which a writing or drawing is transferred from paper to stone. Ure.