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A gold coin of Bavaria, of the value of about 13s. 6d. sterling, or about three dollars and a quarter.

ure and dyeing of cotton fabrics, used cacao as a medium of exchange, and were workers of gold, silver, and copper. Their architecture comprised elaborately carved temples and places, and they possessed a superior calendar, and a developed system of hieroglyphic writing, with records said to go back to about 700 a. d.…

A mean act; as, to be guilty of meanness. Goldsmith.

A gold coin of Turkey equal to one hundred piastres ($4.396 or 18s. ¾d.); a lira, or Turkish pound.

or. The Father of mercies and the God of all comfort. 2 Cor. i. 3. Mercy seat (Bib.), the golden cover or lid of the Ark of the Covenant. See Ark, 2. -- Sisters of Mercy (R. C. Ch.),a religious order founded in Dublin in the year 1827. Communities of the same name have since been established in various American cities…

of a net between knot and knot, or the threads inclosing such a space; network; a net. A golden mesh to entrap the hearts of men. Shak.

, in contrast with the noble metals. In general, a metal of small value, as compared with gold or silver. -- Fusible metal (Metal.), a very fusible alloy, usually consisting of bismuth with lead, tin, or cadmium. -- Heavy metals (Chem.), the metallic elements not included in the groups of the alkalies, alkaline earth…

Preternatural or supernatural. [Obs.] The golden round *Which fate and metaphysical aid doth seem To have thee crowned withal. Shak.

gobio), and the American (U. gracilis); -- called also bullhead. (b) A small bird, as the gold-crest, chiff- chaff, and long-tailed tit. [Prov. Eng.]

ore, metals, or precious stones are got by digging or washing the soil; as, a placer mine.gold mine

As some lone miser, visiting his store, Bends at his treasure, counts, recounts it o'er. Goldsmith.

By mistake. Goldsmith.

Having no mistrust or suspicion. The swain mistrustless of his smutted face. Goldsmith.

A kind of cement made of mastic, amber, etc., used as a mordant for gold leaf.

A mobcap. Goldsmith.

A British Indian gold coin, of the value of fifteen silver rupees, or $7.21. Malcom.

A gold coin of Portugal, valued at about 27s. sterling.

uliar construction, for forming underground drains. [U.S.] Duck mole. See under Duck. -- Golden mole. See Chrysochlore. -- Mole cricket (Zoöl.), an orthopterous insect of the genus Gryllotalpa, which excavates subterranean galleries, and throws up mounds of earth resembling those of the mole. It is said to do damage…

A kind of garlic (Allium Moly) with large yellow flowers; -- called also golden garlic.

A piece of metal, as gold, silver, copper, etc., coined, or stamped, and issued by the sovereign authority as a medium of exchange in financial transactions between citizens and with government; also, any number of such pieces; coin. To prevent such abuses, ... it has been found necessary ... to affix a public stamp up…